Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: 353226
Seattle, W 98195-3226
In addition to environmental sustainability, managers should consider human sustainability. Sleep is an important part of that equation.
Featured Research
- Blue-light-filtering glasses improve sleep and performance at work the next day
- A healthy sex life at home promotes engagement at work—and vice-versa
- Quality sleep is essential to inspire—and to be inspired
- When are you most vulnerable to unethical behavior? Check your chronotype
- Mean boss? Might be due to a bad night’s sleep
- Night-time smartphone work drains employee effectiveness in the morning
- Lost sleep takes a serious toll on performance in the workplace
- Working flextime? Bosses prefer early birds to night owls
- Foster Faculty receive international recognition for superior research
- The Year in Research: 2013-14
Christopher M. Barnes
- Professor of Management Evert McCabe Endowed Fellow
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Education
- PhD Michigan State University (2009)
- BS Pacific Lutheran University (1999)
Academic Expertise
- emotions
- ethics
- human sustainability
- leadership
- organizational behavior
- sleep
- teamwork
Current Research
- Sleep and fatigue issues in the workplace
- Team performance and decision making
- Emotional labor
- Behavioral ethics
- Compensation
Positions Held
- At the University of Washington since 2013
- Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech, 2011-2013
- Assistant Professor, United States Military Academy at West Point, 2009-2011
- Research Assistant, Michigan State University, 2004-2009
- Behavioral Scientist/Acquisitions Officer, United States Air Force, 2000-2004
Selected Publications
- “Ghost in the machine: On organizational theory in the age of machine learning“Journal Article:Leavitt, K., Schabram, K., Hariharan, P., & Barnes, C. M., (in press). Academy of Management Review,
- “More inspirational at some times than others: A chronotype circadian model of charismatic leadership“Journal Article:Guarana, C. L., Barnes, C. M., Ryu, J. W., & Crawley, R., (in press). Leadership Quarterly,
- “Sleep and social relationships: A systematic review“Journal Article:Gordon, A., Carrillo, B., & Barnes, C. M., (in press). Sleep Medicine Reviews,
- “The effects of blue light filtration on sleep and work outcomes“Journal Article:Guarana, C. L., Barnes, C. M., & Ong, W. J., (in press). Journal of Applied Psychology,
- “High profile football matches in Europe are associated with traffic accidents in Asia“Journal Article:Yam, K. C., Jackson, J. C., Lau, T. C., Xin, Q., Barnes, C. M., & Chong, J. K., (2020). British Medical Journal, Vol. 371(m4465),
- “Sleep loss and the socio-emotional brain.“Journal Article:Simon, E. B., Vallat, R., Barnes, C. M., & Walker, M., (2020). Trends in Cognitive Science., Vol. 24, pp. 435-450.
- “The rise of COVID-19 cases is associated with support for political leaders“Journal Article:Yam, K. C., Jackson, J. C., Barnes, C. M., Lau, T. C., Xin, Q., & Lee, H. Y., (2020). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 117(25429-25433),
- “Healthy sleep is good for business: A review of the literature on sleep and employee outcomes“Journal Article:Barnes, C. M., & Watson, N. F., (2019). Sleep Medicine Reviews, Vol. 47, pp. 112-118.
- “Resetting the clock on dynamic leader behaviors: A conceptual integration and agenda for future research“Journal Article:McClean, S., Barnes, C. M., Courtright, S. H., & Johnson, R. E., (2019). Academy of Management Annals, pp. 479-508.
- “Sleepwalking into bad opportunities: Sleep and entrepreneur opportunity evaluation“Journal Article:Gish, J., Wagner, D. T., Gregoire, D., & Barnes, C. M., (2019). Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 34(10593),
- “Why so serious? A laboratory and field investigation of the link between morality and humor“Journal Article:Yam, K. C., Barnes, C. M., Leavitt, K., Wei, W, Lau, T. C., & Uhlmann, E., (2019). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 117, pp. 758-772.
- “Bad behavior keeps you up at night: Counterproductive work behaviors, rumination, and insomnia“Journal Article:Yuan, Z., Barnes, C. M., & Li, Y., (2018). Journal of Applied Psychology, pp. 383-398.
- “Sleep well, lead better“Journal Article:Barnes, C. M., (2018). Harvard Business Review, pp. 140-143.
- “Helping employees sleep well: Effects of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on work outcomes“Journal Article:Barnes, C. M., Miller, J. A., & Bostock, S., (2017). Journal of Applied Psychology, pp. 104-113.
- “Lack of sleep and the development of leader-follower relationships over time“Journal Article:Guarana, C. L., & Barnes, C. M., (2017). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 141, pp. 57-73.
