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Research & Development
Contract Research


Contract Research

Retain our talent to help grow your leaders

Our R&D staff possesses world-class expertise in partnering with client organizations to frame vexing questions, designing studies to answer them, and using sophisticated statistical techniques to reach conclusions. They also have a knack for translating rigorous and technical research findings into clear and actionable implications.

We specialize in developing leadership models tailored to your company’s needs and then designing assessment tools around those models that reflect the highest quality of psychometric craftsmanship.

Sample Projects

  • Developed and validated a leadership model and 360 survey to assess the top 1,000 executives of a global Fortune 50 firm
  • Evaluated the adequacy of and identified how to improve an internally-developed executive assessment tool
  • Created a unique assessment tool for a leadership team based around our view of versatility
  • Reduced survey length and administration time of a 360 by 50% at a minimum loss in content coverage and psychometric properties
  • Documented the appropriateness of using a common assessment model and tool with managers across cultural borders
  • Determined the impact of a web-based multi-media rater training tutorial on reducing bias and error in 360 ratings

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Consulting to CEOs
& Executive Teams
since 1992.
Kaplan DeVries Inc
1903-G Ashwood Ct
Greensboro, NC 27455 USA


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