Work and Sleep Research Insights for the Workplace

Sleep disorders and disruptions are commonly associated with negative mood, hostility, poor concentration, and ego depletion. And while researchers have long investigated the widespread negative effects of shift work on individuals, the knowledge derived from these studies is rather limited to those with non-linear work schedules. However, whether employees are clocking in a normal 9-5 or trudging through the graveyard shift, sleep is a crucial activity for us all. If the quantity and quality of our sleeping patterns are disrupted, the consequences affect not only the employee but for the organization they work for, as well. Work and Sleep: Research Insights for the Workplace addresses the effects of sleep on employee and organizational functioning, and the impact of common work experiences on a night's rest. With a team of influential organizational psychologists at the helm, the editors lead a group of expert contributors as they each explore the issues that, regardless of industry, matter in work force well-being today.

Julian Barling is the Borden Chair of Leadership at the Queen's University School of Business, and author of The Science of Leadership: Lessons from Research for Organizational Leaders. His research focuses on the effects of leaders' psychological well-being on the quality of their leadership behaviors, and the development of leadership behaviors. He was formerly the editor of the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. Christopher M. Barnes is Associate Professor of Management in the Foster School of Business of the University of Washington. He received a PhD in Organizational Behavior from Michigan State University. His research interests focus primarily on the relationship between sleep and work, including both the effects of sleep deprivation on work outcomes as well as the effects of work phenomena on sleep. His research has been published in a variety of top management and applied psychology journals, such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. He has also published in the Journal of Sleep Research. His research has been covered by media outlets such as BBC World News, the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, and many others. Erica L. Carleton received her PhD in Organizational Behavior from the Smith School of Business at Queen's University. Her research interests include: leadership, sleep and well-being. She has received external government funding to conduct her PhD research examining sleep and its impact on leadership and well-being. Erica is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership at the Ivey School of Business, Western University. David T. Wagner is Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Oregon's Lundquist College of Business and is a graduate of the Management Department at Michigan State University. His research examines moods and emotions in the workplace, the impact of sleep a