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Rice University’s Virani Undergraduate School of Business is introducing the Moody Business Scholars Program, a highly selective, cohort-based undergraduate experience designed to prepare high-achieving business students for careers in competitive industries.
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The 26th annual Women in Leadership Conference (WILC) welcomed hundreds of women to Rice Business’ McNair Hall for a day of networking, learning and inspiration for climbing the ladder in their careers. This year’s theme was “Pass the Torch: Together, We Will Carry the Flame.”
11 Mar
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Research from Rice Business professors John Barry, Bruce Carlin, and Alan Crane shows how firms use hurdle rates differently in practice than finance theory predicts.
9 Mar
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Want unconventional leadership? Work for a CEO with a wild name, says a new study co-authored by Yan Anthea Zhang, the Fayez Sarofim Vanguard Professor of Strategy. Researchers found that companies helmed by Elons and Vitaliks have more distinctive strategies than other companies.
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.
The U.S. Postal Service was not created to be a traditional profit-making business, according to K. Ramesh, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Accounting at the Jones Graduate School of Business.
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.
