Category: Academic

49 Assessment of the competencies of Kazakhstani managers based on the flow-oriented leadership model.

Zoltan Buzady

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…

48 No significant incremental predictive utility of dark triad traits for leadership performance: Evidence from a high-fidelity simulation

Zoltan Buzady

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…

47 Adoption of an interactive serious game for developing conflict management skills in international business education

Zoltan Buzady

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…

FLIGBY's academic publications

List of Our Most Important Academic Publications

Zoltan Buzady

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.…

45 Managers’ Sustainable Leadership Competencies across Hungary, Kazakhstan, and Türkiye: Effects of personal, organizational, and industry factors

Zoltan Buzady

By: Anastassiya Lipovka, Almaty Management University; Zoltan Buzady, Corvinus University of Budapest; and Kuanysh Abeshev, Almaty Management University In: Problems and Perspectives in Management Full text via DOI here:http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.23(4).2025.34 Abstract:Sustainable leadership has become one of the widely addressed topics over the last decade, both in business and academia. This paper examines how personal, organizational, and…

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

Zoltan Buzady

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

Zoltan Buzady

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

Zoltan Buzady

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

Zoltan Buzady

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

Zoltan Buzady

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,…