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Values Create Values, Chase M. Geertsen Aug 2020

Values Create Values, Chase M. Geertsen

Marriott Student Review

The days of companies focusing solely on maximizing shareholder value are over. In today's world, profitable companies create value by meeting the needs of their stakeholders.


Benefits Of The Habit Of Reading, Jackson V. Wagstaff Aug 2020

Benefits Of The Habit Of Reading, Jackson V. Wagstaff

Marriott Student Review

Reading offers great cognitive, emotional, and social benefits.


Internships Shape Students' Future Career, Maria F. Arrayan Aug 2020

Internships Shape Students' Future Career, Maria F. Arrayan

Marriott Student Review

Finding an internship has been more difficult than before due to COVID-19. For many, the search for an internship may be frustrating or pointless during this difficult time. Students need to empower themselves with the right tools to find an internship. Maria Fernanda Arrayan talks about the benefits of an internship and four ways to find one. Read this article to find motivation in your search for an internship and try a new way to find your next internship!


Go Green: Make Green, Sam Montague Aug 2020

Go Green: Make Green, Sam Montague

Marriott Student Review

While cost might seem like an obstacle to some, adopting sustainable practices can turn out to be profitable for most companies. Recent research find positive correlation between business efforts and the consumer response, showcase direct benefits to the business, and provide suggestions to put the findings into practice.


Navigating Corporate Social Responsibility, Benjamin Bates Aug 2020

Navigating Corporate Social Responsibility, Benjamin Bates

Marriott Student Review

In this article, Ben Bates provides future business leaders with an introduction to the tools necessary to navigate difficult issues surrounding corporate social responsibility. HIs article outlines the two main theories on corporate social responsibility and discusses how business leaders can decide which theory to apply in a given situation.


Ethical Branding, Lane Gibbons Jul 2020

Ethical Branding, Lane Gibbons

Marriott Student Review

In this article, BYU senior Lane Gibbons outlines the details of ethical branding and emphasizes the importance of corporate social responsibility in the modern era.


Specialization: Do Your Job Well Helping Students Who Are Considering A Career In Programming Know How To Invest Their Time., Scott Pulley Jul 2020

Specialization: Do Your Job Well Helping Students Who Are Considering A Career In Programming Know How To Invest Their Time., Scott Pulley

Marriott Student Review

The article examines the effects of specialization on the hiring process for undergraduates studying programming whether in information systems or computer science.


Lgbt+ Discrimination In The Workplace, Rachel Winters Jul 2020

Lgbt+ Discrimination In The Workplace, Rachel Winters

Marriott Student Review

Although nearly everyone has faced some kind of unfair treatment in the workplace, members of the LGBT community often deal with much worse treatment—to the point of discrimination. After learning about the benefits of anti-discrimination policies for your employees and the company, you will realize that there is no reason you shouldn't—and every reason you should—implement LGBT-supportive policies at your company. The benefits include increase profitability, productiveness, work satisfaction, and employee retention.


Conflict Experienced By Lds Working Mothers, Sarah L. Maxfield Jul 2020

Conflict Experienced By Lds Working Mothers, Sarah L. Maxfield

Marriott Student Review

This article analyzes and attempts to answer the question of what conflict LDS working mothers experience. It does this through a literature review, analyzing the different studies that have been conducted on the subject by looking at their findings, scope, and assessment of the situation. This article summarizes and extrapolates on the current academic literature surrounding working moms, religiosity, conflict, and the role of sanctification as one method of combating it.


How To Take Advantage Of Your Entire Group And Avoid Groupthink, Ian Belloli Jul 2020

How To Take Advantage Of Your Entire Group And Avoid Groupthink, Ian Belloli

Marriott Student Review

Brainstorming solutions as a group is a great idea, but often falls prey to groupthink, in which group members agree to the first idea that is presented to avoid conflict. Groupthink can be avoided using specific phases during the brainstorming process: divergence and convergence.


The Growing Importance Of Customer Experience, Cassidy Jones Jul 2020

The Growing Importance Of Customer Experience, Cassidy Jones

Marriott Student Review

In order to retain and satisfy customers, the modern business must refine it's customer experience (CX). Good CX occurs when a company focuses on the needs of its customers as individuals, allowing each person to have a positive experience. This dedication to the customer is rewarded through positive reviews and continued success.


Millionaire Secrets, Jonathan Chia Jul 2020

Millionaire Secrets, Jonathan Chia

Marriott Student Review

Many people want to be rich, but don't know how real millionaires manage to amass wealth. In order to become rich, many people live extremely frugally, actively invest their net worth in a variety of places, and maintain an attitude of carefully planned perseverance in their busy and risk-filled careers. Every person who strives to do these things is on the path to become a millionaire themselves.


Unpopular Opinion: Employees Don't Need Ping Pong Tables To Be Motivated, Katelyn Poulson Jul 2020

Unpopular Opinion: Employees Don't Need Ping Pong Tables To Be Motivated, Katelyn Poulson

Marriott Student Review

Waking up in the morning is difficult. The Sleep Review reported that 57% of Americans hit the snooze button and stay in bed for at least five extra minutes a day. If we struggle to motivate ourselves, how do we even begin to understand how to motivate others? Many businesses have resorted to placing large amounts of money into building fun and interactive break rooms, providing unlimited snacks and drinks, and even offering unlimited vacation days. Read this article to find out why companies should ditch the new, “innovative” way of motivating employees and turn to intrinsic motivators instead.


