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The Political Polarization of Corporate America
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Increased polarization in America has meant more political homogeneity across our digital, social, and civic spaces. But what about our workplaces, where so many Americans spend a bulk of their time?
Associate Professor of Finance at Chicago Booth, Elisabeth Kempf, has new data and research out looking at political alignment within corporate executive teams, and whether or how much it has increased over time. We sit down with Elisabeth to understand the factors which could be influencing this trend, legal structures that may or may not protect against discrimination based on political views, executive departures that may be politically motivated, and why we might care about political diversity in the workplace at all.
Link to paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3784969
Associate Professor of Finance at Chicago Booth, Elisabeth Kempf, has new data and research out looking at political alignment within corporate executive teams, and whether or how much it has increased over time. We sit down with Elisabeth to understand the factors which could be influencing this trend, legal structures that may or may not protect against discrimination based on political views, executive departures that may be politically motivated, and why we might care about political diversity in the workplace at all.
Link to paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3784969
Released:
Dec 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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