List of Our Most Important 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 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 Leadership Development Online Simulation/Serious Game.

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2026

53 – FLIGBY as a tool for fostering thinking skills and creative competencies in higher education. D1, 93%

By: Buzady Z., Almeida F. In: Thinking Skills and Creativity Full Link Here

52 – Primacy of soft skills: A definite test of managerial strategic planning competencies and professional performance in Hungary and Kazakhstan. Q2

By: Lipovka A., Buzady Z., Abeshev K. In: Problems and Perspectives in Management Full Link Here  

51 – From theory to practice – Bridging international competency models with FLIGBY simulation for leadership self-assessment (in Hungarian). 

By: Belényesi E., Kukóda Győrfyné A. In: Budapest Management Review. Full Link Here  

50 – Gender first: HR managers’ selection practices in local and multinational enterprises of Kazakhstan. Q1

By: Lipovka A.V., Buzady ​​Z. In: Monitoring of Public Opinion: Economic and Social Changes. Forthcoming Full Link Here  

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

By: Lipovka A.V., Buzady ​​Z. In: Bulletin of the Turan University. Full Link Here 

48 – No significant incremental predictive utility of dark triad traits for leadership performance: Evidence from a high-fidelity simulation. D1

By: Zsolt Péter Szabó In: Personality and Individual Differences Full Link Here

47 – Adoption of an interactive serious game for developing conflict management skills in international business education Q2

By: Fernando Almeida and Zoltan Buzady In: Journal of International Education in Business  Full Link Here

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

By: Emese Belényesi and Győrfyné Kukoda Andrea In: Jel-Kép – Journal of the Hungarian Society of Communication Science Full Link HERE

2025

45 – Managers’ Sustainable Leadership Competencies across Hungary, Kazakhstan, and Türkiye: Effects of personal, organizational, and industry factors. Q2

By: Anastassiya Lipovka, Zoltan Buzady, Kuanysh Abeshev In: Problems and Perspectives in Management Full Link HERE

44 – The Use of Serious Gaming Simulation in Military Leadership Development

By: Rob Elkington, Anna Rudzinska; Kateryna Korpalo; Bhuvana Malika Vustela; Lamia Binte Masud, Journal of Leadership Education Full Link HERE

43 – Simulating Leadership Across Cultures: Exploring the Role of Sustainable and Transformational Leadership Styles in Decision-Making Skills

By: Gavkhar Turaeva, Zoltan Buzady, Corvinus University IACCM Cross-cultural Competencies and Management Conference (Corvinus University, Oct. 2025) Full link HERE

42 – The Spectrum of Abstraction and Realism in Serious Games for Learning. (European Conference on Games Based Learning ECGBL 2025)

By: Christina Risley, Zoltan Buzady, and Charlie Liang Xu Full link HERE

41 – Leveraging Digital Serious Games: Integrating FLIGBY into Public Administration Education. (Book chapter)

By: Emese BELÉNYESI and Andrea GYŐRFYNÉ KUKODA (Ludovika University of Public Service, Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies) Full link HERE

40 – Leadership Styles in Turkic Nations. (PhD Thesis Draft)

Research Results presented at PhD Thesis Draft Defense by: Gavkhar Turaeva

39 – Strategic HRM Maturity in Higher Education: A Comparative Study of Hungary, Turkey, and Kazakhstan. (TAOM conference)

By: Saule Zhardayeva, Zoltan Buzady, and Ainur Abdrazakova (SDU University, Kazakhstan)

38 – Cross-Cultural Leadership Styles in the Turkic World: A FLIGBY Simulation  Study of Hungary, Turkey, and Kazakhstan (TAOM conference)

By: Gavkhar Turaeva, Zoltan Buzady

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

By: Emese Belényesi and Andrea Győrfyné Kukoka (NKE, Ludovika University of Public Service, Hungary) Here

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

By: 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, May 21-24, 2025 Here

35 – Managers’ Leadership Competencies in Kazakhstan through the Gender Prism (CESS-ESCAS conference)

By: Anastassiya Lipovka, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Almaty Management University (Kazakhstan); Zoltan Buzady, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Corvinus University of Budapest, (Hungary) Presented at: International Conference: Geopolitics, Migration and Identities in Central Asia – Joint Meeting by CESS-ESCAS, Lisbon, January 7-10, 2025

2024

34 – Leadership and Gender in Kazakhstan: An Integrative Literature Review.

