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Discrimination | Organizational Behavior

Why Anti-Asian Discrimination Is Often Overlooked at Work

New research shows that people rely on mental prototypes when discerning racial discrimination in the workplace — and Asian Americans are less likely to fit that template.
20 Feb
Asian woman holding a small mirror in her hand
  • Startups | Strategy

    Does Gender Diversity Attract Investors? It Depends.

    In startup accelerator programs, gender diversity alone doesn’t engage investors — what matters more is that founder and mentor teams align in their gender composition.
    6 Feb
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  • Negotiations | Finance

    How Do Firms Actually Use Hurdle Rates?

    New research shows how firms use hurdle rates differently in practice than finance theory predicts.
    23 Jan
    Hurdles on race track.
  • AI | Finance

    Teaching Finance in the Age of AI

    Professor Kerry Back received the 2025 Financial Management Association’s Innovation in Teaching Award. We sat down with him to talk about how AI is changing finance — and the way we teach it.
    6 Jan
    Classroom full of students

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Mergers | Strategy

Keep It 100

After firms merge, how does the new company's practices affect outcomes?
February 19
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Education | Marketing

Safety Zone

Public school parents are consumers — and they demand safety.
February 19
Saftey Zone
Virtual Communities | Marketing

Birds Of A Feather

How to help online communities love your company.
February 12
Many birds sitting on telephone pole wire at dusk
Pricing | Marketing

Big Spender

When high prices attract consumers and low prices repel them.
February 11
Front of an expensive care
Technology | More

Time Warp

Facebook recently invented a new unit of time, the “flick.” What time units will they launch next?
February 05
Circle of sparks on a train track
Investing | Finance

Pay Day

Why companies are actually doing investors a favor by not paying dividends.
February 05
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Organizational Behavior | Organizational Behavior

The Hidden Role of Emotion in Decision Making

Our emotions affect our decision making more than we know.
January 29
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Oil & Gas | More

Energy Boost

What's the forecast for the U.S. energy industry and its effect on our global competitiveness? Looks sunny, reports Rice Business Professor Bill Arnold.
January 29
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Careers | Organizational Behavior

Lonely at the Top

Star performers earn higher pay and receive faster promotion. But these perks tend to have a social cost.
January 25
Person at the top of a mountain
Technology | Marketing

Short Circuit

Businesses like technology as a way to reach audiences quickly and nimbly. What could go wrong?
January 21
Group of circuit breaker boxes