Company Profile

Morris & McDaniel, Inc., is a management consulting firm founded in 1976 by Dr. David Morris. Dr. Morris has his Doctorate of Philosophy in Psychology, with an emphasis in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology, and his Juris Doctorate. He has conducted psychological testing research for both public and private sector clients for over two and a half decades. He has pioneered the development and use of innovative techniques and alternatives to traditional paper and pencil tests.

Dr. Morris' dual career as an I/O psychologist and attorney gives him a unique perception of Title VII and the development of personnel procedures. His forte is building legal defensibility into the design of the personnel system. Dr. Morris has also been recognized in federal court as an expert on test validation, labor market analysis, and statistics. He has assisted other attorneys with many court cases.

The basic philosophy of Morris & McDaniel, Inc. combines the best of business, data analysis, psychology, and other behavioral disciplines to improve work functions in a realistic, applied, and legally defensible manner. When dispersed in the world of work, such improvements make a contribution to the productivity and growth of both individuals and organizations.

We have conducted a variety of human resource projects for public and private sector organizations. We are a firm of Industrial/Organizational psychologists and personnel specialists concentrated in the areas of:

• Personnel Selection and Assessment
• Organizational Development
• EEO/ADA Compliance.

Few firms can match the depth of experience in developing legally fair and defensible tests for protective service organizations. In the public sector, Morris & McDaniel, Inc., has developed a combination of tests, assessment centers, and training and experience ratings for many police and fire departments in several states. We have conducted job analyses and have developed many police and fire promotion knowledge tests for a variety of ranks. For the private sector, we have developed test batteries, both automated and pen-and-paper tests, that are position-specific. Industries, such as healthcare, transportation, and banking, are already benefiting from our testing instruments. We emphasize the importance of the job analysis in creating the proper testing battery for private industry.