Corporate E-Learning Initiatives: A New Paradigm for Employee Development

Abstract

In today’s world, change is the only constant. Organisations must become more agile and proactive to stay relevant. The nature of knowledge has become extremely volatile and new developments are making older insights obscure and obsolete at an alarming speed. Hence, managers are faced with the uphill task of bringing their human resources up to speed. One way of helping employees equip themselves with new paradigm shifts is through e-learning initiatives, which help in making the learning self-paced and convenient. However, implementing such initiatives can be a challenging task. This article provides a brief overview of key benefits of such initiatives, followed by three case studies: a public sector enterprise, an IT consultancy firm and a business analytics consultancy firm.