Lack of sleep and unethical conduct

We draw from the Ego Depletion model and research on sleep physiology to predict a relationship between lack of sleep and individuals’ unethical behavior. Laboratory studies showed that sleep quantity is positively related to self-control resources and negative associated with unethical behavior. In...

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Published inOrganizational behavior and human decision processes Vol. 115; no. 2; pp. 169 - 180
Main Authors Barnes, Christopher M., Schaubroeck, John, Huth, Megan, Ghumman, Sonia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kidlington Elsevier Inc 01.07.2011
Elsevier
Elsevier Science Publishing Company, Inc
SeriesOrganizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Subjects
Activity levels. Psychomotricity
Arbeitsverhalten
Behavioural psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cognition. Intelligence
Decision making. Choice
Depletion
Deviance
Ego
Ego depletion
Ethics
Ethics Unethical behavior Deviance Sleep Fatigue Self-regulation Ego depletion
Ethik
Fatigue
Field study
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gesundheitsrisiko
Laboratories
Organizational behavior
Organizational behaviour
Physiological psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Self control
Self-regulation
Sleep
Sleep deprivation
Studies
Supervisors
Test
Unethical behavior
USA
Vigilance. Attention. Sleep
Ethics
Sleep
Deviance
Ego depletion
Fatigue
Unethical behavior
Self-regulation
Human
Self control
Self regulation
Experimental study
Ego
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Summary:We draw from the Ego Depletion model and research on sleep physiology to predict a relationship between lack of sleep and individuals’ unethical behavior. Laboratory studies showed that sleep quantity is positively related to self-control resources and negative associated with unethical behavior. In a cross-sectional field study examining unethical behavior in a variety of work settings, low levels of sleep, and low perceived quality of sleep, were both positively related to unethical behavior as rated by the supervisor, and cognitive fatigue mediated the influence of sleep quantity. In an experience sampling field study, we found similar effects within-individuals. We discuss the role of lost sleep in better understanding unethical behavior in organizations.
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ISSN:0749-5978
1095-9920
DOI:10.1016/j.obhdp.2011.01.009