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=Company Website=
:''For Harcourt Assessment and Harcourt Education International see [[Pearson]]''
:''For all remaining Harcourt Education (K-12) business see [[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]]''


=Location=
== Company Website ==
*Science Publisher: http://www.elsevier.com/
*Parent Company: http://www.reedelsevier.com/


=Financial Information=
== Location ==
Amsterdam, The Netherlands


=Merges and Acquisitions=
== Financial Information ==
=== Parent Company ===
Annual Operating Revenue of Parent Company (2007): $9,988,000,000 [[Bibliography for Item 6 in EM|(Source: ORBIS)]]


=Product Divisions=
=== Elsevier Science B.V. ===
* K-12: yes
Total revenue in 2006: (http://www.investis.com/reports/reed_ar_2006_en/report.php?type=0&page=98)
* Higher-education: yes
* Product lines:  


= Business strategy=
== Mergers and Acquisitions ==
:''For a company history up to 2005 see http://www.elsevier.com/framework_aboutus/pdfs/ElsevierHistory.pdf''


=Navigation=
== Product Divisions ==
Back to [[The K-12 Level]]<br>
* K-12: no
* Higher-education: yes (science and health fields only)
 
=== Summary ===
Leading publisher of Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Education, and Accounting textbooks. [[Bibliography for Item 6 in EM|(Mickey & Meaney 2008)]]
 
Sold Harcourt Assessment and Harcourt Education International to [[Pearson]] and all remaining [[Harcourt Education]] businesses to [[Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep]] in 2007, exiting the K-12 and all non-science related Higher Education publishing markets.
 
== Business strategy ==
=== Evovle Learning System ===
[https://evolve.elsevier.com/ Evovle Learning System] is Elsevier's online resource repository offering:
* eTextbooks;
* Supplementary materials for Elsevier print textbooks; and
* Online courses using a range of multimedia resources.
 
=== Open Access/Pricing Controversy ===
:''See http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2004/february25/minutes-225.html''
 
= Navigation =
[[Bibliography for Item 6 in EM]]<br>
Back to [[IP Profile of Biggest for-profit companies in EM]]<br>
Back to [[IP Profile of Biggest for-profit companies in EM-K12]]<br>
Back to [[IP Profile of Biggest for-profit companies in EM-K12]]<br>
Back to [[The Higher Education Level]]<br>
Back to [[The Higher Education Level]]<br>
Back to [[IP Profile of Biggest for-profit companies in EM]]<br>
Back to [[The K-12 Level]]<br>
Back to [[Educational Materials]]
Back to [[Educational Materials]]


[[Category:Educational Materials]]
[[Category:Educational Materials]]

Latest revision as of 18:27, 15 June 2009

For Harcourt Assessment and Harcourt Education International see Pearson
For all remaining Harcourt Education (K-12) business see Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Company Website

Location

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Financial Information

Parent Company

Annual Operating Revenue of Parent Company (2007): $9,988,000,000 (Source: ORBIS)

Elsevier Science B.V.

Total revenue in 2006: (http://www.investis.com/reports/reed_ar_2006_en/report.php?type=0&page=98)

Mergers and Acquisitions

For a company history up to 2005 see http://www.elsevier.com/framework_aboutus/pdfs/ElsevierHistory.pdf

Product Divisions

  • K-12: no
  • Higher-education: yes (science and health fields only)

Summary

Leading publisher of Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Education, and Accounting textbooks. (Mickey & Meaney 2008)

Sold Harcourt Assessment and Harcourt Education International to Pearson and all remaining Harcourt Education businesses to Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep in 2007, exiting the K-12 and all non-science related Higher Education publishing markets.

Business strategy

Evovle Learning System

Evovle Learning System is Elsevier's online resource repository offering:

  • eTextbooks;
  • Supplementary materials for Elsevier print textbooks; and
  • Online courses using a range of multimedia resources.

Open Access/Pricing Controversy

See http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2004/february25/minutes-225.html

Navigation

Bibliography for Item 6 in EM
Back to IP Profile of Biggest for-profit companies in EM
Back to IP Profile of Biggest for-profit companies in EM-K12
Back to The Higher Education Level
Back to The K-12 Level
Back to Educational Materials