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

Person sitting in dark room in front of stained window

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

Blocks with chalk drawings representing various emotions

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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Anastasiya Zavyalova

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Workplace Trends | More Business Wisdom

Thinking On Their Feet

If sitting is the new smoking, has standing made a stand?

December 15

Cultural Literacy | More Business Wisdom

Life Of The Party

What Rubi's Quinceañera can teach the U.S. about Latinos.

December 14

Bankruptcy | More Business Wisdom

Intense Interest

Interest rates have outsized effects on final value of a bankrupt company.

December 13

Urban Renewal | More Business Wisdom

Turning Green

How do you create more public parks? By bringing in private partners.

December 06

Urban renewal and the greening of Houston

Business School Rankings | More Business Wisdom

A Seat At The Table

Rankings, though illusory in many ways, can make a difference for business schools.

December 02

Commodities | Finance

What Weather Can Teach Us About Market Volatility

In weather-sensitive commodity markets, prices fluctuate even when trading is closed. That gives researchers new evidence that information flow plays a major role in volatility.

December 01