About
Dr. Cara Reed is a Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies at the Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, specializing in critical organizational analysis, professional identities, and age-related dynamics in workplaces. Her research integrates identity construction and discourse analysis to explore how experts, professions, and age intersect.
- Current research: Bloody Work project on menstrual disorders in the workplace
- Teaching: Critical Management, Organizational Design, and leadership courses
- Editorial role: Provocations Editor for Management Learning
Research Interests focus on:
- Expert authority in crisis and organizational discourse
- Ageing workforce and retirement transitions
- Queer safety and bio-political regulation
- Professional identity construction in ambiguous contexts
Publication Trends include critical examinations of:
- Generational dynamics in employment
- Emancipatory potential in entrepreneurship
- Resistance to organizational change
- Professionalization processes
Scientific Awards:
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Doctoral Supervision encompasses research on professional identities, expertise, and age in organizations. Former roles include teaching at Swansea University and PR consultancy at Golley Slater. Active in academic committees and reviewer roles, she contributes to critical management literature and policy discussions.
