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Marriott Alumni Magazine

Winter 2008

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Feature

And Justice for Innovation: How Fairness Can Encourage New Products and Services

February 01, 2008 04:46 PM
Anytime the topic of new product innovation is raised, it’s guaranteed that someone inevitably will bring up . . . Apple’s iPod.
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Faculty Research

Valuing Culture: Putting a Price Tag on the Priceless

February 01, 2008 04:33 PM
Can you put a price on company culture? That’s the question Steve Marriott, executive vice president of culture at Marriott International, asked a group of Marriott School students. Specifically, he wanted to know if Marriott’s “spirit to serve associates, customers, and communities” added to the company’s economic value.
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Feature

Tanner Building Addition Rising

February 01, 2008 04:19 PM
The steel is up, the floors are being poured, and despite several snowstorms, the Tanner Building Addition is on schedule for completion next fall.
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Feature

The Privilege of Giving

February 01, 2008 04:08 PM
On 23 December 1999 there was a poor man in Kansas City looking for some warm winter clothing in a Salvation Army thrift shop. He had seventy-five cents in his pocket. Suddenly someone approached him from behind and said, “Excuse me.”
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Feature

Art at Work: Why Companies Spend Millions on Sculptures and Paintings

By Bremen Leak
February 01, 2008 03:45 PM
The tour begins with a Superman print by pop artist Andy Warhol. Next comes a painting by Jasper Johns. Then, a splashy, thirty-eight-foot mural by abstract expressionist Sam Francis.
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