Chronobiology & Sleep @ Work

In the current symposium we will address the important topics of sleep and chronobiology in work settings. Chronobiology deals with how humans and many other living organisms synchronize their daily biorhythms with the 24h-light-dark cycle of our planet. Individual differences in synchronization (entrainment) settings have important implications for when people are capable of performing at their very best during the workday. Another critical theme in this symposium that is tightly coupled to chronobiological processes is sleep. Sleep is an activity that is controlled by chronobiological processes and that has important implications for performance and employee well-being. By doing so, our symposium aims to stimulate an integrative account of insights from chronobiology and sleep research. We believe that the connection between sleep, chronotype, and work is a compelling area of research that is of great interest to researchers and practitioners who care about organizational performance and employee well-being. Circadian Leadership: A Review and Integration of Chronobiology and Leadership Presenter: Stefan Volk; U. Of Sydney Presenter: Kevin B. Lowe; U. Of Sydney The Effects of Acoustic Simulation During Sleep on Work Presenter: Cristiano L O Guarana; Indiana U. - Kelley School of Business Presenter: Christopher Barnes; U. of Washington Presenter: Jaewook Lee; Indiana U. Can Supervisors Influence Subordinate Homelives to Boost Performance at Work? Presenter: J. Jeffrey Gish; U. of Central Florida Presenter: Brian Gunia; Johns Hopkins U. Presenter: Dan Ni; School of Business, Sun Yat-sen U. It’s a Match: The Relevance of Matching Chronotypes for Couples’ Daily Recovery from Work Presenter: Jette Völker; U. of Mannheim Presenter: Anne Casper; U. of Mannheim Presenter: Sabine Sonnentag; U. of Mannheim Did You Go to Bed on Time? Detrimental Effects of Going to Bed Later than Intended for the Next Day Presenter: Jana Kühnel; U. of Vienna Presenter: Johannes Friedrich Walter Arendt; UMIT Tirol Presenter: Ronald Bledow; Singapore Management U.