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The Master of Organizational Behavior program at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School will present its fourth-annual William G. Dyer Distinguished Alumni Award to J. Bonner Ritchie at a banquet Friday, Mar. 31 at the Provo Marriott Hotel.
Warner Woodworth was recognized as a leading innovator for guiding student-led relief projects in Thailand.
Former Marriott School Professor Gloria E. Wheeler will teach as a Fulbright Scholar at the Institute of Finance and Economics in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
The Marriott School honored Kevin D. Stocks with the Outstanding Faculty Award, and fifteen others were also recognized for contributions.
A BYU professor was honored by his peers as one of the top venture entrepreneurs in Utah for the second time in three years.
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.
Entrepreneurs blaze their own trails, but lessons learned from those who have gone before can increase a startup's chances.
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.
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.
Gov. Gary Herbert appointed David Hart to join a new state council looking to give Utah an economic and managerial boost.
Larry Walters will discuss citizenship as accountability and commitment to the well-being of the whole on April 1 at 11 a.m.
Heather Chewning received the President's Appreciation Award at BYU's annual University Conference on August 27.
David Hart spoke on attaining our highest potential at the weekly BYU Devotional held Tuesday.
Scott C. Johnson has been a Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology founder since 2011. Johnson grew up in Ogden, Utah, and despite receiving two scholarships to Brigham Young University, he attended Weber State. It wasn’t until Johnson served a mission in Brazil that he had a self-described “change of heart.” Johnson’s desire to teach at the MTC led him to transfer to BYU post-mission. He didn’t get the MTC job he was hoping for, but he met his wife, Kristen, and graduated from BYU with a degree in near eastern studies and a minor in business in 1994.
Flat Facer explores the world in an envelope. Professor Rex Facer needs a bit more room.
The Ballard Center co-sponsored MPA Professor Ty Turley's research on development economics in Paraguay. See how Turley is working to end poverty around the world.
Rex Facer, an MPA professor with an international reputation as an expert in human resources and public management, was awarded the 2015 Senator Peter B. Boorsma Award for his commitment and passion in public administration.
Brad Agle, George W. Romney Endowed Professor, spoke with CNBC recently on recent controversies surrounding Wells Fargo and Mylan.
You know you’re in a class with entrepreneurship professor Michael Hendron when you’re lectured about sailplanes and how they apply to starting and running a business. Hendron would know, since he is highly experienced in both fields.
Jeffery Thompson stands before a large crowd once again, delivering the words he has prepared. All eyes are on him, but with eighteen years of teaching under his belt, Thompson remains unfazed. As he finishes speaking, the audience rewards him with a roar of applause for his performance. The curtains close, and Thompson can add another playbill bearing his name to his budding collection.
Lori Wadsworth, MPA program director, spoke at BYU's devotional about being fellow citizens with the saints and acknowledging the divinity in others.
BYU Marriott MPA professor Jeff Thompson didn't realize the two weeks he and his family spent performing in the Nauvoo Pageant would shape his next research project.
Hard work pays off for BYU Marriott professor Chad Carlos. Only six years into his research career, Carlos was awarded the 2019 Emerging Scholar Award by the Academy of Management.