Abstract
In this study we examine how leaders’ deep acting and daytime sleepiness level predicts abusive supervision leadership behaviors. We integrate action theory and Mullins, Cortina, Drake, and Dalal’s (2014) physiology and daytime sleepiness at work framework to conceptualize deep acting as a unique job demand of leadership, hence leading to increased levels of daytime sleepiness. We hypothesize that deep acting has a direct effect on leaders’ abusive supervision behavior and an indirect effect on abusive supervision via increased levels of daytime sleepiness. Results from a three-wave paired leader-follower survey supported our hypotheses. This research contributes to several areas of research, namely leaders’ well-being, consequences of daytime sleepiness, and antecedents of abusive supervision. Practical implications and directions for future research are discussed.
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