All Rice Business Wisdom Stories

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
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
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

Organizational Behavior | Organizational Behavior

Want More Good Ideas From Your Workers?

Try giving them a reward — and a choice.

January 29

Social Media | Marketing

How Can Influencers Boost Consumer Engagement?

Three ways Instagram influencers can boost their "likes" on sponsored content.

January 08

Organizational Behavior | Organizational Behavior

Here’s How Social Pressures Shape Online Product Evaluations

Product reviewers face a conundrum: They need peers and audiences to see them as credible. However, pursuing credibility may compromise the objectivity of their evaluations.

November 12

Product Marketing | Marketing

Bud Light Is Still Sinking. Here’s Why it Really Lost its Crown.

Bud Light’s sales are on ice. Their troubles are attributed to an influencer marketing controversy. But, in fact, their decline stems from product issues and management blunders.

November 02