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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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"Entrepreneurship and the creation of new businesses and industries are critical to Houston and Texas' future prosperity and quality of life," says Yael Hochberg, Rice finance professor who leads Lilie, in a release. "Rice students continuously seek to lead change and build organizations that can have real impact on our world."
“We’re getting a lot of questions from employers about how to make sure people are legitimately allowed to take paid sick leave and then what to do to make sure people legitimately have medical issues,” Larry Stuart, an employment lawyer in the Houston-based law firm Stuart PC and an adjunct professor at the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University, tells Yahoo Life.
“The big question is, in the absence of any government action, what will consumers do?” said Peter Rodriguez, an economist and dean of the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. “Many are going to hold back at least a few more weeks and wait for a real sign of safety.”
Peter Rodriguez is the dean of the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University: “We know that some businesses really can't open at this capacity level and be profitable, so 25% isn't any better than being completely shut and it will stay that way." He says today's effort to restart our economy in southeast texas is a step forward. It's not a miracle drug.
How might oil and gas companies and workers navigate the latest crash in the industry’s constant boom and bust cycle? Hear from Bill Arnold, Professor in the Practice of Energy Management at the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University.
Many consumers have been anxiously awaiting a return to normalcy, according to Connie Porter, marketing professor at Rice University. Porter said many people will probably want to support their favorite businesses, but it’s unclear just how many others will remain wary of going outside of their homes. “Without foot traffic, upon which smaller businesses truly depend on…even just to pick it up, those stores are going to suffer, even if they’re open, potentially."
If you’re satisfied with your pile of tasks, check in periodically to be sure you are continuing to achieve your ideal work life. For any new tasks that come your way, explicitly decide whether they are worth doing before accepting them. —Scott Sonenshein
At Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business, some 80 percent of full-time MBA students receive a scholarship. The average amount is 60 percent of tuition, but a minority of candidates receive full fee coverage.
An emergency ventilator designed and prototyped by Rice University engineers and students will be mass produced, the university announced in a news release April 23. Houston-based manufacturer Stewart & Stevenson LLC has signed a licensing agreement with the university to produce an advanced version of the ApolloBVM ventilator, which is designed to operate a common bag valve mask for extended periods while patients await the availability of a standard ventilator.
