TULSA, OK — (Marketwire) — 11/07/12 — It is hard to imagine that a company founded by two full-time professors in 1987 with no venture capital and plenty of resistance would still be around today. Yet, 25 years after Robert and Joyce Hogan started their company, , their organization is regarded as an international authority in personality assessment and consulting.
As 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of Hogan-s founding, the company looks back at its history and how it emerged as an industry leader, whose products have been used by companies across 56 countries, including more than half of the Fortune 500.
Throughout its 25-year history, Hogan Assessments has been on the cutting edge of industrial-organizational psychology, while remaining true to its founding principles of civil rights, social justice and equal opportunity in the workplace. Some key moments throughout its history include:
The development of scoring software, marking the end of paper-based personality assessments in 1994.
The release of the , an assessment designed to reveal a person-s core values, goals and interests in 1996.
The release of the , the first assessment of personality-based performance risks in 1997. The HDS is Hogan-s signature assessment.
The development of its first web-based assessment platform and the establishment of its own research archive in 1998.
The launch of the , a leadership development program that identifies competencies, derailers and values of top leaders, which would become Hogan-s premier product in 2002.
The creation of the to meet increasing demand for scientifically-based professional development services in 2008.
Today, Hogan continues to foster an environment of innovation and ambition while empowering its employees to help organizations identify the talent they need to drive their companies forward.
“Our company was started with the belief that well-validated measures of personality were the key for organizations to make better-informed decisions about their people,” said Hogan president Robert Hogan. “After 25 years, Hogan Assessments continues to be a pioneer in personality assessment, leadership and organizational effectiveness and remains dedicated to developing solutions that will help companies identify their next generation of leaders.”
Hogan is a global provider of comprehensive, research-based personality assessment and consulting. Grounded in decades of science, Hogan helps businesses dramatically reduce turnover and increase productivity by hiring the right people, developing key talent, and evaluating leadership potential.
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