Rice Business Wisdom

Policy | Accounting

The 10-Q Rarely Breaks Earnings News. So Why Keep It?

A new SEC proposal would let companies report semiannually instead of quarterly. Four scholars make the case for letting companies choose their reporting cadence, and for protecting safeguards.

17 Jul

Innovation | Strategy

A New Way To Interpret China’s Patent Boom

China now files more patents than any other nation. But a new measure of innovation shows that their technological catch-up is only happening in a few manufacturing sectors.

26 Jun
Innovation | Finance

How Public Research Attracts Private Investment

A new study suggests regions trying to attract venture capital may need to start with commercializable university innovation.

5 Jun

Online Polarization | Strategy

What College Football Reveals About Online Polarization

New research shows how competition galvanizes identity and emotion to drive supporters and critics apart.

22 May

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
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

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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