MRI Benchmarking FAQS

How was the benchmark database developed?
Our research involved a review of 25 years of research (a meta analysis) conducted by Academic institutions from around the world. This included reviewing...
Sun, 28 Aug, 2022 at 10:26 PM
What statistical testing was conducted to determine the factor's relationship with business performance?
A path model with manifest variable equations, bivariate correlation analysis, multivariate regression,  and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) ...
Sun, 28 Aug, 2022 at 10:26 PM
How does the benchmark change?
The benchmark changes only as we add more companies into the database. The more companies we have the less it changes. Currently we have more than 2...
Mon, 1 May, 2017 at 9:14 PM
Do you have industry level benchmarks?
Currently the database is not large enough to have statistically significant industry level benchmarks. This may change as more companies enter t...
Tue, 18 Oct, 2016 at 6:29 PM
Do you have country level benchmarks?
Currently the database is not large enough to have statistically significant country level benchmarks. This may change as more companies enter th...
Tue, 18 Oct, 2016 at 6:29 PM
Why are there no industry benchmarks?
While some concepts are appropriate for within-industry comparisons, such concepts are characteristically more concrete and objective (e.g., in the a...
Tue, 18 Oct, 2016 at 6:30 PM
What does my score on the MRI mean?
MRI benchmark performance results are expressed as percentiles. Percentile is a ranking scale ranging from a low of 1% to a high of 99% with 50% as the me...
Thu, 20 Apr, 2023 at 11:59 PM
What are percentiles?
Percentiles show how an organization’s MRI ratings compare to ratings of other organizations. They indicate the percent of organizations that scored bel...
Tue, 18 Oct, 2016 at 6:32 PM
Why use percentiles?
The most difficult part of conducting any type of evaluation is determining how well someone actually performed and then communicating that information ...
Tue, 18 Oct, 2016 at 6:33 PM
Who is in the database?
Today businesses are benchmarked against an international database of more than 650 companies across industries and geographies. Database is approx. 7...
Fri, 21 Apr, 2023 at 12:59 AM