Bob and Andrea Were Recently Hired as Accountants for PTR

question 103

Essay

Bob and Andrea were recently hired as accountants for PTR Corporation. PTR uses an enterprise resource planning (ERP)system to coordinate its accounting, sales, and manufacturing operations. Bob and Andrea must learn to use the ERP system effectively to perform their job duties. Their supervisor expects a 70% learning curve to apply to that task.
a)Define the concept of a "learning curve" in your own words.
b)Identify two reasons why the rate of learning might be different than 70%.

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Definitions:

School psychologist

A professional who works within educational settings to support the mental health, learning, and behavior of students.

Major depressive disorder

A mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of pervasive sadness or loss of interest in nearly all activities, accompanied by additional symptoms such as changes in sleep, appetite, energy level, concentration, daily behavior, or self-esteem.

Self-fulfilling prophecy

A belief or expectation that an individual or group holds about a future event that manifests because the individual believes it to be true.

Self-esteem

An individual's subjective evaluation of their own worth, encompassing beliefs about oneself as well as emotional states, such as triumph, despair, pride, and shame.