FLIGBY's academic publications

List of Our Most Important Academic Publications

FLIGBY’s academic publications: 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 usage of Serious Games in teaching and training, skills measurement and HR predictive analytics. Most publications below are also enabled and driven by FLIGBY, Prof.…

The Home of FLIGBY’s Global Academic Research Center, Corvinus University Makes GLOBAL TOP 20 in MBA Rankings! (via fligy.com)

Corvinus Executive MBA in the World’s Top League cross-posted from www.fligby.com Corvinus University has achieved a remarkable milestone by being ranked among the World’s Top 20 MBAs in the QS International Trade Ranking 2025. This prestigious recognition highlights the university’s commitment to excellence in business education and enhances its global reputation. The ranking is expected to attract…

39 Turkish Academy of Management Conference 2025 at Corvinus University #2

Title: Strategic HRM Maturity in Higher Education: A Comparative Study of Hungary, Turkey, and Kazakhstan By: Saule Zhardayeva (Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary), Zoltan Buzady (Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary), Ainur Abdrazakova (SDU University, Kaskelen, Kazkahstan) Abstract This paper explores the maturity of Human Resource (HR) practices in the skills development across selected Turkic countries,…

36 – The Influence of Cultural Norms on Decision-Making and Emotional Intelligence: Perspectives from FLIGBY in Post-Soviet and Central European Leadership

Authors: Gavkhar Turaeva (Corvinus University of Budapest) and Zoltan Buzady (Corvinus University) Presented at:  EAWOP congress of the European Academy of Work and Organizational Psychology, Transforming Working Environments: Challenges & Opportunities, Prague, 2025 May 21-24 Gavkhar Turaeva shared with us her professional impressions: I had the privilege of participating in the 22nd European Congress of…

37 From Flow to FLIGBY – The Use of a Digital Serious Game in Higher Education

by: Emese Belényesi and Andrea Győrfyné Kukoda (NKE, Ludovika University of Public Service, Hungary) AbstractThis study is based on using FLIGBY (Flow Is Good Business for You) – a digital serious game specifically designed for measuring and developing leadership skills – in higher education. It examines the aspects of decision-making based on Csíkszentmihályi’s flow theory,…

38 Turkish Academy of Management Conference 2025 at Corvinus University #1

Cross-Cultural Leadership Styles in the Turkic World: A FLIGBY Simulation  Study of Hungary, Turkey, and Kazakhstan By: Gavkhar Turaeva, Zoltan Buzady ABSTRACT  This research examines the leadership styles and skills of managers from Hungary, Turkey, and  Kazakhstan—three different cultural Turkic nations—utilizing the serious game simulation FLIGBY  (Flow Is Good Business for You). This study employs transformational,…

40 Leadership Styles in Turkic Nations (Research Results – Part 1.)

The Ph.D. draft thesis defense by Gavkhar Turaeva (Uzbekistan) was organized at Corvinus University of Budapest on April 4th, 2025. Investigating Leadership Styles and Skills Across the Turkic Nations: The Case of Hungary, Turkey, and Kazakhstan.Unveiling Leadership Styles and Skills Through FLIGBY Serious Game Methodology Dr. Zoltan Buzady, academic director of the Leadership & Flow…

34 – Leadership and Gender in Kazakhstan: An Integrative Literature Review (2024) Article

By: Lipovka A.V., PhD., associate professor, AlmaU, Kazakhstan (a.lipovka@almau.edu.kz) ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0471-2040 and Buzady Z., PhD, associate professor (zoltan@buzady.hu) ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9992-1744 In: “Turan” University Scientific Journal FULL-TEXT , 2024. No. 3(103)DOI: https://doi.org/10.46914/1562-2959-2025-1-1-71-83 Abstract: The significance of contemporary managers’ leadership competencies is steadily growing. After over thirty years of economic and social transition, Kazakhstani managers’ leadership…

Leadership and Gender in Kazakhstan: an integrative literature review (2024)

By: Lipovka A.V., PhD., associate professor, AlmaU, Kazakhstan (a.lipovka@almau.edu.kz) ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0471-2040 and Buzady Z., PhD, associate professor (zoltan@buzady.hu) ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9992-1744In: “Turan” University Scientific Journal, 2024. No. 3(103)DOI: https://doi.org/10.46914/1562-2959-2024-1-3-35-98-112 Abstract The requirements for today’s leaders have become more comprehensive and multifaceted due to increasing international labor migration, dynamic organizations’ digitalization, and penetration of generative artificial…

Academic Poster Presentation: Entrepreneurial Learning and FLIGBY’s Contribution (CEEMAN Annual Conference 2024).

By: Dr. Zoltan Buzady (2024) Presented at the 32nd CEEMAN Annual Conference, held at ICM Innsbruck, Austria (Sept 25-27) https://www.ceeman.org/news/call-for-poster-session-contributions-at-the-32nd-ceeman-annual-conference Poster presentation based on the 2024 original D1-category journal article: https://flowleadership.org/the-contribution-of-fligby-to-the-entrepreneurial-learning-outcomes-2024/ Full poster here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zdl9eBK4DmKRa_t57s36w3hlYx45hGhv/view?usp=sharing Conference proceedings here: (to be added) Full list of ALL our publications here: https://flowleadership.org/publications-on-leadership-development-and-management-skills