Hewitt Associates
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Hewitt Associates was a global human resources consulting and outsourcing firm known for its expertise in benefits, talent, and compensation management.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hewitt Associates canonical | 1 |
| Hewitt Associates LLC | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10801493 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hewitt Associates Context triple: [Aon plc, acquired, Hewitt Associates]
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A.
Bennetts Associates
Bennetts Associates is a British architectural practice known for its innovative and sustainable designs for major cultural and public buildings.
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B.
Parish-Hadley Associates
Parish-Hadley Associates was a highly influential American interior design firm renowned for shaping 20th-century high-society and traditional interior aesthetics.
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C.
Adamson Associates
Adamson Associates is an international architecture and design firm known for its work on major commercial and mixed-use developments, including prominent skyscrapers and urban landmarks.
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D.
Drew Associates
Drew Associates was a pioneering American documentary film production company known for helping to establish the Direct Cinema movement in the 1960s through its innovative, observational style of filmmaking.
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E.
Odell Associates
Odell Associates is an American architecture firm known for designing major sports and entertainment venues, including the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hewitt Associates Target entity description: Hewitt Associates was a global human resources consulting and outsourcing firm known for its expertise in benefits, talent, and compensation management.
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A.
Bennetts Associates
Bennetts Associates is a British architectural practice known for its innovative and sustainable designs for major cultural and public buildings.
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B.
Parish-Hadley Associates
Parish-Hadley Associates was a highly influential American interior design firm renowned for shaping 20th-century high-society and traditional interior aesthetics.
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C.
Adamson Associates
Adamson Associates is an international architecture and design firm known for its work on major commercial and mixed-use developments, including prominent skyscrapers and urban landmarks.
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D.
Drew Associates
Drew Associates was a pioneering American documentary film production company known for helping to establish the Direct Cinema movement in the 1960s through its innovative, observational style of filmmaking.
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E.
Odell Associates
Odell Associates is an American architecture firm known for designing major sports and entertainment venues, including the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human resources consulting firm
ⓘ
outsourcing company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
Aon Corporation
ⓘ
Aon plc ⓘ
linked to:
Aon Corporation
|
| areaServed | global ⓘ |
| clientType |
large corporations
ⓘ
multinational companies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfAcquisition | 2010 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2010 ⓘ |
| fate | merged into Aon Hewitt ⓘ |
| field |
benefits consulting
ⓘ
compensation management ⓘ talent management ⓘ |
| formerName |
Hewitt Associates LLC
ⓘ
linked to:
Hewitt Associates
|
| foundedBy | Ted Hewitt ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| headquartersLocation | Lincolnshire, Illinois ⓘ |
| inception | 1940 ⓘ |
| industry |
human resources
ⓘ
management consulting ⓘ outsourcing ⓘ |
| legalForm | public company ⓘ |
| mergerOrAcquisitionValue | approximately 4.9 billion US dollars ⓘ |
| notableFor |
HR outsourcing scale
ⓘ
expertise in compensation management ⓘ expertise in employee benefits ⓘ expertise in talent management ⓘ |
| numberOfEmployees | approximately 23,000 (around time of acquisition) ⓘ |
| parentOrganizationAtDissolution | Aon Corporation ⓘ |
| service |
HR technology solutions
ⓘ
actuarial consulting ⓘ benefits administration outsourcing ⓘ compensation consulting ⓘ health and welfare consulting ⓘ human resources outsourcing ⓘ retirement consulting ⓘ talent and rewards consulting ⓘ |
| stockExchangeListing | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| successor | Aon Hewitt ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | HEW ⓘ |
| website | http://www.hewitt.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hewitt Associates Description of subject: Hewitt Associates was a global human resources consulting and outsourcing firm known for its expertise in benefits, talent, and compensation management.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hewitt Associates