Organization and Management Theory OMT

We would like to invite you to attend a research symposium, "Workplace Sorting by Political Partisanship: Extent, Origins, and Implications" (16460), which will take place at the AOM annual meeting on Tuesday, August 13 from 1:15–2:25pm in the Chicago Marriott Downtown Salon B.

Recent work suggests that the political partisanship of workers influences how firms engage with pressing social issues, and even how they fare financially. Little is known, however, regarding the extent to which workers are sorted by partisanship across workplaces or the underlying processes driving this sorting. The purpose of this symposium is to draw attention to ongoing scholarly efforts to address these questions. Scholars will present cutting edge research on this topic, often demonstrating how they leverage ideas from political science to address questions core to management and strategy research. 

The symposium will consist of four presentations, followed by discussant comments and Q&A led by Reuben Hurst (Maryland) and Haram Seo (Texas A&M).

1. "Office Parties: Partisan Sorting in the United States Labor Market"
• Max Kagan (Columbia) [presenting]
• Reuben Hurst (Maryland)
• Justin Frake (Michigan)
2. "Money in Politics at Work"
   
• Jan Stuckatz (Copenhagen Business School) [presenting]
• Mogens Justesen (Copenhagen Business School)
3. "Peril, Politics, and Profession: Occupational Hazard and Political Segregation in the Labor Market"
• Ray Fang (University of Washington, Tacoma)
4. "When to Talk Politics in Business: Theory and Experimental Evidence"
• Fabrizio Dell'Acqua (HBS)
• Tomasso Bondi (Cornell Tech / SC Johnson)
• Vanesssa Burbano (Columbia)

We hope to see you there!