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 DOI and full-text here, 2024. No. 3(103)

33 – Entrepreneurial Learning and FLIGBY’s Contribution – Presented at the CEEMAN Annual Conference

By: Dr. Zoltan Buzady (2024) Presented at the 32nd CEEMAN Annual Conference, held at ICM Innsbruck, Austria (Sept 25-27) Poster here

32 – Kazakhstan: going global in a post-Soviet country (Book chapter 10.) In: Global Leadership Practices (2024)

By: Zoltan Buzady and Anastassiya Lipovka In: Global Leadership Practices (2nd edition), Edgar Elgar: https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/book/9781035308088/9781035308088.xml

31 – Cultural Mosaics in Leadership: Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers – Perspectives from Turkey and Hungary – Organization of Turkic States Leadership Styles. Conference presentation

By: Gavkhar Turaeva and Zoltan Buzady (2024) HERE Presented at: https://geszk.kre.hu/clc2024/ Karoli Gaspar University Budapest, Sept 4-6., 2024, Christian Leadership

30 – Gender composition at work and women’s career satisfaction: An international study of 35 societies. D1

By: Jane L. Y. Terpstra-Tong, Len J. Treviño, Zoltan Buzady et al. In: Human Resource Management Journal (D1 category journal) DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12570

29 – The impact of gender-role-orientations on subjective career success: A multilevel study of 36 societies. Q1

By: Jane Terpstra-Tong, et al. (Zoltan Buzady).(2022). In: Journal of Vocational Behavior, Volume 138​ DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2022.103773

28 – FLIGBY for graduates’ employability enhancement in Computer Engineering

By: Almeida, F., & Buzady, Z. (2024). In: Computer Applications in Engineering Education (D1 category journal)  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10758-024-09729-2

27 – The Contribution of FLIGBY to the Entrepreneurial Learning Outcomes  (D1)

By: Almeida, F., & Buzady, Z. (2024). In: Technology, Knowledge and Learning (D1 category Journal)

26 Conducting Flow: A Quantitative Correlational Study of Music Conductor Leadership Traits in Millennial Business Managers (Doctoral Dissertation in Educational Leadership, 2024)

By: Corey M. Ames – Full text here

2023

25 – Exploring the Impact of a Serious Game in the Academic Success of Entrepreneurship Students

By: Almeida, F., & Buzady, Z. (2023). In: Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00472395231153187

2022

24 – FLIGBY: the Serious Game Harnessing Flow Experience for Leadership Development

Conference details: By: Kristina Risley, University of Westminster, London, UK [orcid: 0000-0002-4368-6175] and Zoltan Buzady Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary [orcid: 0000-0001-5553-7583] presented at GALA Games and Learning Alliance Conference, Tampere, Finland

AND  Book chapter: Risley, K., Buzady, Z. (2022). FLIGBY: The Serious Game Harnessing Flow Experience for Leadership Development. In: Kiili, K., Antti, K., de Rosa, F., Dindar, M., Kickmeier-Rust, M., Bellotti, F. (eds) Games and Learning Alliance. GALA 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13647. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22124-8_6

23 – Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies among Tourism Students using FLIGBY

By: Ana Ferro (ISPGAYA), Zoltan Buzady (Corvinus University of Budapest) & Fernando Almeida (University of Porto & INESCTEC) In: Journal of Hospitality& Tourism Education – Scopus cite score: 3.2, (Scimago rating: Q2) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10963758.2022.2109475

22 – Exploring flow-promoting management and leadership skills via serious gaming. D1

By: Zoltan Buzady, Agnes Wimmer, Anita Csesznak & Peter Szentesi at Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary In: Interactive Learning Environments DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2022.2098775

21 –Intuitive and analytical decision-making skills analysed through a flow developing serious game. Q1

By: Agnes Wimmer, Zoltan Buzady, Anita Csesznak & Peter Szentesi at Corvinus University of Budapest In: Journal of Decision Systems DOI: 10.1080/12460125.2022.2073863

20 – Use of Serious Games for Analysing Leadership Skills for Promoting Flow at the Workplace (in Hungarian)

Original title: A munkahelyi flow-állapot elősegítő vezetői képességek elemzése a komoly játék eszközével By: Zoltán Buzády, Ágnes Wimmer,  Anita Csesznák, Peter Szentesi at Corvinus University of Budapest In: Vezetéstudomány (Management Science) DOI: https://lnkd.in/dwyKg7fS

19 – Development of Soft Skills Competencies Through the Use of FLIGBY. Q1

By Fernando Almeida, Zoltan Buzady In: Technology, Pedagogy and Education  https://doi.org/10.1080/1475939X.2022.2058600

18 – Cultivating Engagement in Learning from Classrooms to Educational Games – Chapter 18

by: David Shernoff and Shalva Tversky In: Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools, 3rd edition ISBN 9780367855864 March 22, 2022, by Routledge (Publ.)

