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Abbott, Langer & Associates, Inc.
The FirmAbbott, Langer & Associates is a Licensed Psychological Corporation under the laws of the State of Illinois. The firm was first registered with the Secretary of State in 1967.
Services ProvidedRather than attempt to be "all things to all men," we place limits on the types of assignments which we will accept. In line with the particular specialties of our staff, we provide comprehensive consulting services in all phases of human resources management (but specifically excluding the area of labor relations). Typical services provided are listed below.
Clients ServedAlthough Chicago-based, we are most pleased to serve clients regardless of location. Clients have included such diverse organizations as associations and other not-for-profit organizations, food & beverage processors, governmental agencies, hospitals & nursing homes, insurance companies, magazines, manufacturing firms, etc. They vary in size from extremely small organizations to those with over $4 billion in annual sales volume, and include firms that are local, regional, national, and international in scope of operations. Typical clients are listed below.
Typical Services Provided
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| Recruitment: | Executive search; recruitment of sales, supervisory, and technical personnel; development of recruitment programs; labor availability studies. |
| Selection: | Development of selection programs (including competency-based interviewing, ability and psychological testing, and assessment centers) and employment procedures manuals; test validation studies to meet Equal Employment Opportunity requirements; psychological appraisals of executive, sales, supervisory, and technical applicants and employees. |
| Compensation: | Surveys of prevailing pay rates and fringe benefits; preparation of job descriptions, job specifications, and job evaluation manuals; installation of wage and salary administration programs. |
| Organization Development: | Attitude and morale surveys; employee motivation programs; executive counseling and development; installation of Management-by-Objectives programs; job enrichment studies; manpower management audits; teambuilding; manpower forecasting and planning; organization analysis; productivity improvement studies; systemic management appraisal; training (see below); turnover reduction programs. |
| Leadership Development | Executive coaching, 360 degree feedback, and succession planning. |
| Training: | Development and conduct of executive, sales, and supervisory training programs; Management-By-Objectives, managerial grid, executive effectiveness, creative problem solving, and personnel management training; human relations and sensitivity training; training needs surveys; development of programmed instruction material. |
| Personnel Administration: | Development and installation of personnel department; appraisals of existing personnel policies and procedures; development of personnel forms and record systems. |
| Other Services: | Development of Affirmative Action Programs; employee handbook preparation; merit rating programs; suggestion plan installations; work environment studies. |
We and our Associates include specialists with extensive backgrounds in a variety of management and research areas. Included are psychologists, and personnel and training specialists. The psychologists all hold the PhD Degree. The personnel and training specialists hold appropriate degrees and have each had over ten years of experience. At various times, each of our Associates has served on the faculty of one or more prestigious educational institutions, including DePaul University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Loyola University, Purdue University, and the University of Wisconsin.
Charges for consulting services are made on either a fee-for-project or a per diem basis. A cost proposal is submitted to and approved by the client in advance of each assignment. There is no charge for the time involved in an exploratory meeting, although reimbursement for travel expenses is requested.
If you are considering using management consulting services, we would welcome the opportunity to explore the problem areas with you generally, and discuss specifically the areas in which we might be of assistance.
Insurance & Health Organizations
Bankers Life & Casualty Co.
Convalescent Home of the First Church of the Deliverance
Indiana Family Health Council, Inc.
MetroWest Medical Center
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York Life Insurance Co.
Planned Parenthood Assn. of Chicago
Standard of America Life Insurance Co.
Zurich-American Insurance Co.
Law Firms
Brown, Todd, & Heyburn
Cooley, Godward, Castro, Huddleson & Tatem
Eiges & Eiges, P.C.
Fragomen, Del Rey & Bernsen
Gardner, Carton & Douglas
Graydon, Head & Ritchey
Diane Hinch
M. Holland & Associates, P.C.
Holland & Knight
Philip Hornik
Allen E. Kay, P.C.
Kronisch & Schkeeper, P.C.
Donald Lindover
Mae Nacol and Associates
Maggio & Kattar, P.C.
