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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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The competition between Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Chevron Corp. to acquire Anadarko, a large independent oil and gas producer headquartered near Houston, has captivated the business media in recent days.
Both Amazon’s and Birchbox’s models have been widely copied, and their success underscores the appeal of subscriptions to businesses and consumers alike, according to Utpal Dholakia, a marketing professor at Rice University. “The pain of payment and the friction of how a person is going to pay is totally gone,” he says. Consumers receive things they need or want without having to make any decisions, and that creates more stable and predictable revenue streams for the businesses they patronize.
The battle for America’s future as a global technology leader is being waged in locations that have initiated innovative programs to increase the number of graduates with STEM skills. City leaders continue to cultivate unique partnerships with local universities and community organizations to focus on building the pipeline of STEM talent. The Rice University Business Plan Competition is the world’s largest graduate-level student startup competition, with teams from around the world competing for more than $1 million in cash and prizes.
It’s typical for relatives to look alike. But sometimes the resemblance goes beyond a basic likeness. Sometimes, even despite age differences, you think you are seeing double. Alex Butler, a professor of finance at Rice University, bears a strong resemblance to his 13-year-old daughter, Grace.
Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business, discusses U.S.-China trade, and diversity on Wall Street. He spoke on "Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power" on April 26. "Our countries are more comporable year by year, and I think we know that China's ambition is not just to merely be the manufacturing power of the year, which they have been for so long, but to be the position in their mind's - the producer of intellectual property..." - Peter Rodriguez
HOUSTON — spotLESS Materials LLC, a startup company developed from research conducted in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering, won third place and $367,500 at the 2019 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) on April 6.
Q&A With Jones Graduate School of Business Full-Time student, Swati Patel.
Q&A with class of 2019 Jones Graduate School of Business student Dapo Orimoloye
Q&A With Jones Graduate School of Business Full-Time student, Joanna Nathan
The Trump administration has announced a zero-tolerance policy for its unilateral sanctions on Iranian oil exports. Waivers provided for eight countries will not be extended beyond the May 2 deadline.