Features
A conversation with Rice Business Professor Tolga Tezcan on how we can improve hospital operations and payment systems.
Rice Business Wisdom: 2024 Highlights
Featuring faculty research applied in the classroom.
Read more about Rice Business Wisdom.
Our Most-Read Stories of 2024
Rice Business Wisdom
Never miss a story
Visit All Rice Business Wisdom Articles
Our Faculty in the News
Rice Business research isn’t just shaping academia through top journals like Organization Science, The Accounting Review, and the Journal of Financial Economics — it’s also making waves in leading outlets like Forbes, NPR and Harvard Business Review.
Here are some of the year’s top highlights of Rice Business research in the media:
Harvard Business Review
Safety Should Be a Performance Driver: It’s more than just a compliance issue. (Professor Vikas Mittal & Alessandro Piazza)
Fast Company
How grocery data can help assess credit worthiness: In general, buying healthier but less convenient food predicts responsible payment behaviors. (Professor Jung Youn Lee)
Wall Street Journal
Credit-Card Autopay Can Benefit Consumers (a Little): New research suggests nudging consumers to automatically pay off credit-card balances can get complicated. (Professor Benedict Guttman-Kenney)
Bloomberg
Upstarts Challenge a Foundation of Modern Investing: A Nobel laureate’s theory supports betting on cheaper stocks and sets a benchmark for money managers. But the numbers keep changing. How much does it matter? (Professor Robert Dittmar)
Chicago Booth Review
Could a Change to the Goodwill Rule Boost Private Equity?: Writing off the value of customer loyalty and human capital might shrink and change the M&A market. (Professor Stehan J. Huber)
Business Insider
Flexible morals: A key reason American voters support divisive misinformation: For many people, it’s easy to defend misinformation if they think it serves a larger truth. (Professor Minjae Kim)
From Our Magazine
And catch up on top stories from the past year of Rice Business magazine
Features
In May, Rice broke ground for a new building next to McNair to accommodate the school’s growth.
Features
Meet a few of the undergrads who claimed their spot among our first class of business major graduates.
From Our Podcast
Professors by Day, Partners for Life feat. Professor Lee Ann Butler & Professor Alex Butler
Lee Ann and Alex Butler are not only esteemed faculty at Rice Business, but also a married couple. They share insights from their personal lives and nearly three-decades-long journeys in academia.
Filter
Technology | Peer-Reviewed Research
How a Rice Business professor found a life-saving technology.
April 30
Public Relations | Commentary
Guidance for public relations professionals navigating the Q&A minefield.
April 30
Worker Well-Being | Peer-Reviewed Research
Research on worker well-being is usually more about the company than the worker.
April 30
Customer Service | Peer-Reviewed Research
Customer narratives boost service, prompt innovation and feed a healthy corporate culture.
April 29
Gig Economy | News Feed
Grit Grocery was conceived by a Rice Business student while taking classes.
April 28
Marketing | Expert Opinion
Buying American is not just a matter of price and quality.
April 19
Competition | Peer-Reviewed Research
What happens when food trucks mix business, peer pressure and high standards?
April 18
Peer-to-Peer Lending | Peer-Reviewed Research
Personal narratives in loan applications — however unverifiable — can sway lenders, lower interest rates, and even predict repayment behavior.
April 18
Workplace | Peer-Reviewed Research
What happens when the person providing your service feels empowered?
April 16
Reputation | Commentary
How United got in a PR mess. And how it could get out.
April 11
