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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.
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"Balance of Power" focuses on the politics and policies being shaped by the agenda of President Trump's administration.
Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business — in partnership with The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership — has created The Leadership Accelerator. It's the first time Rice has brought an open enrollment program to the area.
While epiphanies are powerful, they can also feel rare, but it’s possible to take steps to invite more of them into your life, says Erik Dane, distinguished associate professor of management at the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University.
Local business professionals and aspiring corporate leaders seeking that extra nugget of management know-how will not have to go far to learn new tactics and strategies, as Rice University is bringing a four-day, intensive leadership program to The Woodlands this fall.
Civil Bank has signed an agreement with Leadership Academy Nepal with an aim to enhance the leadership skills of its staffers, as per a media release. Affiliated with Rice University Business School, Leadership Academy Nepal is a private initiative that aspires to play a role in addressing human resource challenges in Nepal and the South Asia region.
In December 2018, Commtrex was recognized as “Most Promising Company” at the 2018 Texas Digital Summit, hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and Station Houston at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
But the fact is, you have to go well down the ranking to get into the realm of anyone’s idea of “affordable.” Only three schools ranked by P&Q in the top 25 find their way into the “bottom” 20 for cost: No. 24 Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business is eighth overall at $116,530; No. 25 Indiana University Kelley School of Business is 16th overall at $137,910; and No. 18 Texas-Austin McCombs School of Business is 20th, at $146,908.
Last week’s raid on the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, which police say hasn’t fully cooperated with a sexual abuse investigation, comes in the wake of dozens of Catholic bishops releasing lists of the priests in their dioceses who were credibly accused of child abuse. The raid is symbolic of a crisis of faith in the organization and its leadership, according to a reputation management expert at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Rice Business adjunct professor Ronnie Hagerty, Ph.D., along with Lonnie Hsia and Lori Stevens and reappointed Kirk Beckert, and Roger O’Dell to the OneStar National Service Commission for terms set to expire on March 3, 2021.
