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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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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 a dazzling celebration of five decades of innovation and achievement, the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University held a gala Sept. 26, uniting board members, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners.
A popular way to help people with their finances is by gently prodding them to make better decisions. These nudges appear to work at first, but several studies, including one co-authored by Rice Business professor Benedict Guttman-Kenney, show that some aren't as effective as promised and can even lead to harmful outcomes.
Research by Rice Business professor Minjae Kim shows voters often accept misinformation, valuing "moral truth" over facts if it aligns with their beliefs, revealing deep partisan moral flexibility.
Congratulations to Wesley Hungbui FTMBA ’25 for being named an inaugural recipient of the Chevron Energy Graduate Fellowship. Through a partnership between Chevron and the Rice Sustainability Institute, this initiative awards $10,000 each to 10 Rice graduate students driving innovation in energy-related research.
Where do MBA graduates say the best place is to earn a degree? That depends on what they value. Rice Business alum Karen Verboski mentions Houston's entrepreneurial ecosystem and innovation.
Rice Business is one of the most affordable business schools to earn an MBA in the the Poets&Quants top 25.
Rice Business is offering a new comprehensive program that delves into the multifaceted challenges posed by the shift toward sustainable energy.
“With the launch of the Rice Nexus at the Ion, we are embarking on a journey to unleash the full potential of Houston’s innovation ecosystem, driving positive change and rapid economic growth,” says Rice President Reginald DesRoches in a news release.
Research co-written by Rice Business professor Jaeyeon (Jae) Chung find that ChatGPT could help humans with daily, creative tasks—even those typically thought to require the human ability.
Vikas Mittal, J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing, discusses Customer-centric Strategy, and new course offered at Rice Business.
