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Synopsis: Predictive Power? Textual Analysis In Mergers And Acquisitions, Philip Morgan Aug 2018

Synopsis: Predictive Power? Textual Analysis In Mergers And Acquisitions, Philip Morgan

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Synopsis: A Bit About Blockchain, Jonathan Chichoni Aug 2018

Synopsis: A Bit About Blockchain, Jonathan Chichoni

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Synopsis: A Digital Global Supply Chain, Jonathan Chichoni Aug 2018

Synopsis: A Digital Global Supply Chain, Jonathan Chichoni

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No abstract provided.


Book Review: Zero To One, By Peter Thiel, Ammon Kou Aug 2018

Book Review: Zero To One, By Peter Thiel, Ammon Kou

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This is a book review of Zero to One by Peter Thiel.


Book Review: Essentialism Aug 2018

Book Review: Essentialism

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Book Review: Resonance By Nancy Duarte, Marianna Richardson Aug 2018

Book Review: Resonance By Nancy Duarte, Marianna Richardson

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Industry Spotlight: Solar Industry, Elisabeth Mcclatchie Aug 2018

Industry Spotlight: Solar Industry, Elisabeth Mcclatchie

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Gdp And Refugees: An Economic Argument For Accepting Refugees, Michael Jarman Aug 2018

Gdp And Refugees: An Economic Argument For Accepting Refugees, Michael Jarman

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This paper examines both the costs and benefits associated with accepting refugees and purports to show that accepting refugees is economically beneficial; increasing GDP in the long run. There is a substantial cost associated with accepting and sustaining refugees, both in providing necessities and in the impact that refugees have on local job markets. However, longitudinal data pulled from Denmark, Germany, and Turkey has shown that local markets do recover from the initial shock. Over time as refugees integrate into their host communities, they provide dividends in the form of increasing demand, greater mobility and wage increases for locals, and …


The Benefits And Risks Of Multi-Level Marketing, Jacob Thorpe Aug 2018

The Benefits And Risks Of Multi-Level Marketing, Jacob Thorpe

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Predictive Power? Textual Analysis In Mergers & Acquisitions, Philip E. Morgan Aug 2018

Predictive Power? Textual Analysis In Mergers & Acquisitions, Philip E. Morgan

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Modern corporations utilize mergers and acquisitions as strategies to develop shareholder value today more than ever before, yet the need for understanding firms’ rationale and strategy is critical in predicting post-merger stock performance for all investors. I apply the interpretive power of textual analysis and regression to a corpus of SEC mergers and acquisitions public company filings between 1994-2017. Not only do I challenge the statistically significant correlation between word content and post-transaction abnormal stock returns, but I also characterize the effects of time segments, transaction size, and industry variation across time. As a final application, I consider sentiment analysis …


Executive Spotlight: Adam Chase, Kylan Rutherford Aug 2018

Executive Spotlight: Adam Chase, Kylan Rutherford

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Adam Chase, CEO of Chase Marketing, has branded his company "the accountability agency." He works to establish north star goals with clients, then works with his team to follow through with them until their achieved. He focuses all he does on people and developing their personal brands. Family and God are his north stars.


Design Thinking And The Marriott School, Catherine Gardiner, Madie Neeley, Mat D. Duerden Aug 2018

Design Thinking And The Marriott School, Catherine Gardiner, Madie Neeley, Mat D. Duerden

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The Digital Global Supply Chain: The Growing Case For Blockchain Technology Expansion Within Global Supply Chain, Jonathan Chichoni, Scott Webb Aug 2018

The Digital Global Supply Chain: The Growing Case For Blockchain Technology Expansion Within Global Supply Chain, Jonathan Chichoni, Scott Webb

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In a competitive global market place, technology adoption and application in supply chain is becoming increasingly important as companies seek to acquire competitive advantages. Since blockchain’s advent to the global stage of modern disruptive technologies, several questions remain unanswered pertaining to the benefits that blockchain adoption poses to global supply chains. I apply a typology analysis to a corpus of company filings, press releases and industry studies to better understand the reasons for which global supply chains industry wide are adopting blockchain technology and the specific benefits which they seek to exploit through the use of blockchain. I characterize the …


Leadership Development: A Study Of Elon Musk, Ryan H. Yauney Aug 2018

Leadership Development: A Study Of Elon Musk, Ryan H. Yauney

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As one of the most prolific businessmen of our time, Elon Musk is the epitome of a successful leader. Not only has Elon Musk succeeded in the entrepreneurial realm with his many profitable startups, but he has been able to guide these companies along their paths of massive growth and into the national spotlight. This article discovers which key attributes of Musk help him thrive, and how developing a company’s office culture can produce similar attributes in their own management.


Buzzwords Aug 2018

Buzzwords

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The Power Of Happiness, Sarah R. Romney Aug 2018

The Power Of Happiness, Sarah R. Romney

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This article synthesizes research and psychological principles to explain the impact that one’s attitude can have oneself and others. A positive attitude is contagious and can help one perform better, be more motivated, and earn a higher wage. It can also increase team performance and help others be happy to receive the same benefits. By focusing on their expressions and attitude, people can greatly impact the organizations they are a part of.


