Organizational learning management systems: time to move learning to the cloud!

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to understand the need for organizations to make a shift from traditional to cloud-based organizational learning management systems (LMSs).

Design/methodology/approach

In-depth interviews with people responsible for managing learning management systems.

Findings

This study identifies six reasons why organizations should select cloud-based learning systems as against traditional LMS.

Research limitations/implications

The six identified reasons to move to the cloud can further be validated with empirical study.

Practical implications

LMSs adopted and managed properly provide actionable insights on a timely basis to better manage people – the critical assets of an organization – for HR personnel and business managers.

Originality/value

Adopting cloud-based organizational learning solutions can help in making the management of LMS very easy for administrators as well as managers.

Citation

Lal, P. (2015), "Organizational learning management systems: time to move learning to the cloud!", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 29 No. 5, pp. 13-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-12-2014-0093