Prof. Dr. Gábor Király
Department of Business Economics
Professor
Contacts
- Office:1149 Budapest, Buzogány utca 10-12.
- Building:Building A, 1st Floor, Room 105
- Phone:+36 1 469-6666
- Internal extension:6666
- Email:kiraly.gabor@uni-bge.hu
Introduction
Gábor Király is a sociologist, professor at Budapest University of Economics and Business. In addition, he is currently the dean at BBS Faculty of Finance and Accountancy and the scientific director of the Future of Higher Education Research Centre.;
His PhD dissertation (2009) was about issues of public participation in science and technology. In recent years, he contributed to several participatory research projects and he was active in fields such as the future of higher education, academic integrity, sustainability, and organizational change. He is an expert in participatory research methods, organisational research, and research methodology.;
Office Hours
| Location | online (Teams)/B105 |
|---|---|
| Hours | Hétfő 9:30-10:30 |
| Comment | előzetes egyeztetés e-mailen szükséges |
Subject(s) taught
- Economic Behaviour (Hungarian & English)
- Qualitative Research Methodology (English)
- Research Report #1 (English)
- Research Report #2 (English)
Professional career
- 2023-Dean, Budapest Business School, Faculty of Finance and Accountancy
- 2019Habilitation in the field of Sociology (at Corvinus University of Budapest)
- 2016-2019Member of Social Sciences Committee, Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA)
- 2016Excellent Scientific Mentor Award, Budapest Business School (in relation to activities in Scientific Students’ Association - TDK)
- 2015Teacher of the Year Award, Corvinus University of Budapest
Research areas
- future of higher education
- future of learning
- research methodology
- participatory research
- futures research
Featured publications
- Géring, Zsuzsanna; Tamássy, Réka; Király, Gábor; Rakovics, Márton (2023). The portrayal of the future as legitimacy construction: discursive strategies in highly ranked business schools’ external communication. HIGHER EDUCATION, 85, pp. 775-793.
- Király, Gábor; Köves, Alexandra (2023). Facing finitude: Death-awareness and sustainable transitions. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 205 Paper: 107729 , 8 p.
- Király, Gábor; Géring, Zsuzsanna; Tamássy, Réka (2023). Future and agency frames: how business schools construct the term future and what they claim to do about it? JOURNAL OF FUTURES STUDIES.