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Mcgraw-Hill Mission Statement

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I chose the The McGowan-Hill Companies. Having attended a traditional school I know full well how important McGraw-Hill Companies is to the student body and their work with Textbooks and Tests. I was not aware they dabbled into areas that are outside the realm of education such as publishing included but not limited to, magazines such as BusinessWeek and AviationWeek. Additionally, it seem that this company has a hand in broadcasting, as well as financial and business services, both of which I was not aware of. Their mission statement is as follow;

When looking over the company website(2) I am finding that it doesn't clearly state their mission statement anywhere on their “About Us” page, as it is more centered around education directed as students. On this page you can find statistical analysis on the numerical values of their revenue as well as growth and digitization. You will also find a comprehensive timeline of achievements in the educational department of McGraw-Hill, and a three minute video outlining their history and connection with students. This being said, upon further investigation it seems that the original mission statement listed above does not appear on the website at all. It seems as though the new mission statement is geared towards education instead of the original which focuses on …show more content…

I believe there may be a multitude of reasons as to why there is no mention of their mission statement ton the “About us” page, possibly because the website is geared towards consumers and not potential employees. This user-friendly type website could, prospectively, help students and teachers alike choose of whom they receive Text Books and Tests from. This business strikes as a extremely consumer based business when looking over their website, and begs to differ why their original mission statement clashes so

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