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Did you know the US government is in the business of lending billions to automakers like Ford, Nissan and Tesla?
A new study coauthored by public management professor Rob Christensen presents a unique angle of American politics: how party affiliation affects charitable donations.
Dr. Jeffrey Brudney spoke on how universities can take the lead when improving relationships with their communities.
Ballard Brief, a new online publication from the Ballard Center, provides information and answers for everyone from everyday innovators to professional social entrepreneurs to learn more about issues they are interested in.
BYU Marriott's Romney Institute of Public Management has named the San Antonio city manager its 2018 Administrator of the Year for her outstanding service.
The Ballard Center's annual TEDxBYU event brings speakers from all around the world to deliver groundbreaking, unique messages.
Two BYU Marriott professors are lighting the way to a more accurate system of reading the stars of business.
Using brain data, eye-tracking data and field-study data, a group of BYU Marriott researchers have confirmed something about our interaction with security warnings on computers and phones: the more we see them, the more we tune them out.
"I use video data to help people see what they are unaware of." BYU Marriott professor Curtis LeBaron is leading the way in tapping into the burgeoning power of video.
Professor Chad Carlos is making the world his campus by teaching BYU Marriott entrepreneurship principles across the globe.
Public administration professor Robert Christensen's new research seeks to answer whether or not there are too many nonprofits in the market.
A study by Jeff Dyer and two associates says innovative CEOs spend 50 percent more time practicing key skills than do their less creative counterparts.
People are unconsciously fairer and more generous when they are in clean-smelling environments, according to a BYU-led study.
Two years ago this month, the Crandall Canyon mine collapsed, killing a total of nine. Has the accident affected the safety of coal mining in the U.S.?
A new BYU study found that landing your dream job might be more like a day at the zoo, and that's not necessarily all good.
According to new research, better decisions come from teams that include a socially distinct newcomer.
Innovating a franchise to fit local conditions may actually lead to less growth, shows a new Marriott School study.
The retirement question often surrounds how much money you’re making, saving, and spending. It’s all about the time when work ends and, presumably, fun begins. You’ve either been stashing cash away, buying stocks, or even building a family business with the possible goal of selling it and enjoying retirement. Yet once retiree life begins, the financial work doesn’t suddenly end. The question now becomes: How will you make your savings last so you don’t run out of money before you run out of life?
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.
W. Gibb Dyer received a $5,000 grant from the FOBI to study how owning a business affects family relationships.
According to a new BYU study, city employees who work four 10-hour days a week experience lower levels of at-home conflict.
THIS IS THE FINAL INSTALLMENT OF A THREE-PART SERIES FOCUSING ON ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE.