Dr Louise Suckley PhD, PgC, BA
Senior Lecturer, Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship
Summary
Experienced senior lecturer in Strategy Management, Enterprise, Change and Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Methods following a career in research and business support with a number of SMEs and business support agencies. Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ 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
Suckley, L. (2024). . Journal of Workplace Learning: employee counselling today.
Haynes, B., Suckley, L., & Nunnington, N. (2019). . Facilities, 37 (13/14), 1082-1103.
Haynes, B., Suckley, L., & Nunnington, N. (2017). . Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 19 (2), 111-138.
Dobson, S., & Suckley, L. (2015). 'A squash and a squeeze': managing spatial relations in the office. International Journal of Business Environment, 7 (2), 137.
Suckley, L. (2015). Book Review: Work and Occupational Psychology: Integrating Theory and Practice. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 16 (3), 228.
Dobson, S., Breslin, D., Suckley, L., Barton, R., & Rodriguez, L. (2013). . International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 14 (2), 69-80.
Dobson, S., & Breslin, D. (2013). . International Journal of Business Environment, 5 (4), 413-429.
Suckley, L., Price, I., & Sharpe, J. (2013). . Journal of organizational ethnography, 2 (2), 173-190.
May, D., & Suckley, L. (2005). . Facilities, 23 (13/14), 608-620.
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). . Facilities, 21 (10), 212-222.
May, D., & Smith, L. (2003). . Facilities, 21 (7/8), 168-174.
Puddy, J.R., Price, I., & Smith, L. (2001). FM policies and standards as a knowledge management system. Facilities, 19 (13/14), 504-515.
Smith, L. (1999). An evaluation of programmes for staff motivation in NHS and hotel ancillary staff. Facilities, 17 (7/8), 264-271.
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
Suckley, L., & Orel, M. (2021). . In 12th International Critical Management Studies, Sub-theme 4: Flexible Lives: Spatial, Temporal, And Behavioural Boundaries In A Fluid World Of Work And Home, 2021 - 2021.
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). . In Imagine Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Cafe, Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ, 1 February 2014.
Dobson, S., Barton, R., Suckley, L., & Rodriguez, L. (2012). . In Understanding Interdisciplinarity: Theory and Practice - An International Conference, Sheffield, 12 June 2012 - 14 June 2012.
Suckley, L., Bernhardt, A., & Shieh, A. (2025). What makes a ‘good vibe’ in a coworking space. In Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Group on Collaborative Spaces, Milan, Italy, 23 January 2025 - 24 January 2025.
Book chapters
Suckley, L., & Nicholson, J. (2018). . In Martin, L., & Wilson, N. (Eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Creativity at Work. Palgrave Macmillan:
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.). . Not specified.
Presentations
Suckley, L. (2022). An abrupt transition from a community-centred to home-based workspace during the Covid-19 pandemic: A study of coworking space users. Presented at: European Coworking Symposium, Prostor 39, Prague
Suckley, L. (2022). What makes a good vibe in a coworking space: initial findings. Presented at: Coworking and the Future of Work, University of Sussex Business School
Suckley, L., & Maragh, D. (2017). Student to pupil mentoring: An approach to developing enterprising behaviours.
Suckley, L., & Dobson, S. (2014). .
Dobson, S., & Suckley, L. (2012). Understanding Innovation: A Case Study.
Dobson, S., Breslin, D., Suckley, L., Barton, R., & Rodriguez, L. (2012). . 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.). . Presented at: Work, Wellbeing and Performance: Thriving in times of uncertainty, Sheffield, 2012
Other activities
Competitve Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Award
- 2014: ESRC Workspace, Economic and Social Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Council (ESRC), United Kingdom
Postgraduate supervision
MBA and DBA dissertation supervisor in areas of strategy, enterprise, creativity, organisational behaviour and change.