Organization and Strategy Seminar（2018-14）

Topic: Daily driving commute stressors and transformational leader behaviors: From an ego depletion perspective

Speaker: Jingjing Ma,Michigan State University

Time: Wednesday, 28 November, 13:30-14:55

Location: Room 111, Guanghua Building 2

Abstract:

Recent research has shown that there is considerable within-person variance in leadership behaviors that cannot be explained by chronic individual differences. Unfortunately, we lack sufficient understanding of dynamic, transient factors that may impact daily leader behaviors. In this presentation, I will present a daily diary study drawing from ego depletion theory that investigated relations of managers’ commute stressors and depletion with transformational behaviors. The study found that managers’ daily commute stressors were associated with increases in morning depletion. These increases in depletion were, in turn, associated with a lower likelihood of exhibiting transformational leader behaviors that day for managers who believed that willpower is a limited resource. However, this detrimental effect of depletion was avoided for managers who believed that willpower is not a limited resource. As time allows, I will also briefly discuss my dissertation.

Introduction:

Jingjing Ma (马婧婧) is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at Michigan State University. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology at Peking University. Her research interests center around the intersection of leadership, ethics, and work stress. She has published research papers on several outlets includingJournal of Applied Psychology.

Your participation is warmly welcomed!