Marriott Student Review Volume 2 Issue 2: A Bright Future, Marianna Richardson Aug 2018

Marriott Student Review Volume 2 Issue 2: A Bright Future, Marianna Richardson

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In business, opportunities are often determined by passion, drive, and persuasion in delivering a brilliant vision for future opportunities. In this issue of Marriott Student Review, we explore the bright future of the business world. Each article focuses on some aspect of business and the exciting possibilities that lay ahead.


Book Review: How Will You Measure Your Life? By Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, And Karen Dillon, Tanner Hafen Apr 2018

Book Review: How Will You Measure Your Life? By Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, And Karen Dillon, Tanner Hafen

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No abstract provided.


Book Review - Drive: The Truth About What Motivates Us, Wyatt Pagano Apr 2018

Book Review - Drive: The Truth About What Motivates Us, Wyatt Pagano

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This is a book review of Drive: The Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink.


Book Review: Made To Stick, By Chip And Dan Heath, Danielle Adams Apr 2018

Book Review: Made To Stick, By Chip And Dan Heath, Danielle Adams

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This is a book review of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip and Dan Heath.


Getting To Yes: Negotiating Agreements Without Giving In, Spencer Evans Apr 2018

Getting To Yes: Negotiating Agreements Without Giving In, Spencer Evans

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Getting to Yes is full of tips, tricks, and techniques that will help you “get to yes” in all your negotiations. Getting to Yes takes superficial haggling to a new level, focused on creating value for both parties in the negotiation.


When The Far East Becomes The Near East, Kylan Rutherford Apr 2018

When The Far East Becomes The Near East, Kylan Rutherford

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America is in a critical stage of change in its international roles. The world has shifted away from the dated Cold-War binaries and surface-level, orientalist understandings of the East. The rising generation in America has the potential to connect with the international world in unprecedented ways, but for that to happen we have some homework to do.


Money In Whose Pockets? A Brief Insight On Current Minimum Wage Discussions, Ayric Westfall Apr 2018

Money In Whose Pockets? A Brief Insight On Current Minimum Wage Discussions, Ayric Westfall

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Minimum wage policies have existed in the United States for over 80 years. But with an everchanging society, how can we as every day citizens and business leaders be better informed about minimum wage? Using research from various sources and professionals, we will examine arguments for and against minimum wage, inequalities in wages today, and regional variations of minimum wages. The relationship between business and workers is symbiotic; workers need businesses to survive and businesses need workers to make a profit. Understanding our role in this conversation is key to developing solutions for everyone.


More Than Just A Resume, Bett Andersen Apr 2018

More Than Just A Resume, Bett Andersen

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No abstract provided.


Nonprofits: Big Problems, Small Budgets, Anna Gazdik Apr 2018

Nonprofits: Big Problems, Small Budgets, Anna Gazdik

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Nonprofit Organizations are given big problems to solve and almost no resources to solve them. This paper examines how nonprofit organizations are evaluated, and how we can improve such evaluation to increase results.


Dynamic Values: Confronting And Capitalizing On Religious And Lgbtq Diversity, Wyatt Pagano Apr 2018

Dynamic Values: Confronting And Capitalizing On Religious And Lgbtq Diversity, Wyatt Pagano

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No abstract provided.


Indicators Of Restaurant Success, Dallin Williams Apr 2018

Indicators Of Restaurant Success, Dallin Williams

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In order to ensure the success of their business restaurants must take into account three key business attributes: 1) profitability, 2) liquidity, and 3) solvency. These attributes will be described as well as how they can be measured through accounting ratios. By tracking these ratios, restaurants can ensure their success by maintaining the ratios at safe levels; doing so will help restaurants identify and solve problems as they arise


Blockchain: Technical Review, Evan D. Poff Apr 2018

Blockchain: Technical Review, Evan D. Poff

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This review of blockchain technology accompanies the article "Strategic Implications of Blockchain."


Strategic Implications Of Blockchain, William R. Adams Apr 2018

Strategic Implications Of Blockchain, William R. Adams

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This thesis introduces blockchain, the underlying technology of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, and discusses how best to conceptualize it relative to other technologies. Following an explanation of the fundamentals of blockchain, also known as the distributed ledger, I identify the characteristics of the technology. Building upon blockchain’s inherent strengths and limitations, I explore potential business applications of blockchain. Finally, I recommend that leaders continue to track the development and adoption of blockchain technology, even if they decide that implementing it does not align with their organization’s strategy at present.


Business Mind To Business Owner: Finding Startup Success, Ammon Kou Apr 2018

Business Mind To Business Owner: Finding Startup Success, Ammon Kou

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Entrepreneurs face a host of challenges when starting a business. Three business owners share their experiences.