- “Sabotaging the Benefits of Our Own Human Capital: Work Unit Characteristics and Sleep“Journal Article:Barnes, C. M., Jiang, K., & Lepak, D, (2016). Journal of Applied Psychology, pp. 209-221.
- “Too tired to inspire or be inspired: Sleep deprivation and charismatic leadership“Journal Article:Barnes, C. M., Guarana, C. L., Nauman, S., & Kong, D. T., (2016). Journal of Applied Psychology, pp. 1191-1199.
- “Prioritizing sleep health: Public health policy recommendations. Perspectives on Psychological Science“Journal Article:Barnes, C. M. & Drake, C. L., (2015). Perspectives on Psychological Science,, Vol. 10, pp. 733-737.
- “Sleep and moral awareness“Journal Article:Barnes, C. M., Gunia, B., & Wagner, D. T., (2015). Journal of Sleep Research, Vol. 24, pp. 181-188.
- “You wouldn’t like me when I’m sleepy: Leader sleep, daily abusive supervision, and work unit engagement“Journal Article:Barnes, C. M., Bhave, D., Christian, M., & Lucianetti, L., (2015). Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 58(5), pp. 1419-1437.
- “Beginning the workday yet already depleted? Consequences of late-night smartphone use and sleep“Journal Article:Lanaj, K., Johnson, R., & Barnes, C. M., (2014). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 124, pp. 11-23.
- “Morning employees are perceived as better employees: Employees’ start times influence supervisor performance ratings“Journal Article:Yam, K. C., Fehr, R., & Barnes, C. M., (2014). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 99, pp. 1288-1299.
- “The morality of larks and owls: Unethical behavior depends on chronotype as well as time-of-day“Journal Article:Gunia, B., Barnes, C. M., & Sah, S., (2014). Psychological Science, Vol. 25, pp. 2272-2274.
- “Borrowing from sleep to pay work and family: Expanding time-based conflict to the broader non-work domain“Journal Article:Barnes, C. M., Wagner, D. T., & Ghumman, S., (2012). Personnel Psychology, Vol. 65, pp. 789-819.
- “Lost sleep and cyberloafing: Evidence from the laboratory and a Daylight Saving Time quasi-experiment“Journal Article:Wagner, D. T., Barnes, C. M., Lim, V., & Ferris, D. L., (2012). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 97, pp. 1068-1076.
- “Lack of sleep and unethical behavior“Journal Article:Barnes, C. M., Schaubroeck, J. M., Huth, M., & Ghumman, S., (2011). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 115, pp. 169-180.
- “Changing to daylight saving time cuts into sleep and increases workplace injuries“Journal Article:Barnes, C. M. & Wagner, D. T., (2009). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 94, pp. 1305-1317.
- “Sleep deprivation and teams: Burning the midnight oil or playing with fire?“Journal Article:Barnes, C. M. & Hollenbeck, J. R., (2009). Academy of Management Review, Vol. 34, pp. 56-66..
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Honors and Awards
- Cummings Scholarly Achievement Award (mid-career research award from AOM OB Division) (2020)
- Professor of the Week, awarded by Poets & Quants (2019)
- Responsible Research in Management Award (2017)
- Finalist for the AOM HR Division Scholarly Achievement Award (2017)
- Nominee for the Kanter Award for Excellence in Work Family Research (2017)
- SIOP Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award - Science (2017)
- Finalist for Paper of the Year award from Personnel Psychology (2016)
- Western Academy of Management Ascendant Scholar Award (2014)
- Management Department Faculty Research Excellence Award, Virginia Tech (2013)
- SIOP Top Poster Presentation Award (2013)
- Scholar of the Week (1 university level awarded weekly), Virginia Tech (2012)
- Management Department Faculty Research Excellence Award, Virginia Tech (2012)
Academic Service
- Faculty Mentor Award, for mentoring PhD students (2018)
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Review (2017)
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Journal (2016)
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Journal (2014)
- CIDER Teacher of the Week, Virginia Tech (2012)
- Scholar of the Week (1 university level awarded weekly), Virginia Tech (2012)
- Favorite Faculty (student-nominated), Virginia Tech (2012)
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Review (2010)
Courses Taught
- I teach organizational behavior, focusing on leading teams and organizations, primarily at the MBA level. This focus on managing people is intended to help you see the importance of good people management, including how managing people represents most firms’ best source of competitive advantage. My courses are empirically based, using a foundation of state of the art research to build the content. One of the most common statements you will hear from me is “What do the data say?” I utilize a mixture of lectures, articles, podcasts, TED Talk videos, popular press examples, case studies, simulations, and various forms of in-class discussions and exercises in order to provide a diverse mixture of methods for learning. Student contributions and discussions are important components of my classes.