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Rice Business professor Emily Prinsloo comments on dynamic pricing and its recent use.
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When the final pitches wrapped and the judges cast their votes, one team rose to the top of this year’s Veterans Business Battle: IntuBlade. Their win capped a competitive two-day event at Rice Business that brought together veteran entrepreneurs from across the country.
16 Apr
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Kyle Zarosky ’25 shares why he chose Rice Business as his next step after serving in the United States Marine Corps
15 Apr
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The Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, which ranks No. 29 nationally, has two programs in the top 15.
Meet Taylor Anne Adams '23, who was recently featured in the Houston Innovators Podcast, talking about the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Rice University.
James Weston, professor of finance at Rice Business, offers advice on what to do when you're ready to buy or sell shares on the stock exchange.
Rice University awarded DivInc. an $800,000 grant this month to support its work in sports technology. The Texas-based company, which operates numerous accelerators, focuses on BIPOC and female founders working toward social and economic equity through entrepreneurship.
Enrollment in Houston’s MBA programs is rising, with the majority of it being part- time students. Rice University recently created a hybrid MBA program, which it touts as the first of its kind in Texas. Rice also ranks highly on other rankings of online degree programs, including those of Bloomberg and U.S. News & World Report.
“If someone knows you well and can give insight into you, your skills and abilities and the things that make you a great MBA candidate, you’re going to have a more robust and positive letter,” says Coni Zingarelli, executive director of recruiting, admissions and student financial services at Rice Business.
In recent years, "surge pricing" has been mostly associated with rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft. Rice Business professor Utpal Dholakia suggested in 2015 that Uber “rebrand” surge pricing with another name, perhaps part of the reason we hear more about “dynamic pricing” these days.
“MBA applicants typically target schools near where they would like to work,” said Dean Peter Rodriguez. “An exchange in Texas would move the balance toward us. We would expect to see more hiring directly into Texas-based institutions and corporations from Texas MBA programs.”
Score ranges show once again that a low GPA is not an insurmountable barrier to admission to a top MBA program.
The Biden administration is focusing heavily on antitrust measures ahead of the election to counteract voter dissatisfaction with the economy. Research by Rice Business professor Gustavo Grullon found that more than three-quarters of all US industries have become more concentrated since the 1990s, with implications for higher profits.
