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Common Sense Communication: Four Keys To Communicating Your Way To The Top, Elisabeth J. Andersen Jan 2019

Common Sense Communication: Four Keys To Communicating Your Way To The Top, Elisabeth J. Andersen

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Forced Labor In Hong Kong, Kylan Rutherford Jan 2019

Forced Labor In Hong Kong, Kylan Rutherford

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Domestic workers are among the most exploited groups, composing 24% of the estimated 45.8 million forced laborers worldwide. The market for domestic workers has expanded especially rapidly in the Asia-Pacific region; in Hong Kong alone, there are currently 360,000 domestic workers—about 10% of Hong Kong’s workforce—mostly originating from the Philippines and Indonesia (Hincks, 2017). 94% of these workers show signs of exploitation or forced labor (Kang, 2017). The nature of their work in a foreign country limits their access to government protection, forces them to comply with illegally high recruitment fees, and can push them to submit to abuse in …


Don't Gamble With Aloha, Victoria Beecroft Jan 2019

Don't Gamble With Aloha, Victoria Beecroft

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Executive Spotlight: Ahmad Corbitt, Ryan Yauney Jan 2019

Executive Spotlight: Ahmad Corbitt, Ryan Yauney

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Coping Mechanisms To Failure And Adversity, Jacob Thorpe Jan 2019

Coping Mechanisms To Failure And Adversity, Jacob Thorpe

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Navigating Sino-American Business Relationships, Ryan Stenquist Jan 2019

Navigating Sino-American Business Relationships, Ryan Stenquist

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Relationships between American and Chinese companies have never been more important or profitable as they are now. With linguistic, moral, governmental, and legal systems developed entirely independent of each other for thousands of years, these relationships also prove the most difficult and complex to navigate. This article explores mistakes foreigners often make while doing business in China, the current environment and culture of joint ventures with native Chinese, and how to succeed in the challenging yet rewarding economy now opening up to the world.


Buzzwords, Sarah Romney Jan 2019

Buzzwords, Sarah Romney

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Work-Life Balance: Denmark Vs. Usa, Sarah Gardner Jan 2019

Work-Life Balance: Denmark Vs. Usa, Sarah Gardner

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The Empathetic Leader, Sarah Romney Jan 2019

The Empathetic Leader, Sarah Romney

Marriott Student Review

Research shows that “empathy” is an important quality in a leader and improves one’s ability to resolve group needs, obtain followers, perform prosocial behaviors, and get positive results. However, many business students do not recognize the value of empathy. Business schools can help improve this by teaching the importance of empathy and giving students the opportunity to develop it.


Full Issue: The Balancing Act (Volume 2: Issue 3), Marianna Richardson Jan 2019

Full Issue: The Balancing Act (Volume 2: Issue 3), Marianna Richardson

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The balancing act of contemporary life can be exhausting. Rarely is rewarding work, deeply satisfying relationships, and rejuvenating self-care tied up in a package and delivered on your doorstep. Sandholtz, Derr, Buckner, and Carlson, ask the question, “Has life for the dedicated post-modern careerist been reduced to ‘You’re born, you juggle, then you die?’” Hopefully, that is not the pre-destined fate of all contemporary adults.

In this issue of Marriott Student Review, our authors explore the balancing act of business professionals who teeter between relationships and work, as well as success and failure in their external and internal lives.