Elsevier reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,195 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

89% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,195 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Elsevier employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Apr 18, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of good changes with the new CEO

Cons

Old management with same principles and not ilup for the change. Hard to grow if you don't know someone

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Elsevier Response
4y
Thank you for your review. We cultivate a work environment that encourages the advancement of our people and we are unified in our efforts to continue to build an environment that is free of partial decisions but one that's connected, supportive, nurturing and good for business.
3.0
Apr 18, 2022

Company review

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work and learn

Cons

I dont find any cons

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Elsevier Response
4y
Thank you for leaving your review.
3.0
Apr 13, 2022

Good Global Culture, Weak India culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely Employee friendly culture Global monopoly in its area, apolitical culture, cash rich, high Rewards Flexible working culture

Cons

-Poor culture at India level with weak MD high on optics, low on problem solving -Low accountability of Customer facing teams and leaders resulting in struggling rev in a growing market like India -No customer centricity, HIgh beauracracy from US, Europe teams -Lethargic system of working has become a dna of India Sales, Commercial teams -Talented people hired from outside are made to fit in to poor perfoming culture or sidelined systematically before they leave -Attitude of giving excuses to justify poor performance -Nurtuing poor performing leaders and teams so that system stays -Flat organization with low career mobility or growth opportunities

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Elsevier Response
4y
Thank you for your review. We take it seriously but there’s a need to delve more into the issues highlighted in your review. Our recent employee opinion survey shows strong positive momentum in how people experience working at Elsevier, but it appears that hasn’t been the case here for you. We want to ensure that Elsevier is a place where all employees trust leaders and feel supported. We want our organization to continue to be a great place for all our people to work, where our employees feel valued and have equal opportunities regardless of where they’re located. If you prefer, reach out to us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com to provide more information. Again, thanks for your review.
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