Research Study on the Organizational Climate of Congress

Departments of Psychology and Government & Politics, University of Maryland, College Park

Organizational Climate of Congress - Executive Summary

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Conference on the Organizational Climate of Congress

Conference Participants Bios

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October 24-25, 2019
Prince George's Room, Room 1210, Adele H. Stamp Student Union
University of Maryland, College Park campus

Thursday, October 24, 2019
 

1:00-2:00pm

Lunch
Prince George's Room, Room 1210, Adele H. Stamp Student Union
 

2:00 – 2:15pm

Welcome and opening remarks, Greg Ball, Dean of UMD's College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

2:15-3:45pm

Panel I: Is Congress a Dysfunctional Workplace? The Inside Perspective

Panel of former Members of Congress:

  • Charles Boustany (Former U.S. Representative from Louisiana)
  • Donna Edwards (Former U.S. Representative from Maryland)
  • Elizabeth Esty (Former U.S. Representative from Connecticut)
  • Connie Morella (Former U.S. Representative from Maryland)

Moderator: David Barker, American University, Dept. of Government and Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies

3:45-4:00pm

Coffee Break

4:00pm – 5:30pm

Panel II: What is a dysfunctional workplace?

  • Jim Curry (Univ. of Utah, Dept. of Political Science)
  • Michele Gelfand (UMD, Dept. of Psychology)
  • Rick Guzzo (Mercer Consulting)
  • Danielle Thomsen (UC-Irvine, Dept. of Political Science)

Moderator: Subra Tangirala, University of Maryland, Business School
Discussant: Marcus Dickson, Wayne State University, Dept. of Psychology

 

Friday, October 25, 2019

8:30-9:15am

Breakfast

Prince George's Room, Room 1210, Adele H. Stamp Student Union, UMD campus

9:15-10:45am

Panel III: UMD Report on Congressional Culture

  • Paul Hanges (UMD)
  • Frances Lee (Princeton)
  • Kris Miler (UMD)
  • Jen Wessel (UMD)

Moderator: David Karol, Univ. of Maryland, Dept. of Government and Politics
Discussant: Matt Green, Catholic University, Dept. of Political Science

 

10:45-11:00am

Coffee break

11:00 – 12:30pm

Panel IV: How work identity affects and reflects our work behaviors

  • Laurel Harbridge-Yong (Northwestern, Dept. of Political Science)
  • Michael Pratt (Boston College, Carroll School of Management)
  • Tracy Sulkin (Univ. of Illinois, Dept. of Political Science)
  • Jen Wessel (UMD, Dept. of Psychology)

Moderator: Lily Mason, Univ. of Maryland, Dept. of Government and Politics
Discussant: Katina Sawyer, George Washington University, Business

12:30-1:30pm

Lunch

1:30-3:00pm

Panel V: How do you create a positive workplace climate in Congress?

  • Keith Allred (Executive Director, National Institute for Civil Discourse)
  • Casey Burgat (R Street)
  • Kathy Goldschmidt (Director of Strategic Initiatives, Congressional Management Foundation)
  • Mandy O’Neill (George Mason University, School of Business)
  • Colleen Shogan (Library of Congress & Georgetown University)

Moderator: Rellie Derfler-Rozin, Univ. of Maryland, Business School