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
- Work-related anxieties can invade your dreams—and wreck your next day
- 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
Christopher M. Barnes
- Professor of Management Michael G. Foster Endowed Professor
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Education
- MSc University of Oxford (2022)
- 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
- “Toward a circadian theory of paradoxical leadership“Journal Article:Volk, S., Waldman, D. A., & 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., (2022). Leadership Quarterly, Vol. 32(101509),
- “Ghost in the machine: On organizational theory in the age of machine learning“Journal Article:Leavitt, K., Schabram, K., Hariharan, P., & Barnes, C. M., (2021). Academy of Management Review, Vol. 46, pp. 750-777.
- “Sleep and social relationships: A systematic review“Journal Article:Gordon, A., Carrillo, B., & Barnes, C. M., (2021). Sleep Medicine Reviews, Vol. 57(10148),
- “The effects of blue light filtration on sleep and work outcomes“Journal Article:Guarana, C. L., Barnes, C. M., & Ong, W. J., (2021). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 106, pp. 784-796.
- “Guiding principles for determining work shift duration and addressing the effects of work shift duration on performance, safety, and health“Journal Article:Gurubhagavatula, I, Barger, L., Barnes, C. M., Basner, M., Boivin, D. B., Dawson, D. Drake, C. L., Flynn-Evans, E. E., Mysliwiec, V., Patterson, P. D., Reid, K. J., Samuels, C., Shattuck, N. L. Kazmi, U., Carandang, G., Heald, J. L., Van Dongen, H. P. A., (2021). Sleep, Vol. 44, pp. 1-24.
- “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),
- “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.
- “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.
- “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),
- “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.
- “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.
- “Sleep well, lead better“Journal Article:Barnes, C. M., (2018). Harvard Business Review, pp. 140-143.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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.
- “Sleep and moral awareness“Journal Article:Barnes, C. M., Gunia, B., & Wagner, D. T., (2015). Journal of Sleep Research, Vol. 24, pp. 181-188.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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.
- “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..
- “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.
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Honors and Awards
- Faculty of the quarter (for teaching), MS Entrepreneurship program (Autumn quarter)
- 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 have taught undergraduates, masters students, and PhD students, including the topics of organizational behavior, leadership, ethics, and negotiation.