Cara Molyneux
Research
Email: c.j.molyneux1@lancaster.ac.uk
My current research is focussed on the adoption of AI technology in professional service firms, drawing upon Organisational Studies theory. Alongside this I continue to research the structural and relational barriers that sustain the disability employment gap. I draw upon a wide literature base including business leadership and human resource management to understand the cultural dynamics that can either create enabling or disabling experiences of work. While I am interested in what makes work 'good' for disabled people, I am equally keen to understand how smaller businesses can be better supported to improve disabled people's experience of work. My doctoral studies found that smaller organisations play a critical role in offering employment to disabled people and people with long-term health conditions, yet Government policy often neglects the needs of smaller employers in terms of information, advice, guidance and funding (either direct or indirectly via tax incentives) and other resources such as access to legal advice, human resource expertise, and occupational health services. Yet, despite these potential weaknesses in provision, disabled people report feeling welcome and accepted in smaller oganisations. These are interesting insights and ones which I hope to explore further.
Research
Organisation Work and Technology
Lancaster UniversityLancaster, United Kingdom
2/10/2023 → present
Research
Health Research
Lancaster UniversityLancaster, United Kingdom
1/11/2021 → 30/09/2022
Research
Health Research
Lancaster UniversityLancaster, United Kingdom
1/11/2021 → 30/09/2022
Sociology
Lancaster UniversityLancaster, United Kingdom
Supervised by: Christopher Geoffrey Grover
1/10/2017 → 12/10/2021
United Kingdom
1/10/2022 → 30/09/2023
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Molyneux, C. (Recipient), 1/10/2016
Molyneux, C. (Recipient), 1/10/2022
Spring, M. (Principal Investigator), Faulconbridge, J. (Co-Investigator), Mason, K. (Co-Investigator), Molyneux, C. (Senior Research Associate), Southall, D. (Consultant), Hyman, J. (Consultant) & Knowles, S. (Project Manager)
1/05/23 → 30/09/25
Molyneux, C. (Co-Investigator) & Renehan, N. (Co-Investigator)
1/08/20 → 28/02/21
Molyneux, C. (Senior Research Associate)
1/11/21 → 31/10/22
Molyneux, C. (Co-Investigator) & Renehan, N. (Co-Investigator)
16/04/20 → 10/06/20
Molyneux, C.
23/01/20
1 item of Media coverage
Molyneux, C.
27/01/20
1 item of Media coverage
Molyneux, C.
23/01/20
1 item of Media coverage
Molyneux, C.
1/11/20
1 item of Media coverage
Molyneux, C. (Participant)
Impact: Cultural Impacts, Economic Impacts, Political Impacts, Societal Impacts
Molyneux, C. (Participant)
Impact: Political Impacts, Economic Impacts, Health Impact, Societal Impacts, Legal Impact
PhD, Disabled People, Work and SMEs, Lancaster University
1/10/2017 → 1/06/2021
Award Date: 13/10/2021
MA, Social Research, Lancaster University
1/10/2016 → 7/07/2017
Award Date: 7/07/2017
BA, Disability Studies (Inclusive Practice), University Centre Blackburn College (UCBC)
5/09/2013 → 25/06/2016
Award Date: 29/07/2016