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Rice University ranks first in Texas for 10-year return on investment, with alumni seeing roughly $334,000 in gains. Its strong earnings outcomes keep Rice at the top of both short and long-term ROI comparisons statewide.
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Rice Business professor Mijeong Kwon finds that viewing passion for work as a moral virtue can harm employees and teams, leading to guilt, burnout and biased treatment of colleagues who are seen as less passionate.
26 Nov
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In The Media
Rice Business professor Mijeong Kwon argues that moralizing a love of work can undermine workplace well-being. Her research shows that treating intrinsic motivation as a virtue fuels guilt, burnout and biased judgments that disrupt team dynamics.
25 Nov
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In this episode, researcher and professor Dr. Scott Sonenshein and Brené Brown talk about the art and science of being scrappy, why outsiders are sometimes better than experts, and why comparison is truly the thief of joy.
If you’re looking for an unconventional approach to doing business, select a CEO with an uncommon name, according to new research co-authored by an expert at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Alum and adjunct professor, Robyn O'Brien is named one of the nation's most influential impact investors as cofounder of rePlant Capital. She is also known as an advocate for the food industry as cofounder and CEO of Do Good and author of The Unhealthy Truth.
Isha Ratanji (Rice, ‘21) shares her MBA application journey, what she learned from the experience, and her advice to MBA applicants with MBASchooled.
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Vikas Mittal, a business professor and oil field service company expert at Rice University, is hopeful but skeptical about the ability of the clean energy initiatives to successfully deliver profits. The professor believes there might be some “herd mentality” psychology at play.
Being from Venezuela, at a young age, I learned the value of energy and oil in society. More specifically, I learned the importance of the good management of oil and natural resources. Rice is a globally-ranked university and, in my point of view, it has the strongest energy and finance program.
As Hurricane Laura nears the Texas coast, Rice University has a number of experts that can discuss a wide variety of storm-related topics.
The Houston Business Journal will once again honor an exceptional group of business and community leaders in the 40 Under 40 Class of 2020. Among the honorees are Rice Business alumni Chris Bentley and Daran Gaus.
William “Bill” Arnold, a popular professor in the practice of energy management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, died Aug. 5 after a battle with gallbladder cancer. He was 75.
