Global Research Program and Network
The Leadership & Flow Global Research Network promotes academic cooperation, research, and publication in the broader fields related to Flow and Leadership theory, as well as the use of Serious Games in teaching and training, skills measurement, and HR predictive analytics. Most publications below are enabled and driven by FLIGBY, Prof. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s official Flow-promoting…
By: Buzady Z., Almeida F. In: Thinking Skills and Creativity (D1 cat. 93%), December 2026 Full article HERE Highlights Abstract: This study addresses a gap in literature by empirically examining the role of FLIGBY in the development of thinking skills and creativity, contributing to a more holistic understanding of the pedagogical value of serious games…
Part 2/II of our Interview with Dr. Zoltan Buzady Associate Professor of Management, Corvinus Business School, Hungary Director of the ‘Leadership & Flow Global Research Network’, Aleas Sims Inc., USA Published in BUSINESS & PSYCHOLOGY* – Special Issue on Flow & Leadership PART 1/II Here – Zoltan, when you are teaching to these new generations at university, what…
Interview with Dr. Zoltan Buzady Part 1/II Associate Professor of Management, Corvinus Business School, Hungary Director of the ‘Leadership & Flow Global Research Network’, Aleas Sims Inc., USA Published in BUSINESS & PSYCHOLOGY* – Special Issue on Flow & Leadership Dr. Zoltan Buzady kick-starts our interview right away with this story of his: “During a leadership development…
By: Lipovka A., Buzady Z., Abeshev K. In: Problems and Perspectives in Management (Q2) Full article here: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.24(2).2026.38 Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI), business simulation, gender, hard skills, leadership competencies, managers, resource-based view theory, strategic planning Abstract: Strategic planning is a driver of leaders’ performance in today’s turbulent and demanding environment, yet the relative importance of soft versus hard skills within it remains…
Authors DOI: https://doi.org/10.14267/VEZTUD.2026.06.04 Keywords: competency models, leadership development, FLIGBY, digital simulation, public service, self-assessment bias Abstract This paper explores how the FLIGBY digital simulation bridges the gap between the theoretical frameworks of international leadership competency models (ECQ, UNESCO, UN, OECD) and practical competency development within the public service. The research focuses on the tension between students’ self-perceived…
Lipovka A.V., Buzady Z. Bulletin of the Turan University. 2025; (1): 71-83. https://doi.org/10.46914/1562-2959-2025-1-1-71-83 Full text here: https://vestnik.turan-edu.kz/jour/article/view/4509/1783 AbstractThe significance of contemporary managers’ leadership competencies is steadily growing. After over thirty years of economic and social transition, Kazakhstani managers’ leadership skills and styles remain a fragmentarily examined topic by local and international scholars. Despite the first leadership…
by: Zsolt Péter Szabó, Associate Professor at Corvinus University of Budapest and ELTE in: Personality and Individual Differences (Q1 Journal) Full article HERE Highlights Abstract Despite the growing prominence of the Dark Triad framework in leadership research, empirical findings remain mixed regarding the predictive value of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. The present study tested whether…
Research Article| March 11 2026 by: Fernando Almeida and Zoltan Buzady in: Journal of International Education in Business 1–19. (Q2) https://doi.org/10.1108/JIEB-08-2025-0110 Full article HERE Purpose This study aims to examine the use of the serious game FLIGBY to recognize and enhance conflict management skills in international business education. It explores how the game’s realistic scenarios and…
Tips, Tricks & Best Practices Fligby is an excellent leadership development tool for sure. By using the virtual-reality-like, interactive-movie-based simulated leadership situations it is the latest tool to train player-participants to become better leaders. The training process also teaches them how they can bring out the best abilities and creativity of their team and staff…