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It took a chorus of happy Whos to help Mr. Grinch. At the Marriott School, all it took was a festive tree and an invitation to give.
It's a dog-eat-dog world out there. Marriott School students are equipping themselves with the skills by interning for some of the biggest names in business.
The Marriott School honored Kevin D. Stocks with the Outstanding Faculty Award, and fifteen others were also recognized for contributions.
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
Despite being one teammate short, arriving at the competition with only five minutes to spare and having to begin planning their case in a car by flashlight, a team of three students from BYU’s Marriott School recently placed second at an international business ethics competition.
Property Solutions LLC took first place at the 2003 Marriott School Business Plan Competition. The company provides an integrated software solution for property management companies. My Carnivore, a company that sells carnivorous pet plants, took second place. Tying for third place were Dierevo, a company developing technology to create renewable energy solutions, and StrollerWorks, a company which offers a new reversible jogging stroller.
School Recognized for Finance Education and Salary Increases
Brigham Young University's Marriott School has launched a major initiative to improve minority representation in the school's graduate programs. The diversity initiative is designed to recruit a more diverse student body and faculty; provide students and faculty with cultural awareness and sensitivity to diversity issues; and improve the school's internal climate to be more supportive of female, international, and minority students and faculty.
Marriott School of Management administrators have approved requirements for new undergraduate and graduate certificates in global management. The certificates certify a student’s business language capability, experience in international business and understanding of international business practices.
The Strategic Management Society awarded four Brigham Young University Professors the best paper prize last week at the organization’s 22nd annual conference in Paris, France.
Brigham Young University's business school moved from 41st to 38th in The Wall Street Journal's 2002 ranking of top business schools worldwide. The BYU Marriott School also rose from fifth to third place in the newspaper's "hidden gems" category, a listing of "schools that produce excellent graduates but aren't typically considered top-tier business schools."
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a four-year Center for International Business Education and Research grant to Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management. The grant provides $355,000 per year through 2006.
Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management has achieved reaccreditation of its undergraduate, master’s and executive degree programs by recent action of the Board of Directors of AACSB International — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The official announcement was made 7 April in Chicago, Ill.
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.
The program was ranked 14th by academics and 19th by practitioners on a highly visible list in the Supply Chain Management Review.
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.
People are unconsciously fairer and more generous when they are in clean-smelling environments, according to a BYU-led study.
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.
The Marriott School ranks as one of the top 25 colleges for students looking to start their own business.
U.S. News World Report's America's Best Colleges ranks the Marriott School's undergrad programs among the top 50.
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.
For a handful of Marriott School students, a trip to Ghana exposed them to another corner of the world that needed their services.