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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)
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Psychology | Mind Your Business
Why The Disruption Of Our Old Routines Took An Unexpected Toll — And How We Can Fill The Void
March 22
Organizational Behavior | Peer-Reviewed Research
Why famous friends don't always help.
March 09
Strategy | Peer-Reviewed Research
When a VC firm can’t watch a startup closely it’s more likely to change unseasoned leadership.
February 03
Organizational Behavior | Peer-Reviewed Research
What Creates Your Sense Of Well-being?
January 13
Careers | Peer-Reviewed Research
The Power of Close Friends In Your Job Search
December 01
Strategy | Peer-Reviewed Research
Research shows that CEOs with distinctive first names are more likely to chart distinctive business strategies.
November 02
Workplace Dynamics | Features
Why did we stop taking breaks when we started working remotely?
November 02
Investing | Peer-Reviewed Research
Companies whose earnings are out of sync with the rest of their industry are more likely to misreport them.
October 05
