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Claremont Graduate University honored Warner P. Woodworth as the first Peter F. Drucker Centennial Global Entrepreneur in Residence.
While California gets much of the attention for up-and-coming technology news, Utah’s own “Silicon Slopes” feature many companies making headlines in the tech world.
In the lush Polochic Valley of Guatemala, sleepy villages are nestled along dusty roads and populated with the friendly faces of the Mayan Q’eqchi people. But for eight days in August, the quiet valley burst into life with the arrival of the Singular Humanitarian experience (SHe), a unique service organization for Latter-day Saint singles, which was created by a Marriott School MBA grad and his friends.
Under the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge, three Marriott School grads are tackling their MBAs at the West Coast campus of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. As part of the 2011 Executive MBA class, Brandon Savage, Mark He, and James Marsh were strangers before classes began. But since last May one thing has brought them together—and it isn’t business.
Overseeing project management for advertising and marketing for one of the largest newspapers in the country may seem like a daunting task. But for Jaimie Rush, it’s just another day at the office.
As president of the Management Society’s Charlotte, North Carolina, Chapter, Dennis Dalling works hard. He’s busy organizing activities, helping the community, and providing for his family. At first glance, Dennis Dalling seems like an ordinary man.
Underneath glittering stage lights the bass player and keyboardist pound out a melody. The lead singer sidles up to the microphone and belts out “American Idiot” with enough angst to fool anyone into believing he’s a member of a teenage garage band.
Entrepreneurs blaze their own trails, but lessons learned from those who have gone before can increase a startup's chances.
Most accountants spend their days ensuring financial records are up to standards. But for a handful of BYU MAcc grads, it's a different story.
The Romney Institute honored alumnus Rulon Stacey as this year's Administrator of the Year for his role in creating an award-winning health care system.
Jeffrey H. Dyer received the 2010 Outstanding Faculty Award, while 15 faculty, staff and administrators were also honored.
BYU organizational behavior and strategy faculty were ranked fourth in the nation for their 2009 publications.
Associate professor Jeffery Thompson from Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management will be the speaker at the weekly devotional Tuesday, June 1, at 11:05 a.m.
CIA officials knew they had a mole in their midst—they just couldn’t prove it. The FBI was called in to gather evidence until they finally nabbed Harold James Nicholson, the highest-ranking CIA agent to ever be convicted of espionage. It sounds like a scene ripped from the pages of a Tom Clancy novel, but for Marriott School alum John McClurg, it wasn’t fiction.
It sounds like something straight out of reality television: a marketing manager for a consumer health care company in Philadelphia switches places with a manager at one of the nation’s top tech companies in Seattle. For four months they work through the challenge of trading places and come away with new insights on marketing. While this premise could be television’s next big hit, the marketing job swap was reality for one BYU alumna.
It’s 9:58 p.m. in a small, dark theater. The audience members, an eclectic mix of fashionistas and film fanatics, sit whispering, their faces washed in the green glow of the theater’s exit signs.
A member of Provo’s Municipal Council will soon expand her role from serving the city to serving her country.
Two BYU MPA graduates capitalize on their talents after being named finalists for the Presidential Management Fellows program.
A Marriott School professor has been selected to serve on the Board of Overseers for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
One professor's research on zookeepers and their dedication to their careers has resulted in a national award from the AOM.
MPA professors are expanding their influence outside the classroom. Find out what drives them when they are not teaching classes.
BYU has been named one of the top 10 U.S. universities researching real estate in the last 10 years.
Vern is a retired Major League Baseball Pitcher who played 16 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates between 1950-1967. Vern put his promising and rewarding baseball career on hold to voluntarily enlist to serve his country during the Korean War missing the 1952-1953 seasons. As a baseball player he won a World Series with the Pirates, the Cy Young Award, was a member of the National League All Star team, and was recognized for the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award. Vern has also been a prominent Provo citizen, BYU baseball coach, and a stalwart member of the church. For his duty to God and Country, let us all say “Thank you” to Brother Vern Law.
Research that shows trust is based on predictable processes has been named the most influential study of the decade.