# Rice Business Wisdom
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CEO Compensation | Accounting
### [Short-Term CEO Pay Isn’t Always a Mistake](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/short-term-ceo-pay-isnt-always-mistake)
When companies break loan terms, boards adjust CEO pay to focus on stabilizing finances.
6 Mar
- Discrimination | Organizational Behavior
### [Why Anti-Asian Discrimination Is Often Overlooked at Work](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/why-anti-asian-discrimination-often-overlooked-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.](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/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?](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/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](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/teaching-finance-age-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.?](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/what-really-drives-data-center-location-decisions)
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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CEO Compensation | Accounting
### [Short-Term CEO Pay Isn’t Always a Mistake](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/short-term-ceo-pay-isnt-always-mistake)
When companies break loan terms, boards adjust CEO pay to focus on stabilizing finances.
March 06
Discrimination | Organizational Behavior
### [Why Anti-Asian Discrimination Is Often Overlooked at Work](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/why-anti-asian-discrimination-often-overlooked-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.
February 20
Startups | Strategy
### [Does Gender Diversity Attract Investors? It Depends.](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/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.
February 06
Negotiations | Finance
### [How Do Firms Actually Use Hurdle Rates?](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/how-do-firms-actually-use-hurdle-rates)
New research shows how firms use hurdle rates differently in practice than finance theory predicts.
January 23
AI | Finance
### [Teaching Finance in the Age of AI](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/teaching-finance-age-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.
January 06
Data Centers | Strategy
### [What Really Drives Data Center Location Decisions in the U.S.?](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/what-really-drives-data-center-location-decisions)
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.
December 12
Social Ventures | Strategy
### [When Doing Good Comes With Stigma](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/when-doing-good-comes-stigma)
For social ventures rooted in marginalized communities, sharing their origin story can deter mainstream customers due to fear of stigma transfer.
November 21
Investing | Finance
### [When Research Promises the Impossible, Investors Pay the Price](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/when-research-promises-impossible-investors-pay-price)
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.
November 07
Credit & Lending | Marketing
### [How Shopping Data Could Reshape the Credit Score System](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/how-shopping-data-could-upend-credit-score-system)
Everyday retail purchases can help banks identify trustworthy borrowers who lack traditional credit histories, expanding access to credit for millions of unbanked people worldwide.
October 24
Customer-Based Strategy | Organizational Behavior
### [The New Compass for Customer Success](https://business.rice.edu/wisdom/new-compass-customer-success)
Hiring a dedicated customer liaison can steer teams toward stronger collaboration and higher product adoption.
October 10
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