2016 Applicant Information

ModernThink Assessment Process

ModernThink conducts a simple yet thorough company assessment. The assessment is a two-part process designed to gather detailed data about each participating company. In part one, the employer completes the ModernThink Infrastructure and Practices Inventory©. In part two, employees of the company complete the ModernThink Insight Survey©.

The collected information from the two instruments will be combined to produce a detailed data set enabling the experts at ModernThink to determine the strengths and opportunities of the participating companies. ModernThink ranks the workplaces based on this data and then creates the Participation Reports Package, which is provided to each participating company.

Part I – ModernThink Infrastructure and Practices Inventory© (IPI or employer questionnaire)

Each company must complete the ModernThink Infrastructure and Practices Inventory© (IPI). The IPI is a process by which important information is captured about policies, practices and demographics. This portion of the assessment is sent out shortly after the payment deadline and is due before the employee survey. Please refer to the Timeline.

The IPI is sent to the survey coordinator electronically and is submitted online to aid in the functionality and ease of use.

Part II – ModernThink Insight Survey© (employee survey)

The ModernThink Insight Survey© consists of 65 statements that employees respond to on a five point Likert scale. The survey also includes two open-ended questions and seven optional demographic questions. The results are analyzed and categorized according to three specific perspectives: Individual, Workgroup and Organization.

Survey Format/Cost

Online or Paper? ModernThink conducts the majority of the employee surveys online. However, paper surveys are available to those companies whose employees do not have online capabilities. An additional processing charge will be applied to cover the costs or administering and processing paper surveys. For the online version, each employee will receive survey invitation via email that includes a web link along with a unique password. Companies choosing the online version of the survey will be asked to submit a list of randomly selected employee email addresses.

Please see our Statement of Confidentiality regarding the security of this sensitive data.

Number of employees being surveyed

ModernThink will survey up to 400 randomly selected employees in a company, depending on the size of the company. The chart below lists how many employees will be randomly selected to participate. The chart also lists the fees associated with each company size.

We encourage all participating companies to use the online survey process. However, if online surveys will not work for your company, we offer a traditional paper based survey option. When you complete the online registration form, you will select the paper or online option you want and be invoiced based on that information.

As you consider the costs below, please note that we have expanded the package of reports that each applicant receives for their participation in the program. Go to Reports to learn more.

Please note organizations with 25 employees or more are eligible to participate in this program.

*For paper surveys, there is an additional $2.50 processing fee per survey sent.

**Please note that the four size categories are for surveying purposes only, and recognition will only be divided between three categories: Small, Medium, and Large (a combination of the two Large categories shown in the above chart).

All fees are non-refundable. 

Paper Fee includes printing/producing paper surveys, envelopes, processing fee.

* To ensure the credibility of the data and the integrity of the analysis, companies in the "small-sized" category (25-99 employees) must have an 80% (or better) response rate to be eligible for recognition.

Results

ModernThink collects and analyzes the data, determines the rankings and produces the Participation Reports. Click here to learn more about the Participation Report Package.