The Center for Organizational Effectiveness

What The Center for Organizational Effectiveness does

The Center for Organizational Effectiveness is an academic consulting organization embedded within Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida, providing organizational assessment, development, and training services to a diversified client base that includes Fortune 500 companies, small and medium businesses, non-profits, and government agencies. Established around 2000 to bridge academic I/O psychology research and applied client work, the Center has grown from fewer than 10 associates to approximately 50 today, combining university faculty, doctoral and graduate students, and seasoned practitioners to deliver services domestically and internationally via a hybrid remote (Zoom) and on-site model. Its core offerings span Organizational Assessments (across nine categories including Attitudes, Behaviors, Health, Personality, Leadership, Teamwork, Career Issues, Job Environment, and Climate/Culture), Organizational Development, Workshops and Training (leadership development, executive coaching, performance feedback, organizational communication, interview skills), and a Student Experience Program that channels graduate-student labor through six internal committees.

The underlying technology stack is anchored by established statistical and business-intelligence tooling—SPSS, R, and Tableau—used to administer, analyze, and interpret assessment data, rather than proprietary AI/ML platforms. Pricing is customized and quote-based per engagement with no publicly disclosed rates, and the business model is professional services delivered directly to clients rather than through a third-party channel network. The Center does not publish revenue, raise external funding, or maintain a patent portfolio; its economic engine is the integration of academic rigor, faculty expertise, and a renewable graduate-student labor pool supported by Florida Tech's institutional brand and research infrastructure.

Name

The Center for Organizational Effectiveness

Legal name

The Center for Organizational Effectiveness

Website

https://research.fit.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Center for Organizational Effectiveness is a Florida Institute of Technology-affiliated consulting organization delivering organizational assessments, development, training, and executive coaching to Fortune 500 firms, SMBs, non-profits, and government agencies using evidence-based methods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organizational Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

People Analytics, Assessment & Psychometrics Consulting (BPAHAGAH), Leadership Development & Executive Coaching (BPAHAGAD)

Keywords

• Organizational effectiveness consulting
• Leadership development services
• Executive coaching programs
• Talent management consulting
• Organizational assessment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne, FL

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Organizational Consulting Services: Provides organizational assessment, development, and training services including executive coaching, leadership development, employee surveys, and corporate training. Services delivered through graduate student teams and professional consultants.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Center for Organizational Effectiveness is a Florida Institute of Technology-affiliated consulting organization that delivers organizational assessments, organizational development, workshops and training, and executive coaching to enterprises, small businesses, non-profits, and government agencies. Services are customized to each client's budget and culture and are delivered by professional consultants and graduate student teams using evidence-based research methodologies and data analysis tools.

Product overview

The Center for Organizational Effectiveness is a Florida Institute of Technology-affiliated consulting organization that offers a unified suite of organizational consulting services. The portfolio consists of Organizational Assessments (identifying strengths and weaknesses in organizational structure or culture), Organizational Development (evidence-based interventions for change), Workshops and Training (leadership development, executive coaching, performance feedback, organizational communication, and interview skills programs), and a Student Experience Program (providing graduate students experiential learning opportunities through internal committees). These services work together to provide clients with comprehensive human capital analysis and talent management solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organizational Assessments

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Florida Institute of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Center is a Florida Institute of Technology-affiliated consulting group. It leverages the university's academic resources, student talent, and institutional credibility to deliver organizational effectiveness services. The connection provides access to graduate-level students and faculty expertise.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Development Dimensions International (DDI): DDI is a global leader in leadership development, assessment, and selection — the closest direct competitor to the Center in the leadership-and-assessment-focused OD space. Comparability: both deliver research-backed assessment, leadership development, and executive coaching to enterprise and government clients.
• PDRI (a Pearson company): Industrial-organizational psychology consultancy offering assessment, selection, and leadership development services with strong research roots. Closely comparable to the Center's evidence-based, I/O psychology-led service model.
• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): CCL is an academically anchored, research-driven leadership development and executive coaching provider. Comparable to the Center in mission (evidence-based leadership development) and operating model (research institute delivering paid client engagements), though at significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Hogan Assessments: Personality and leadership assessment provider whose psychometric tools (HPI, HDS, MVPI) power the assessment side of many leadership consulting practices. Comparable to the Center's assessment-heavy service line — an upstream complement or competing IP layer.
• Spencer Stuart: Executive search and leadership advisory firm with an active leadership assessment and executive coaching practice. Overlaps with the Center on executive coaching and leadership development engagements, particularly in Fortune 500 settings.
• Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp): Research-driven membership organization focused on organization effectiveness, leadership, and talent practices. Comparable in its academic-research-meets-applied-practice orientation and Fortune 500 member audience.

Broad incumbents

• SHL: Large-scale psychometric assessment and talent measurement provider used by many of the same enterprise clients the Center serves. Direct comparability in the organizational assessment and people analytics layer.
• Gallup: Research-based consulting firm whose employee engagement, leadership, and organizational culture practices overlap directly with the Center's assessment and culture/climate service lines. Differentiator is global scale and proprietary engagement instruments.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting and talent management firm with deep assessment (PDI/SHL) and leadership development practices. Overlaps with the Center across assessment, executive coaching, and OD, but operates across the full talent lifecycle at much larger scale.
• Right Management (ManpowerGroup): Talent and career management consulting arm of ManpowerGroup offering assessments, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness services. Comparable to the Center on OD and leadership services for enterprise and government clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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