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200+
Faculty Members
6:1
Student-to-Faculty Ratio
170+
Publications Since 2022
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Rice Business Wisdom is our online ideas magazine that features faculty research applied in the classroom.
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.
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.
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.
Research
Faculty contributions in research, teaching and service are critical to fulfilling the Rice Business mission. Our faculty are recognized for their scholarship across 11 academic fields.
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Anastasiya Zavyalova Associate Professor of Strategic Management
Why Teach At Rice
"Beyond providing an academically stimulating environment, Rice Business has created a supportive atmosphere where I am free to pursue my research projects, share my ideas with colleagues and students, and engage with the business community."
Faculty Research and Teaching Excellence Awards
Utpal Dholakia
George R. Brown Professor of Marketing
Petrus Ferreira
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Yael Hochberg
Head of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative and Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship\ Ralph S. O’Connor Professor in Entrepreneurship – Finance
Daan van Knippenberg
Houston Endowed Professor of Management – Organizational Behavior\ Ph.D. Area Advisor - Organizational Behavior
Stephanie Johnson Assistant Professor of Finance
Featured Research
"Borrowing money can improve a person’s life in many ways, whether it’s being used to fund an education, start a business or buy a house. But there are also concerns about predatory lending and the implications for financial stability. This has led to regulations that restrict how much money people can borrow. I hope my research will be useful for evaluating and improving these policies."
Faculty in the Media
School Updates
New research shows how firms use hurdle rates differently in practice than finance theory predicts
Research from Rice Business professors John Barry, Bruce Carlin, and Alan Crane shows how firms use hurdle rates differently in practice than finance theory predicts.
In The Media
Rice research explores how shopping data could reshape credit scores
Research from Rice Business professor Tommy Pan Fang shows why some data center facilities cluster in cities for speed and access, while others move to rural regions in search of scale and lower costs.
In The Media
Why corporate America is mostly staying quiet as federal immigration agents show up at its doors
Rice Business professor Alessandro Piazza explains why companies are largely silent as immigration enforcement reaches workplaces, showing how political and economic risks now discourage corporate activism.
Get to Know Our Faculty
Kerry Back
J. Howard Creekmore Professor of Finance and Professor of Economics\ Finance Area Coordinator\ Ph.D. Area Advisor – Finance
Jaeyeon (Jae) Chung
William S. Mackey Jr. Distinguished Assistant Professor
Scott Sonenshein
Organizational Behavior Area Coordinator\ Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management – Organizational Behavior
Shiva Sivaramakrishnan
Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Accounting\ Academic Director of Healthcare Programming
Nicola Secomandi
Houston Endowment Professor of Operations Management\ Senior Advisor to the Dean on Energy Transition\ Ph.D. Area Advisor – Operations Management
James P. Weston
Senior Associate Dean for Degree Programs\ Harmon Whittington Professor of Finance
Yan Anthea Zhang
Fayez Sarofim Vanguard Professor of Management – Strategic Management
Jing Zhou
Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs\ Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Management and Psychology – Organizational Behavior