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Journal of Business Ethics
Published in: Journal of Business Ethics 1/2017

09-10-2015

Nightmare Bosses: The Impact of Abusive Supervision on Employees’ Sleep, Emotions, and Creativity

Authors: Guohong Helen Han, P. D. Harms, Yuntao Bai

Published in: Journal of Business Ethics | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

In the present study, we examine the process through which abusive supervision impacts employee creativity. Specifically, we test whether abusive supervision is associated with lower levels of employee creativity and if this effect is mediated by employee sleep deprivation and emotional exhaustion. Results showed that abusive supervision had an indirect negative relationship with employee creativity via its impact on employee sleep deprivation and emotional exhaustion. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the negative effects of abusive supervision on employee creativity and the processes by which they occur.
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Metadata
Title
Nightmare Bosses: The Impact of Abusive Supervision on Employees’ Sleep, Emotions, and Creativity
Authors
Guohong Helen Han
P. D. Harms
Yuntao Bai
Publication date
09-10-2015
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Journal of Business Ethics / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0167-4544
Electronic ISSN: 1573-0697
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-015-2859-y

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