16469: Macro and Micro Perspectives on Political Ideology and Partisanship in Organizations

Sunday, July 27, 2025

15:30 - 17:00 CEST (GMT+2)

Location: Bella Center: Hall C- C1-m5

Session Type: Symposium (panel)
Orientation: Practice,Research
Highlight: Showcase Symposium
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/ra6Lg3

Organizer(s)

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Krishnan Nair

U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
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Trevor Spelman

Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, United States
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Rajen Anderson

-, United Kingdom

Moderator(s)

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Trevor Spelman

Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, United States

Discussant(s)

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Ryan Adam Krause

Texas Christian University, United States

Panelist(s)

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Maryam Kouchaki

Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, United States
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Timothy Werner

U. of Texas at Austin, United States
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Brittany Solomon

U. of Notre Dame, United States
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Max Kagan

Columbia Business School, United States

As political polarization has grown around the world, management scholars have increasingly turned to studying how such divisions impact organizations and employees. In this panel symposium, we bring together macro- and micro-scholars interested in this topic to increase cross-disciplinary awareness and provide a forum for fostering future research collaborations. Topics that will be covered include ideological differences in leader preferences, different types of political polarization, CEO sociopolitical activism, and implications of growing ethnic diversity in Western countries for politics and organizations.