Rice Business Wisdom

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

Hand stops a row of dominoes from tipping over onto a pile of coins

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
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

In November 2025, Professor Kerry Back received the Financial Management Association’s Innovation in Teaching Award for building an MBA course that trains students to apply artificial intelligence and coding to finance.

6 Jan
Data Centers | Strategy

What Really Drives Data Center Location Decisions in the U.S.?

A new study shows a divided geography: some facilities cluster in cities for speed and access, while others move to rural regions in search of scale and lower costs.

12 Dec

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Intellectual Property | Strategy

Loose Lips Sink Ships

Is there a way to stop institutional leaks?

June 21

Acquisitions | Strategy

Chasing Their Tails

What happens to shareholders when a CEO fails to be named top dog?

June 17

Giving | More

Give And Take

The best way to give when you’re not sure whom to trust.

June 11

Negotiations | Organizational Behavior

Cat And Mouse Game

Does erratic behavior work in deal-making?

June 11

Careers | Organizational Behavior

Rite Of Passage

Being “between jobs” can mean being in a wasteland, or a place of growth.

June 10

Corporate Social Responsibility | Strategy

Rethinking Nature as a Business Partner

Corporate responsibility shouldn’t just be about efficiency. A new framework asks businesses to consider the intrinsic value of the natural world — and act accordingly.

June 03