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What matters more when investing in a startup? Expertise or self-presentation? Research from Rice Business professor Alessandro Piazza, doctoral candidate Sung Hun (Brian) Chung, and Daniel Reese provides an analysis of more than 4,000 firms, their founders, and their funders.

April 13
School Updates

LIDROTEC, a student startup from RWTH Aachen University in Germany that aims to increase production in the semiconductor industry, took home the grand prize at the 2022 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC).

April 11
In The Media

Rice University brought back its international student startup competition to its in-person format in a big way, giving out nearly $2 million in investment and in-kind prizes to over a dozen student teams.

April 11
In The Media

Rice Business professor Scott Sonenshein was recently featured on the Dare to Lead podcast with Brene Brown. They discussed the pandemic, the racial reckoning, and work—specifically, what it means for people going to the office for the first time, or staying hybrid, or working from home. 

April 11
In The Media

Thinking of getting a tattoo but worried about consequences on the job ? Maybe you shouldn’t be so concerned: New research co-authored by Rice Business professor Mikki Hebl finds that customers don’t necessarily look down on employees with tattoos – and in some settings, ink is seen as a plus.

April 05
In The Media

After a very busy March, Houston innovators might need to prepare for another month of networking opportunities. On April 20, join Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and support Rice University student startups at the H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge Championships.

March 31
School Updates

A total of 19 graduate programs at Rice University rank among the nation's top 25 in their categories in the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report's "Best Graduate Schools." Rice Business has two programs in the top 25: entrepreneurship (No. 10) and the professional MBA program that U.S. News ranks in its part-time MBA category (No. 11, up from No. 17). 

March 30
In The Media

Rice Business has two programs in the top 25: entrepreneurship (No. 10) and the professional MBA program that U.S. News ranks in its part-time MBA category (No. 11, up from No. 17). 

March 30
School Updates

Organizations trying to create cultures of innovation increasingly turn to teams of employees instead of individuals, but there have been few studies on how to build teams for best results. Now a new paper incorporating decades of research offers insights on the best way to design innovative teams.

March 28
School Updates

Tuition will be $66,000 for students in the full-time MBA program at Rice Business. Tuition for other programs will be $57,000 for the Master of Accounting, $113,400 for the online MBA@Rice and the Evening MBA for Professionals, $120,000 for the Weekend MBA for Professionals and $135,000 for the Executive MBA.

March 23