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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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“If an oil and gas company called me up and asked for my advice, I would say that, if you are trying to promote yourself as a more environmentally-friendly company, you have to actually do the work,” Ferris said. “You can’t just put an ad out on social media and think that it’s going to be bought.”
The pandemic is bringing out generosity and compassion for those on the front lines. Chelsea Edwards shares how Rice University students are helping take meals to medical workers.
Rice University MBA student Coco Ma knows it’s risky to leave her house amid the coronavirus pandemic, as the number of Houston area confirmed cases increases and the peak is yet to come.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges are learning about the extra assistance and needs of disabled communities with online learning. For the deaf and hard of hearing, captioning services and other accommodations are paramount.
A pair of Rice MBA students are using their business skills to give medical staff and the economy a boost amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Coco Ma and Kathleen Harcourt have created a nonprofit organization, #SnacksForMedStaff, that delivers free meals to medical staff who are treating patients infected with the virus.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted work, school and social lives online, demanding everyone leave their comfort zones of routine and predictability. Jing Zhou, a professor of organizational behavior, found herself stretching her creative muscles to convert an in-person MBA course to online.
During these tough times, there is solid cause for optimism, because Houston companies are battle-tested and uniquely poised to win the war against COVID-19. Here are five strengths of Houston businesses that will help them bounce back.
John Barrios and Yael V. Hochberg used cellphone-tracking data and internet searches to find that Trump voters were less concerned about the virus than others, as measured by searches about the virus, distance traveled and visits to nonessential businesses.
Even Larry Stuart, a practicing board-certified labor-and-employment lawyer with Stuart PC and adjunct professor in management Rice University’s Jones School of Business, admits it can be perplexing. “There’s a lot of confusion, there’s a lot of action, there’s a lot of change and there’s a lot of stuff in flux,” he says. “People are understandably confused.”
