Issue 2
Eliminating the $60 Paperweight: How Open Educational Resources Save Students Money
Imagine an undergraduate student named Taylor. Taylor is about to start her first day of classes for the fall semester, but she still needs to buy her textbooks. She is taking 15 credits this semester, so she anticipates buying at least eight books and some additional course supplies (maybe even an iClicker). She gets ready to check out, and the student behind the counter tells Taylor that she owes over $400.[1] In that moment, Taylor sees all the money she saved this summer disappear.
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Wellness Incentives: An Employee-Focused Profit Multiplier
“One must spend money to make money.” Though we’ve all heard the proverbial phrase, in business two questions always remain: How and where should a company spend its money to make a greater profit?
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Podcast Review: Mark Keith on Academic Success in Information Systems
In March of 2021, Abbie Anderson from the Marriott Student Review’s Podcast team interviewed Dr. Mark Keith, an associate professor of Information Systems department 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 about Dr. Keith’s beginnings Information Systems and how that led his decision enter the realm of academia.
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A Universal Basic Income: Effective or Overkill?
According to a recent poll by Pew Research, 45% of U.S. adults are in favor of a guaranteed, unconditional cash transfer of $1,000 per month for all adult citizens.[1] Such proposals, commonly referred to as universal basic income (UBI) strategies, have quickly captured public interest due to their increased traction in modern politics. Figure 1, which illustrates this growing interest, shows Google search frequency for the term, “universal basic income.”[2] Values of 100 indicate peak search interest while values of zero indicate no interest.
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Book Review: Think and Grow Rich
Everyone knows the popular adage of “You can accomplish anything you set your mind to.” Countless books have been written on this subject, but few come close to the original, Napoleon Hill’s classic work, Think and Grow Rich. Endorsed by incredibly successful businessmen, inventors, and politicians like Henry Ford, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Woodrow Wilson, John D. Rockefeller and many more, Napoleon Hill’s best seller has aided in the success of men and women for nearly a century. Despite its age, his methods and wisdom remain unparalleled for not only individual desiring wealth, but also to anyone with a goal. While some people may find his examples have circumstances that are outdated, the philosophy behind the individuals is the same. His thirteen steps towards success include obvious attributes like desire, persistence, and organized planning as well as lesser-utilized attributes such as faith, decision-making, and power, but all aid in the journey towards accomplishing your goal.
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Asian Americans in the Workplace
Picture this: you are a studious, hardworking citizen in the United States. You have never lived outside of America, yet you are still perceived as a foreigner. You are expected to achieve greatness in all school subjects, but you are also expected to stay quiet and low on the corporate ladder. You are an Asian American.
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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Where Does Your Company Stand?
Workplace cultures and environments consistently cause major companies to attract or lose employees. As sexual harassment and environments of sexism continue to permeate the corporate culture, the workplace becomes a major concern for working women. In 2020, the United Nations reported that less than half of working-age women worldwide are in the workplace.[i] Women continue to be in the minority—leaving room for sexual harassment to occur.
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Is Robinhood a Smart Way to Invest?
At the beginning of 2021, GameStop’s stock price rose approximately 2,500%, going from $20 to $483 in just over two weeks. Although that is an incredible return if you bought at the $20 price and sold at the $483 price, the risk of losing hundreds of dollars per stock if you bought and sold at the wrong time is more likely. The high of the day for GameStop’s stock price just a week after it reached its peak was just above $70, a decrease of 85% from its high of $483.
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