By: Tyler Curtis In March of 2021, Abbie Anderson from the Marriott Student Review’s Podcast team interviewed Dr. Mark Keith, an associate professor of Information Systems in the Marriott School at BYU. In this episode (found under March 23, 2021) Dr. Keith and Abbie discuss Information Systems and the basics of the major, share tips on being successful in the Information Systems Program, and talk … Continue reading Podcast Review with Mark Keith

By: Kenzie Koehle No matter how long you’ve been in the business world, you will benefit from writing more efficient and orderly emails. In the last few decades, emailing has shifted business communication from arduous to instantaneous. This is crucial when you consider the words of Elena B. Kuzhevskaya: “The success of any business activity depends on the success of extensive business contacts with partners, … Continue reading How to Write the Perfect Email for Work (Following Grice’s Maxims)

By: Natalie Fister Most can agree that grammar isn’t easy to master, nor is it particularly entertaining or riveting. While no one wants to re-study the basic foundations of grammar in their spare time, we have all fallen victim to using the wrong lay vs. lie in a sentence from time to time, or perhaps forgotten how to correctly apply ‘whom.’ With the highly entertaining … Continue reading Book Review: “Woe Is I”

By: Daniel West   “Why Diverse Teams Are Smarter,” “How Diverse Teams Produce Better Outcomes,” and “Why You Need Diversity on Your Team” are the top three results when I Google “diversity in teams.” Many organizations publish the benefits of diversity, but they rarely discuss the challenges. Because of this, we might theorize that diversity should lead to increased team performance. However, multitudes of research, … Continue reading Benefits and Challenges of Demographic Diversity in Teams

By: Diego Calderon Nuestro consumo de productos y servicios domésticos e internacionales tiene una alta contribución de migrantes a los Estados Unidos. Esto es un efecto de la compleja combinación entre la alta demanda de empleos, y la alta demanda de inmigración. En este artículo se explica la relación entre la inmigración, la demanda de empleo en Estados Unidos, algunas situaciones que ponen en riesgo … Continue reading La Contribución de los Inmigrantes en la Economía Estadounidense

Jargon that will keep you going through the year By: Brynn Hardy   1. Business Communication Business communication is a form of technical writing designed to be informative and straightforward; readers should glean all the necessary information from a single document. Varieties of business communication include emails, memos, reports, etc. 2. Productivity Productivity is in the workplace is how well someone can produce results within … Continue reading Buzzwords