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Professor Karen Dale is a Professor in Organisation Studies at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS). She serves as Director of Research in the Department of Organisation, Work and Technology and represents LUMS on the University Promotions Committee. Her research focuses on embodiment in organizational life, architecture and spatiality, materiality, and gender diversity. Recent projects include studies on performance-enhancing drugs in employment, collaborating with the EU Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA).
Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate courses like 'The Changing Role and Context of Management' and postgraduate offerings such as 'Human Resource Management I'. She supervises PhD proposals on topics like organization theory, spatiality, and materiality.
Research interests span embodiment's role in workplace dynamics, architectural influences on organizational behavior, and gendered aspects of workspaces. Notable collaborations include EU-funded projects on cognitive enhancement technologies in labor contexts. Awards include the Academy of Management Best Paper Award.
Professional activities include editorial roles for journals like Organization and Gender, Work and Organization. She actively participates in international conferences and workshops focused on spatial theory, organizational aesthetics, and ethics.
