Research for Impact

Driving job quality innovation for positive business results through rigorous research and expert program evaluation.

WORC was founded to bring rigorous research and actionable scientific evidence to the challenge of creating high-quality jobs for both business and worker impact.

Measuring what matters most, we partner with philanthropic supporters and nonprofits to evaluate innovative programs and practices, and conduct rigorous research to develop evidence-based solutions that empower changemakers to design worthwhile jobs for all. 

Research @ WORC

Conducting rigorous research to help answer  critical questions about workers’ needs and the impact of better job quality on organizational success

NEW

The Job Quality Maps

What business results are possible when you redesign jobs and workplaces?

These job quality outcome maps, which were developed for the National Fund for Workforce Solutions by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and WORC, help answer that question. 

Based on decades of scientific management research, the maps illustrate the relationships between five universal and validated business metrics and 26 job design choices.

They help demonstrate that good jobs are not just good for workers — they are good for business.

Our Partners

How We Work

Every WORC engagement is unique, driven by our project partners’ goals, challenges, and business imperatives. Our collaborative approach starts with efficiently leveraging our clients’ research and evaluation budgets to accelerate toward designing worthwhile jobs for all. Our team employs rigorous research methods to produce valid, reliable results you can count on. Our Research for Impact services include:

  • Goal–setting strategy to understand your unique program goals and clarify evaluation objectives and measures

  • Program evaluation design that will guide you toward your evaluation objectives and leveraging appropriate research methods to get there

  • Evaluation planning comprised of evaluation plan development and measurement strategy creation, including what data to collect and how to analyze it appropriately

  • Data collection and analysis to satisfy all evaluation objectives and get you the answers to your most pressing questions

Ready to capture untapped value with the hidden asset at the bottom of the org chart?