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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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Yan “Anthea” Zhang, the Fayez Sarofim Vanguard Chair Professor of Strategy at the Rice Business, has been selected as a fellow of the Strategic Management Society (SMS), a distinction honoring members of the society who have made significant contributions to the theory and practice of strategic management.
Rice Business climbs to the number 22 spot in the latest Bloomberg Businessweek MBA rankings.
AlixPartners announced that Irfan Bidiwala, a Rice MBA graduate and seasoned expert in a wide range of industrial sectors has joined as a Managing Director.
“Students in search of online education have plenty of great options, from bootcamps and short courses to more traditional degree programs,” says George Andrews, associate dean of degree programs at Rice Business.
The announcement of the mandate has people asking many questions. Rice Business adjunct professor Larry Stuart says this mandate is technically an executive order, which the president is granted the power to issue on certain topics.
CDI, a leader in high-performance polymer product manufacturing, custom engineering, and material science, announced Rice MBA Clint Metcalf has been named as President.
Timing is everything and prospective students will need to carefully consider how much time is required to apply, and which admissions deadline to pick. Rice Business Associate Dean of Degree Programs, George Andrews, gives his perspective.
"Computers, televisions, washing machines - people are far more willing to buy online. But not so with a mattress, " said Rice Business marketing professor Utpal Dholakia. "They want to lay on a mattress to see how it feels."
Dean Peter Rodriguez weighs in on the impact the pandemic is having on the construction industry. Virus outbreaks could continue to postpone building projects. “Uncertainty,” he said, “is just toxic to growth.”
"I wish candidates understood the breadth and depth of class options available to them at Rice Business once the first year of core courses are completed. Our wide range of learning areas and electives allow students to customize their focus and direction when many other universities don’t. "
