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Financial Markets | Peer-Reviewed Research
A new study finds that “look-ahead bias” makes trading strategies appear highly profitable in published research, even though they fail in the real world.
7 Nov
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Credit & Lending | Peer-Reviewed ResearchEveryday retail purchases can help banks identify trustworthy borrowers who lack traditional credit histories, expanding access to credit for millions of unbanked people worldwide.24 Oct
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Customer-Based Strategy | Peer-Reviewed ResearchHiring a dedicated customer liaison can steer teams toward stronger collaboration and higher product adoption.10 Oct
Emerging Markets | Peer-Reviewed Research
In nascent markets, breakthrough products like clean cookstoves can save lives. But lasting impact does not come from donations. It comes from the “knowledge intermediaries” that build a market infrastructure to get these products into homes.
26 Sep
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CEO CompensationProfessor John Barry’s research offers a fresh perspective on executive compensation.12 Sep
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Work Motivation | Peer-Reviewed ResearchProfessor Mijeong Kwon’s research finds that loving your work can be valuable — but treating it as the only “right” reason to pursue a career can cause harm.29 Aug
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Investing | Peer-Reviewed Research
The only thing the market likes less than a late report? Silence.
February 15
Innovation | Peer-Reviewed Research
To innovate overseas, learn from foreign businesses at home.
February 15
Human Resources | Peer-Reviewed Research
When do positive personality traits become workplace problems?
February 15
Finance | Peer-Reviewed Research
Net financing, not the mix of funding sources, is what determines growth.
February 15
Acquisitions | Peer-Reviewed Research
Failing to win awards can drive CEOs to make risky decisions.
February 14
Organizational Behavior | Peer-Reviewed Research
How employees shape the companies that help reshape society.
February 13
Lending | Peer-Reviewed Research
In peer-to-peer lending, appearances can tell the truth
February 13
Retail | Features
If department stores are to survive, they have to recapture a time when they were destinations in themselves.
February 10
Book Excerpt | Mind Your Business
Great brands are built on something more than the bottom line. Read an excerpt from two Rice Business alumni.
February 04
Book Excerpt | Mind Your Business
Scott Sonenshein teaches us we all have more to work with than we can imagine.
February 01
