The Janus Face of After-Hours Work-Related Interruptions: A Daily Investigation of Their Influence on Leader Behavior

Rapid Research Seminar

Management Department Research Seminar Series 

We are pleased to invite you to our Rapid Research Seminar in the Management Department.

We will hear a presentation by Bingqian Liang from SILC Business School. 

Bingqian Liang is an Assistant professor at SILC Business School, Shanghai University. Her research interests are Artificial Intelligence and Behavioral Decision-Making, Creativity, Leadership 

Topic:  The Janus Face of After-Hours Work-Related Interruptions: A Daily Investigation of Their Influence on Leader Behavior   

Complementing the current employee-centric perspective on the influence of after-hours work interruptions, we focus on the influences specific to leader behavior that these interruptions may have when the individuals interrupted are leaders. Leveraging theoretical perspectives from work interruption and work-family border theory, we posit that leaders’ daily experience of after-hours work interruptions may bring an increase in both task reflexivity and negative affect, which in turn may drive leaders to display more functional (initiating structure) and dysfunctional (abusive supervision) leadership at work, respectively. We build upon work-family border theory, to propose that two related individual differences—boundary flexibility-ability and boundary flexibility-willingness—strengthen the positive relationship between after-hours work interruptions and task reflexivity and weaken the positive relationship between after-hours work interruptions and negative affect. This moderated mediation model is supported by an experience sampling study of 132 leaders who responded to daily surveys over a two-week period.

Keywords: after-hours work interruptions; task reflexivity; negative affect; initiating structure; abusive supervision; boundary flexibility

Sandwiches will be provided! Please RSVP LATEST by Tues 6 Aug so that catering can be confirmed.

Please contact Sumati Ahuja, PhD if you have any questions about this event. 

Sumati Ahuja, PhD - Management, Acting Associate Head Research | University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Business School 
email: Sumati.Ahuja@uts.edu.au | ph: +61 2 9514 4531