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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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Brandi Downey, a 2011 graduate of Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University, couldn’t find anything, so she accepted a short-term consulting gig. Six months later, she was hired to help start up a real estate brokerage. She remains in real estate and now owns a boutique brokerage firm in Houston.
A new study shows that two key factors can make freshly appointed CEOs more vulnerable and raise the odds they’ll get fired. The job security of a new CEO tends to suffer when the stock market reacts badly or when the previous CEO stays on as board chair, according to the study by Rice University and Peking University management experts. But the study found that the new CEO can overcome these challenges with what researchers call “social influence behaviors.”
Decluttering expert Marie Kondo, author of international bestseller The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and host of Netflix show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, revealed the cover for her April 2020 nonfiction book, Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life, co-authored by Scott Sonenshein.
A potential reason for local high fees is that people are using ATMs less frequently. Utpal Dholakia, a professor of marketing at Rice University, said customers are making more electronic payments using services such as Apple Pay, Google Pay and other apps.
Dean shares what Rice's B-School looks for in its handpicked students and the must-haves that will make them leaders and complex problem-solvers.
For 29 years, NFL executive Tony Wyllie, an MBA graduate from Rice, has helped sports organizations and their athletes with branding and communications, including nearly a decade as a senior vice president of communications for the Washington Redskins. Now, Wyllie, 51, is heading into his next chapter as the regional president and managing director for Special Olympics North America.
Ultrafast battery charging and a method to stop oil spills from spreading are among the technological advances touted by new companies honored this year at the largest energy tech venture capital conference in the U.S.
As concerned citizens and environmental activists prepare for the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Summit in New York City Sept. 23, Rice University researchers are available to discuss various topics related to the event.
Rice University continues to rank among the top 20 national universities in the newly released 2020 U.S. News & World Report ratings of the country’s best colleges, retaining its position as the highest ranked university in Texas.
From cellular biology to English literature to music theory, Rice University students can learn about all kinds of subjects. This semester, one more topic has been added to the course catalog: A lucky group of students will learn how to run an NFL franchise, from the experts themselves. Thanks to a partnership with the Houston Texans, Rice sport management students will take part in Pro Sports: Management, a course designed to teach the business behind the ballgame.