Rice Business Wisdom

AI | Operations

To Build Lifelong AI, Teach It To Forget

To keep learning over time, AI systems must forget some information. A new monograph explains why that tradeoff is essential.

8 May

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AI | Organizational Behavior

The Secret to Continuous Creativity With GenAI

GenAI may give users an early boost in creativity, but lasting gains require effective augmented learning through a more active form of human-AI collaboration called “idea co-development.”

24 Apr
Voter Behavior | Organizational Behavior

Why Some Voters Are More Open to Dominating Leaders

New research finds that trust in others — not just political ideology — shapes who wants a strong-arm leader.

10 Apr

Interpersonal Dynamics | Marketing

Why We Hide Good News and Share Bad News

When other people disclose a success or failure, we often respond in kind, or hold back, depending on what seems likely to protect their feelings.

27 Mar

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CEO Compensation | Accounting

Short-Term CEO Pay Isn’t Always a Mistake

When companies break loan terms, boards adjust CEO pay to focus on stabilizing finances.

6 Mar
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

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Q&A | Finance

Danger Zone

Why did areas that voted for the president worry less about COVID-19?

April 14

Marketing | More Business Wisdom

Bending The Rules

Sometimes it's right to do the wrong thing.

April 13

Corporate Tax Structure | Accounting

Hidden Costs

Avoiding taxes can have unintended consequences.

April 06

Human Behavior | Organizational Behavior

Want People To Follow the Rules? Stop Explaining Them

The more perceived distrust people feel, the less likely they are to follow the rules.

March 30

Organizational Behavior | Strategy

Chain Reaction

How protest tactics end up influencing protesters.

March 23

Corporate Investment | Strategy

The Paradox of Successful Overseas Investments

The very traits that make global growth possible — size, age and ownership — can also make cultural distance harder to overcome.

March 16

Protests | Organizational Behavior

When Moral Outrage Spreads Online, Protest Violence Becomes More Likely

Spikes in moralizing social media posts can help predict when protests turn violent and that outrage becomes most dangerous when it’s actively validated by like-minded others.

March 02