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While the health care debate rages on Capitol Hill, one Marriott School grad and his health care organization were recognized for low-cost, expert care.
For one BYU professor, adaptive sports is a solution to break down barriers for people with disabilities.
Tinker Bell sprinkles her pixie dust, Mickey and his pals stand ready, and everything is in place for another magical day at the happiest place on earth. But this day at Walt Disney World promises to be a little different.
It’s difficult to forge friendships with employees of a rival company in the business world. So what happens when your rival’s employee also happens to be your sister?
When 2007 Marriott School alumnus Cyle Adair was deployed to Iraq in January 2009, he didn’t think he would be using his business degree. As a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, he thought of leading soldiers in firing mortars, conducting mounted and dismounted patrols, and training Iraqi forces. But none of those tasks proved to be his toughest job.
MBA graduate John Arthur Harris’ multinational ancestry of English, Chinese, Swiss, and Spanish blood isn’t his only international connection. Serving in various assignments in business and diplomatic roles, he learned to adjust quickly to new climates, cultures, and languages.
Aaron Call is an opportunist. And it’s not just because he works for a company that helps business owners solve problems in areas like human resources and risk management.
Why can't an online dating concept be used to make matches in the business world? One Marriott School professor thinks it can.
India's health system was weighed down by fraudulent bids for supplies. Prof. Conan Albrecht, accepted the challenge to find a cure.
Ethical dilemmas occur almost daily in corporations and management. If you want to know what one deep thinker on the subject thinks, ask Prof. Agle.
Friends and family will be holding funeral services this week in Mesa, Ariz., for Army Capt. Cory J. Jenkins, a BYU graduate who was killed in Southern Afghanistan last Tuesday.
One Marriott School professor has been working overtime to help clarify Utah's business tax laws.
A BYU accounting professor has co-authored the first how-to guide to help accountants deal with new business acquisition standards.
The Wall Street Journal tapped Marriott School Professor Glen Christensen for his corporate branding expertise in a recent article on corporate logos.
A BYU professor was honored by his peers as one of the top venture entrepreneurs in Utah for the second time in three years.
After graduating from an upper-echelon business school, most Marriott School graduates look for companies with similar standards.
Early in his career, Ed Thatcher's boss warned him about launching into the realm of city management.
In today's global marketplace, the business world can be dangerous. But for Marriott School alumnus Jared Benedict, few things are more dangerous than canyoning amidst a series of streams, lakes, and waterfalls in the Patagonia region of Chile.’
Kevin Stocks, director of the Brigham Young University School of Accountancy, has been selected as president-elect of the American Accounting Association.
Click below to read the text from W. Steve Albrecht's April 2009 commencement speech, Lessons Learned from Angels and Triangles.
The Marriott School honored Kevin D. Stocks with the Outstanding Faculty Award, and fifteen others were also recognized for contributions.
Wal-Mart wants to help the planet?
“What you see in my fellow graduates is a strong work ethic and a good education. The values that these individuals hold and how they carry themselves manifest to others that they can take more responsibility,” Madsen says. “People know they are going to give a straight answer, and in a crunch they will help get things done.”
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