Rice Business Wisdom

Work Motivation | Organizational Behavior

What Happens When a Calling Becomes Unsustainable?

Shannon Sciarappa studies how people engage with work after leaving a profession they once considered a “calling.” Here’s how leaders can help make career passion sustainable.

9 Oct

Leadership | Organizational Behavior

Lessons on Leadership From Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”

Three organizational behavior scholars on outgrowing familiar strengths, managing from the middle and navigating the limits of control.

25 Sep
Credit & Lending | More Business Wisdom

Borrowing Is Set To Get Even Pricier

U.S. consumers and businesses are now facing a future of more expensive borrowing.

16 Sep

AI | More Business Wisdom

7 Questions Our Faculty Are Asking About AI

Rice Business faculty are exploring big questions about AI and how it’s reshaping business, technology and the classroom.

11 Sep

Emily Prinsloo sitting at table in Virani Hall

Corporate Reputation | Strategy

The New Rules of Corporate Reputation

As corporate value has become more intangible, leaders have less control over how their organizations are perceived. Anastasiya Zavyalova explains what that means for reputation strategy.

28 Aug
Corporate Social Activism | Marketing

Silence Should Be the Default for CEOs on Politics

Research offers a new framework to help CEOs decide if, when and how to engage in politics.

14 Aug

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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