Dr. Kara A. Arnold
"To create and mobilize knowledge that can help make workplaces healthier, more diverse and inclusive places where employee and leader well-being thrives."
Things I Value
Family
I am a mother to beautiful twins. I am also a dog mom to a Samoyed named Kona.
Leadership
Being a good boss matters and makes a difference to employee well-being.
Travel
In my free time I enjoy traveling, sailing and camping.
Equality
We all must continue to do the work and fight for equality.
Research Areas of Interest
These areas interest me due to my work experiences before
studying for my doctorate. I held various jobs (cleaning business, managed a bakery, volunteered as a teaching assistant in an elementary school, worked in customer and corporate services for a bank). In these work experiences I found that the manager who I reported to made a big difference to how I felt about my job and myself in general. I was curious to study what it was that differentiated leaders who created conditions where I was excited about work versus those where I felt disengaged and downright resentful in some cases! I also experienced what I now know as systemic discrimination (a policy that had a negative impact on my career progression actually was one that adversely affected women more so than men). At the time I thought I wasn’t progressing because of my skills (or lack thereof) which was not the case; this, in combination with my experience of divorce, and other experiences along the way, spurred my interested in studying gender issues in the workplace.
kara.arnold@mun.ca
Memorial University
Faculty of Business Administration
St. John's, NL