Dr Louise Suckley PhD, PgCRes, PgCLTHE, FHEA, BA (Hons)
Senior Lecturer
Summary
Experienced senior lecturer in Strategy Management, Enterprise, Change and Research Methods following a career in research and business support with a number of SMEs and business support agencies. Research interests are in the role of the physical workspace on creativity and productivity; co-working and collaborative workspaces, which builds upon a research background in facilities management, employee motivation and return on investment evaluation.
Teaching
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
Subject area
Strategic Management
Publications
Journal articles
Haynes, B., Suckley, L., & Nunnington, N. (2019). Workplace Alignment: An evaluation of office worker flexibility and workplace provision. Facilities, 37 (13/14), 1082-1103. http://doi.org/10.1108/F-07-2018-0082
Suckley, L., & Nicholson, J. (2018). Enhancing creativity through workspace design. The Palgrave Handbook of Creativity at Work, 245-263. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77350-6_12
Haynes, B., Suckley, L., & Nunnington, N. (2017). Workplace productivity and office type: an evaluation of office occupier differences based on age and gender. Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 19 (2), 111-138. http://doi.org/10.1108/JCRE-11-2016-0037
Dobson, S., & Suckley, L. (2015). 'A squash and a squeeze': managing spatial relations in the office. International Journal of Business Environment, 7 (2), 137. http://doi.org/10.1504/ijbe.2015.069011
Suckley, L. (2015). Book Review: Work and Occupational Psychology: Integrating Theory and Practice. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 16 (3), 228. http://doi.org/10.5367/ijei.2015.0194
Dobson, S., Breslin, D., Suckley, L., Barton, R., & Rodriguez, L. (2013). Small firm survival and innovation : an evolutionary approach. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 14 (2), 69-80. http://www.ippublishing.com/ijei.htm#Small_firm_survival_and_innovation:_an_evolutionary_approach_
Dobson, S., & Breslin, D. (2013). An evolutionary perspective on managing the ephemeral architecture of organisational creativity. International Journal of Business Environment, 5 (4), 413-429. http://doi.org/10.1504/IJBE.2013.052088
Suckley, L., Price, I., & Sharpe, J. (2013). Exploring inter-departmental barriers between production and quality. Journal of organizational ethnography, 2 (2), 173-190. http://doi.org/10.1108/JOE-09-2012-0038
May, D., & Suckley, L. (2005). Ward housekeepers in mental health environments. Facilities, 23 (13/14), 608-620. http://doi.org/10.1108/02632770510627589
Hellaby, H., Matzdorf, F., Suckley, L., & Price, I. (2003). The Impact of Facilities on Student Choice of University. Facilities, 21, Special issue: Applying and extending the global knowledge base, 212-222.
Price, I., Matzdorf, F., Smith, L., & Agahi, H. (2003). The impact of facilities on student choice of university. Facilities, 21 (10), 212-222. http://doi.org/10.1108/02632770310493580
May, D., & Smith, L. (2003). Evaluation of the new ward housekeeper role in UK NHS Trusts. Facilities, 21 (7/8), 168-174. http://doi.org/10.1108/02632770310489909
Puddy, J.R., Price, I., & Smith, L. (2001). FM policies and standards as a knowledge management system. Facilities, 19 (13/14), 504-515. http://doi.org/10.1108/02632770110409486
Smith, L. (1999). An evaluation of programmes for staff motivation in NHS and hotel ancillary staff. Facilities, 17 (7/8), 264-271. http://doi.org/10.1108/02632779910270221
Suckley, L., & Dobson, S. (n.d.). Measuring Social and Spatial Relations in an Office Move. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering.
Conference papers
Kelly, S., Dobson, S., Suckley, L., & Pinder, J. (2014). Connecting workspace and health. SHU Imagine, 0.
Suckley, L., Kelly, S., Legge, D., & Pinder, J. (2014). Connecting workspace and health : a case study. In Imagine Research Cafe, Sheffield Hallam University, 1 February 2014.
Dobson, S., Barton, R., Suckley, L., & Rodriguez, L. (2012). The socio‐spatial nature of organisational creativity:experiences along the road toward transdisciplinarity. In Understanding Interdisciplinarity: Theory and Practice - An International Conference, Sheffield, 12 June 2012 - 14 June 2012. http://research.shu.ac.uk/engineering-for-life/Conference.html
Book chapters
Suckley, L., & Nicholson, J. (2018). Enhancing Creativity Through Workspace Design. In Martin, L., & Wilson, N. (Eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Creativity at Work. Palgrave Macmillan: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319773490
Reports
Suckley, L., & Zheltoukhova, K. (2014). Hands-on or hands- off: effective leadership and management in Small to Medium size Enterprises.
Sharpe, J., Suckley, L., & Price, I. (n.d.). Re-engineering unwritten rules: an ethnographic study of an intra-organizational ecology. Not specified.
Presentations
Suckley, L., & Maragh, D. (2017). Student to pupil mentoring: An approach to developing enterprising behaviours.
Suckley, L., & Dobson, S. (2014). Measuring social and spatial relations in an office move.
Dobson, S., & Suckley, L. (2012). Understanding Innovation: A Case Study.
Dobson, S., Breslin, D., Suckley, L., Barton, R., & Rodriguez, L. (2012). Evolving innovation through office knowledge networks :mapping the ephemeral architecture of organizationalcreativity. Presented at: 12th EURAM 2012 : Social Innovation for Competitiveness, Organisational Performance and Human Excellence, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2012
Posters
Suckley, L., Dobson, S., Barton, R., & Rodriguez, L. (n.d.). Understanding Innovation in the Workspace: A case study. Presented at: Work, Wellbeing and Performance: Thriving in times of uncertainty, Sheffield, 2012
Other publications
Suckley, L. (2014). Online Report - Hands-on or hands-off: effective leadership and management in Small to Medium size Enterprises.
Dobson, S., & Suckley, L. (2014). Measuring Social and Spatial Relations in an Office Move.
Other activities
Competitve Research Award
- 2014: ESRC Workspace, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), United Kingdom
Postgraduate supervision
MBA and DBA dissertation supervisor in areas of strategy, enterprise, creativity, organisational behaviour and change.