Networking and the BYU Management Society

In recent public and private conversations I’ve had with members of the BYU Management Society, I have detected some divergence in opinions about what our primary purpose(s) should be. In the interest of oversimplifying, I would suggest that there are two general camps or schools of thought as to what our primary purpose is or [...]

LinkedIn takes Business Social Networking Scene by Storm

Although My Space has the largest number of unique users (60 million), it only grew by 8% in the last year compared to Facebook’s 98% growth (25 million unique users). However, LinkedIn grew by a whopping 319% over the prior year to the current position of almost 7 million unique users.
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Less risk, less fraud, less litigation, and happier employees with Business Ethics

Bnet has a nice article on a white paper by Allegiance with some interesting positions supporting the argument thatgood business ethics is good business. Below is link to the article.
6 Steps to an Ethical Business Culture
An ethical workplace environment offers less risk, less fraud, less litigation, and happier employees. Here’s how to [...]

Possible Partnership Between the Marriott School and the BYU Management Society

As a followup to my comments on a possible partnership between the BYU Management Society and the Marriott School, I noticed that people are making comments on our blog (see below or click here) and I don’t see any mechanism for converting those “leads” into either members or prospective new chapters.  I wonder if this [...]

Relationships Key to Building LDS Credibility Internationally

Elder Lance Wickman, a member of the Quorum of the Seventy and general counsel for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, gave a thought provoking keynote address at the International Society’s 19th annual conference Monday at the Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center on the campus of Brigham Young University. The conference’s theme was [...]