Rifkin & Warren Lolli, P.A.
Silverman, Ballard & Associates, P.C.
Sonnenschein, Carlin, Nath & Rosenthal
Vandeventer, Black, Meredith & Martin
William Waterman, Jr.
Winston & Strawn
Manufacturing Firms
American Sterilizer Co.
Borg-Warner Corp.
Bruning, A Div. of AM International, Inc.
Cobe Laboratories
Coca-Cola Co., Foods Div.
Corn Products, A Unit of CPC International, Inc.
Crown Point Manufacturing Corp.
Curtiss Candy Co., Div. of Standard Brands, Inc.
Emerson Electric
Fanny May Candy Co.
General Foods Corp., Kool-Aid Div.
Griffith Laboratories
J & W Scientific
Marquette Cement Manufacturing Co.
Miles Laboratories, Inc., Grocery Products Div.
Pfizer Medical Systems, Inc.
Roanoke Cement Company
Schulze & Burch Biscuit Co.
G. D. Searle, Food Resources Div.
The Steiner Co.
Stocker Hinge Manufacturing Co.
Sunbeam Plastics Corp.
Trailmobile, Inc.
TRW, Inc.
Uarco, Inc.
Wells Gardner Electronics Corp.
William Wrigley Co.
Will-Pemco, Inc.
Periodicals
AdWeek
American Metal Market
Commercial Carrier Journal
Computer & Communications Decisions
Food Processing
Furniture Design & Manufacturing
Generation
Human Resource Executive
Juris Doctor
MBA
Metalworking News
Personnel Journal
Plant Engineering
Practical Accountant
Target Marketing
Other For-Profit Organizations
Academic Achievement Centers, Inc.
Howard T. Blender Co.
Citicorp Industrial Credit, Inc.
Color Tile, Inc.
R. R. Donnelley & Sons
Gateway Industrial Development Co.
Manior International
National Accounts Systems, Inc.
Pinkerton Security & Investigation Services
Tektron Corp.
Thompson Recruitment Advertising
Traverse City State Bank
Witte Chevrolet
Wood Gordon, Ltd.
Government Agencies
City of East Chicago (IN) Human Relations Commission
City of Highland Park (MI) Model Cities Program
City of Gary (IN) Human Relations Commission
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Village of Homewood (IL)
Village of Oak Lawn (IL)
Bars and Legal Trade Associations
Association of Legal Administrators
International Trademark Association
Kansas Bar Association
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Nashville Bar Association
Oregon Bar Association
Washington State Bar Association
Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Societies
American Chemical Society
American Consulting Engineers Council of New England
American Council of Independent Laboratories
American Institute of Plant Engineers
American Institute of Professional Geologists
ASFE: Professional Firms Practicing in the Geosciences
Association for Systems Management
California Council of Civil Engineers & Land Surveyors
California Geotechnical Engineers Association
Connecticut Engineers in Private Practice
Consulting Engineers Council of Utah
Consulting Engineers of Indiana, Inc.
Consulting Engineers of New Hampshire
Data Processing Management Association
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
Institute of Industrial Engineers
National Ground Water Association
National Society of Professional Engineers
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Society of Research Administrators
Other Professional Societies and Trade Associations
American Personnel & Guidance Association
American Society for Industrial Security
American Society for Training & Development
American Society of Human Resource Systems Professionals
Boating Industry Associations
Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington
Employment Management Association
Illinois Association of Non-Profit Organizations
Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Midwest College Placement Association
National Association of Service Managers
National Industrial Recreation Association
National Kitchen Cabinet Association
New York Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Sales & Marketing Executives International
Society For Nonprofit Organizations
Washington Council of Agencies
Other Non-Profit Organizations
Advanced Network & Services, Inc.
American Mensa, Ltd.
Challenge to Learning
Keystone Service Systems, Inc.
Midland Center for the Arts
Seniors Coalition, Inc.
U.S. Chess Federation
Volunteers of America, Inc.
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