Your Research Partner

STRATEGIZE

with Customized, Practical Research

What is the market demand for this product?

Are my employees engaged with their work?

What do our customers perceive to be our competitive edge?

Do we communicate effectively with our employees?

Questions like these come to the minds of leaders every day.

Major decisions for investments, new project deployments and high-level initiatives depend on the right answers backed by proven data. The professionals of The Center for Corporate and Professional Development at Kent State University understand the significance of these decisions.

What Decision Can We Assist You With?

Contact us for customized, practical research
to make effective data-driven decisions on:

• Employee engagement
• Product development
• Customer satisfaction
• Training needs
• Organization culture
• Diversity awareness
• Competitive analysis
• Community needs

Our researchers will develop and execute a study to provide the information
you need to confidently drive your initiative forward.

What is the Process?

Our team compiles the qualitative and
quantitative research report through:

• Custom research and design
• Environmental scanning
• Focus groups
• Interviews
• Surveys
• Data collection
• Report writing
• Presentations

We meet with you to understand your objectives, design the research plan and map
the methodology. Kent State researchers then take it from there to execute all of the
details and deliver the project on time and on budget.

Gain the critical information you need to make key decisions:

• Focused research plan
• Confidential data collection
• Statistically valid and relevant data analysis
• Practical, easy-to-digest reporting
• Expertly-defined action plan

The Center for Corporate and Professional Development
at Kent State University - 

Your Research Partner for customize, comprehensive and objective research.

What is the Kent State Advantage?

Completely customized research - No "off-the-shelf" solutions. From initial data-gathering to analysis, our process is completely tailored as the right fit for your organization.

Methodical "up-front" procedures - Researchers conduct initial assessments, interview and focus groups for input to development of the later-stage custom research surveys.

Best-in-class talent - Our team includes doctorate-level researches, industrial psychologists and other research specialists with strong, recognized expertise in their respective fields of study.

Objectivity and confidentiality - We are affiliated with a public research university. As a result, we can provide complete objectivity. We also have strong protocols that assure confidentiality and discretion. 

"The professionals of The Center for Corporate and Professional Development at Kent State University provided us with quick, efficient and professional support in an Employee Engagement Research study. They completed the development, administration and reporting of the results in a way that allowed us to create an effective action plan in a timely manner. We are fortunate to have access to a variety of professional development resources they offer right here in Northeast Ohio."