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Working at the Oracle Corporation, alum Liz Wiseman found herself constantly surrounded by intelligent people. But she noticed an ebb and flow—not of intelligence but of how leaders capitalized on or closed off that intelligence. One executive she coached was brilliant but shut down others, leaving their ideas untapped. Wiseman searched for something to share with this leader about the dynamic he was caught in but found nothing. “Someone needed to research how what leaders did either diminished or multiplied the intelligence of the people around them,” Wiseman says. “This seemed like a worthy pursuit, so I just did it.”
Twenty-three MBA finance students received the Stoddard Award for academic excellence and service.
A team of BYU MBA students bested competitors from across Utah to win first place in the ACG Cup Competition.
Students at BYU's Marriott School are gearing up for study abroad programs hosted by the Global Management Center.
The prize named after the late George E. Stoddard was awarded to 21 BYU MBA finance students.
Three members of the Marriott School's faculty and staff were honored at BYU's annual University Conference.
Not long after putting their pencils down on the last bubble sheet, many Marriott School students say good-bye to their final exams and to Y Mountain, leaving Provo in pursuit of internships and experience.
Marriott School announces the winners of the 2011 Bateman Awards, the only school-wide awards selected entirely by students.
BYU Marriott School's MBA finance program rates among the top 15 in the nation —for two consecutive years.
BYU graduate finance students helped the Finance Department earn a spot in Entrepreneur's top 15 Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools.
The annual awards, selected entirely by students, honored two students and a professor for their exemplary service.
The partners and advisors of Salt Lake City–based Aptus Advisors have more in common than just their employer. They all have degrees from the same school.
The Marriott School has introduced a personal finance Web site to help families and individuals obtain financial freedom.
Investing guru Warren Buffett offers BYU students free lunch and advice
The planned addition to the N. Eldon Tanner Building is officially underway after ground was broken on the campus of Brigham Young University April 25.
CEO of Dell, Massachusetts’ Governor among authors
School Ranks Second as Place to Hire Ethical Graduates
Katalin Bolliger’s first trip outside of the United States was just the experience she wanted—eight thousand miles away from campus and surrounded by tigers and elephants.
Finance professor Karl Diether took second place in the Journal of Financial Economics' Best Paper Prizes.
It took ten years and three invitations, but last summer finance professor Karl Diether made the move from Dartmouth College to BYU’s Department of Finance.
During the housing collapse, the sweltering summer heat of Phoenix was no place for a young salesman pushing pest control. But for Adam Keys it was just the kind of pressure needed to get the creative juices flowing. “Nobody had money and nobody liked salesmen,” Keys remembers. It was then that Keys matched the perfect product with its target audience. “I sold No Soliciting signs door-to-door,” Keys says. “Eighty percent of people who would laugh when they opened the door would buy it.” But this wasn’t just funny business: the 2011 finance graduate paid his college bills, learned graphic design, and gained experience running his own company.
Jeff Holdaway, a 1982 finance graduate, knew there was a way for him to combine his passion for business and law. After graduating from Columbia Law School in 1985 and working at a national law firm, an opportunity arose that he couldn’t turn down. Twenty-four years later Holdaway is still glad he jumped at the chance to work at Marriott International.
BYU undergrads are consistently outperforming the market in the Marriott School's portfolio management course.
Marriott School of Management students co-authored a story in Forbes on their Ballard Center Social Innovation Projects.