Let The Men Go Home, Gwyn Yukon May 2020

Let The Men Go Home, Gwyn Yukon

Marriott Student Review

Americans have a growing concern for work-family balance, and for gender equity issues in the workplace. Today, gender roles are being challenged and men are encouraged to take more active role as fathers. However, many men refuse to take paternity leave or are stigmatized if they take time off. This article synthesizes current literature and findings on the benefits of paternity leave.


Trading Up: Exchanging Our Data For A Better Life, Nathan Turner May 2020

Trading Up: Exchanging Our Data For A Better Life, Nathan Turner

Marriott Student Review

We live in a data-driven economy. Many people feel like consumers are on the losing end of an economic data-battle with tech giants, but this is simply not true; our data can drive innovation. That’s right—personal data collected from you and me can influence new technologies that will improve our lives. This should excite us, but our fear of losing data privacy can quell our excitement for progress and even restrict innovation. Our quality of life has already begun to improve through data driven innovation, and technological progress is not slowing down. If we let our fear of losing data …


“For Richer Or Poorer” Impact Of Marriage On Career Outcomes By Kaden Lefevre, Kaden Lefevre May 2020

“For Richer Or Poorer” Impact Of Marriage On Career Outcomes By Kaden Lefevre, Kaden Lefevre

Marriott Student Review

Discussion of affects of marriage on career outcomes.


Your Home: The Workplace Of The Future, Lewis Larson May 2020

Your Home: The Workplace Of The Future, Lewis Larson

Marriott Student Review

With more technology at our fingertips than ever before, remote working seems to be the direction many businesses are heading. In this article, Lewis Larson discusses how offering remote working opportunities is one way that business managers can boost productivity in their company.


Emotional Intelligence Trumps Your Gpa, Gage Poulson May 2020

Emotional Intelligence Trumps Your Gpa, Gage Poulson

Marriott Student Review

What does it truly mean to be intelligent? While success is commonly measured by our GPA, our ACT scores, and how many high-level courses we can manage, emotional intelligence is measured by the ability to motivate oneself, control impulses, regulate moods, empathize, and hope. In this article we explore how emotional intelligence should be valued equally, if not more, than academic achievements within the business world.


Six Steps To Starting A Successful Business, Chandler Allen May 2020

Six Steps To Starting A Successful Business, Chandler Allen

Marriott Student Review

For anyone who is interested in starting their own business, Chandler Allen provides a clear and concise overview outlining how successful startups are founded and managed. We all know that entrepreneurship is risky and that startups often fail, but following Allen’s formula can help entrepreneurs avoid potential pitfalls and achieve sought-after success in just six steps.


Business Ethics: Co-Opting Macro-Influences For Corporate Success, Aaron Loertscher May 2020

Business Ethics: Co-Opting Macro-Influences For Corporate Success, Aaron Loertscher

Marriott Student Review

Business ethics matter. Businesses can and should mitigate the macro-influences that their employees face to promote high ethical values which will in turn maximize shareholder value.


Five Ways To Motivate Yourself And Your Employees, Kimberly R. Tarnasky May 2020

Five Ways To Motivate Yourself And Your Employees, Kimberly R. Tarnasky

Marriott Student Review

Having trouble getting yourself or your employees excited for the work ahead of them? This article discusses five potential changes that could liven up the workplace and bring more energy to your business.


Three Solutions To Your Audit Lag Problems, Joseph Knighton May 2020

Three Solutions To Your Audit Lag Problems, Joseph Knighton

Marriott Student Review

Audit lags are a problem. In this article, Joseph Knighton lays out three factors CPA firms can consider to reduce their lags.


Make More, Work Less, Michael Sutton May 2020

Make More, Work Less, Michael Sutton

Marriott Student Review

Although the status quo in the business world is to work long hours and supposedly produce more each workweek, studies show that working less and taking appropriately regulated breaks actually lead to more productivity in individuals and businesses as a whole. Specifically companies would be wise to implement a limit of 50 work hours per week, encourage frequent breaks (about 15 minute every hour), and encourage patterns of sufficient sleep. By reducing mental fatigue in your employees, their productivity will increase.


The Future Of Taxes Is Now!, Andrew Duncan Mar 2020

The Future Of Taxes Is Now!, Andrew Duncan

Marriott Student Review

No abstract provided.


Creating The Virtuous Organization, Alyssa Clark Mar 2020

Creating The Virtuous Organization, Alyssa Clark

Marriott Student Review

No abstract provided.


Landscape Of The Data Industry, Porter Bagley Mar 2020

Landscape Of The Data Industry, Porter Bagley

Marriott Student Review

No abstract provided.


Liar's Poker, A Review, Mark Larson Mar 2020

Liar's Poker, A Review, Mark Larson

Marriott Student Review

No abstract provided.


Becoming, A Review, Jacob Hola Mar 2020

Becoming, A Review, Jacob Hola

Marriott Student Review

No abstract provided.


Podcast Reviews, Jennifer Stenquist, Michaela Tanne Mar 2020

Podcast Reviews, Jennifer Stenquist, Michaela Tanne

Marriott Student Review

No abstract provided.


Measuring Success Right And What That Means, Nathan Lake Mar 2020

Measuring Success Right And What That Means, Nathan Lake

Marriott Student Review

No abstract provided.