2021

17 – Recognizing leadership styles through the use of a serious game

By Fernando Almeida, Zoltan Buzady In: Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education (Scimago rating: Q3), October 2021. https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-05-2021-0178

16 – Exploring the role of a serious game in developing competencies in higher tourism education. Q2

By Fernando Almeida, Zoltan Buzady, Ana Ferro In: Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education Volume 29, November 2021, 100347

15 – Millennials’ Leadership Skills for Promoting Flow and Profit in a Business Simulation

By Ali Badibanga and Matthew Ohlson https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21768

2020

14 – FLIGBY — A Serious Game Tool to Enhance Motivation and Competencies in Entrepreneurship

By: Zoltan Buzady & Fernando Almeida In: Gamification and Advanced Technology to Enhance Motivation in Education, Faraon Llorens-Largo & Rafael Molina-Carmona (Eds.) https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03936-971-3

13 – The Contribution of Serious Games for the Success of Students in Entrepreneurship

By: Fernando Almeida, Polytechnic Institute of Gaya, Portugal

2019

12 – An East-Versus-West Update: The Non-Intrusive Measurement and Global Benchmarking of 29 Management and Leadership Skills via FLIGBY in Central Europe, Ukraine and Kazakhstan (2019 Update)  –

Conference Presentation By: Zoltan Buzady

11 – Adoption of a Serious Game in the Development of Emotional Intelligence Skills

By: Fernando Almeida, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal

10 – 2nd, improved and new edition of Missing Link Discovered – “The FLIGBY book”

2nd edition: 2019 (July) By: Buzády, Z., Marer, P., Vecsey, Z.

9 – FLIGBY—A Serious Game Tool to Enhance Motivation and Competencies in Entrepreneurship

By:  Zoltán Buzády (Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary) and Fernando Almeida (Polytechnic Institute of Gaya, Porto, Portugal) In: Informatics 2019, 6(3), 27; https://doi.org/10.3390/informatics6030027

8 – Assessment of Entrepreneurship Competencies Through the Use of FLIGBY

By:  Zoltán Buzády and Fernando Almeida In: Digital Education Review, 35, 151-169. http://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/der/article/view/27208

7 – Learning Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Through Flow Theory and FLIGBY Game

By: Fernando Almeida (Polytechnic Institute of Gaya, Porto, Portugal) and Zoltán Buzády (Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary) In: International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments (IJVPLE)9(1)  2019 DOI: 10.4018/IJVPLE.2019010101https://www.igi-global.com/gateway/article/218214

2018

6 – Non-Intrusive Measurement and Global Benchmarking of 29 Management & Leadership Skills via FLIGBY in Central Europe, Ukraine and Kazakhstan – Conference Presentation

By: Zoltan Buzady

5 – Flow-promoting Leadership Development via Serious Games  – Conference Presentation

By: Zoltan Buzady Presented at the 9th European Conference on Positive Psychology (ECPP), Budapest, June 27–30, 2018.

2017

4 – How FLIGBY Opens New Vistas for Teaching, Training, and Research in Leadership Development – Conference Presentation

By: Zoltan Buzady Proceedings of the 25th CEEMAN Annual Conference 20-22 September 2017 Hangzhou, China

3 – Flow, leadership and serious games – a pedagogical perspective

By: Zoltan Buzady (Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary) In: World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development Vol. 14 Issue: 2/3, pp.204-217, DOI: 10.1108/WJSTSD-05-2016-0035 Download here.

2016

2 – The Theory of “Flow’ and Its Relevance for Organizations

By: Zoltan Buzady and Paul Marer, March 2016 In: CEU Working Paper Series Download full working paper here.

1 – Missing Link Discovered – Integrating Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow-theory into Management and Leadership Practice by using FLIGBY –  the Official Leadership Flow Game With a special essay contribution by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.

1st edition 2016, 2nd edition: 2019 By: Buzády, Z., Marer, P., Vecsey, Z. Publisher: ALEAS Inc., Los Angeles & ALEAS Hungary Kft., Hungary. ISBN 978963-12-5491-4  164. pages LOOK INSIDE via www.amazon.com  Download the introductory section and TOC here. Download the introductory section and TOC here.

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