Research & credentials

Workforce decisions grounded in evidence.

Great Blue Analytics brings research discipline, practical HR analytics, and clear recommendations to consequential workforce decisions.

Our approach

Methods built for decisions, not dashboards.

Each engagement connects workforce data to the operational questions leaders need to answer: what is happening, why it matters, and what to do next.

Evidence-informed analysis

We use validated research principles and structured workforce analysis to separate signal from noise.

Context before conclusions

Findings are interpreted against your organization, operating environment, and decision at hand.

Actionable recommendations

Leaders receive a clear, practical path forward with priorities, owners, and measures.

Leadership

Research expertise with business relevance.

ORCID: 0000-0003-1821-7526

Great Blue Analytics was founded by Dr. Daniel D. Goering, whose peer-reviewed research examines employee burnout, person–group fit, workplace discrimination, and the career and job outcomes that determine whether people stay, thrive, or leave.

His work has appeared in Harvard Business Review and leading peer-reviewed management journals including the Journal of Management, Personnel Psychology, and the Journal of Organizational Behavior. Great Blue Analytics LLC is an independent company, separate from Missouri State University.

Published research

The science behind the consulting.

Dr. Goering's peer-reviewed work directly informs how Great Blue Analytics diagnoses workforce risk, validates hiring decisions, and guides organizations through change.

2026Journal of Management

We Are (Not) on the Same Team: Understanding Asian Americans' Unique Navigation of Workplace Discrimination

Li, C. S., Goering, D. D., Liao, H., & Zhang, Q.

DOI: 10.1177/01492063241292568

Key insight

Discrimination doesn't operate uniformly across groups — and the costs to organizations that ignore that nuance are measurable. This research reveals how Asian American employees navigate distinct forms of workplace bias that standard DEI frameworks often miss, with direct implications for retention risk and team cohesion.

In practice: Informs Great Blue Analytics' Deep Dive assessments of team fit, inclusion climate, and hidden retention risk.

2025Personnel Psychology

The Manifestation of the Karen Trope in the Workplace: A Reconsideration of Stereotypes of White Women at Work

Tirol-Carmody, K. B., Li, C. S., Goering, D. D., & Henry, S. E.

DOI: 10.1111/peps.12675

Key insight

Stereotypes about White women in the workplace are more complex — and more consequential — than popular narratives suggest. This research unpacks how cultural tropes shape performance perceptions and interpersonal dynamics, with real implications for promotion decisions, team trust, and harassment risk.

In practice: Informs Great Blue Analytics' Hiring Sonar fit assessments and Deep Dive team-dynamics diagnostics.

2022Journal of Organizational Behavior

Understanding the career and job outcomes of contemporary career attitudes within the context of career environments: An integrative meta-analysis

Li, C. S., Goering, D. D., Montanye, M. R., & Su, R.

DOI: 10.1002/job.2510

Key insight

Career attitudes — how employees think about their own career trajectory — predict job satisfaction, performance, and turnover in ways that vary significantly by organizational context. This meta-analysis synthesizes decades of research to show which attitudes matter most, and when. The practical upshot: hiring for attitude-environment fit is as important as hiring for skills.

In practice: The empirical foundation for Great Blue Analytics' Hiring Sonar pre-hire fit validation and career-environment matching.

Selected references

Research that informs the work.

Harvard Business Review

Career and workforce research translated for business leaders.

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Workforce analytics methodology

A practical approach to examining turnover, burnout, hiring quality, and workforce risk.

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Harvard Business Review: When Purpose Backfires

Co-authored Harvard Business Review research on how purpose initiatives can create unintended workforce consequences.

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