Why Is Needs Assessment, the First Phase of a Systems

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Essay

Why is needs assessment, the first phase of a systems approach to training and development, so essential for guiding effective organizational training activities? What are important sources of input for preparing training for international applications?

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Irrational Fear

An intense and persistent fear of specific situations, objects, activities, or persons that is excessive and unreasonable, given the reality of the threat.

Phobia

An extreme or irrational fear or aversion to something, often leading to avoidance behaviors.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.