Danica Purg
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Professor Dr. Danica Purg is the founding and current President of the IEDC-Bled School of Management
, Slovenia
, and the founding President of the Central and East European Management Development Association
(CEEMAN), which has 180 members from 43 countries and whose aim is to enhance management development in Central and Eastern Europe. She is also chairperson and director of the European Leadership Centre (ELC)
, established with the aim of assessing and promoting European leadership through the organization of forums, workshops and research.
Prof. Dr. Purg has been selected the 2010 Dean of the Year Award by the Academy of International Business (AIB) for her outstanding achievements in international business education.
Prof. Dr. Purg is professor of leadership and effective management at the IEDC-Bled School of Management
. Her special field of interest is looking for inspirations for managers from art and other professions.
She authored and co-authored several books and numerous articles on technological and organizational change, comparative HRM practices, team building, economic reforms and management development in Central and Eastern Europe (published in Slovenia, former Yugoslavia, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Russia, Great Britain and USA). In 2003 Prof. Purg edited and co-authored the book Leaders and Teams – The Winning Partnership.
Dr. Purg is Fellow of the International Academy of Management, Doctor Honoris Causa at Moscow State University of Management and Estonian Business School, and honorary professor at Moscow International Higher Business School (MIRBIS). President of the Republic of Slovenia awarded her with the “Honorary Order of Freedom” for her contribution to management development in Slovenia and CEE.
Prof. Purg is also member of several advisory boards, among them of the Advisory Board of Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society, Advisory Board of BAWB (Business as an Agent of World Benefit Global Forum)and Advisory Board of the newly established Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
. Prof. Purg is also Member of the exclusive European Cultural Parliament (ECP) - a forum for outstanding artists, thinkers and other cultural personalities from all Europe. Recently she was invited to become a member of the UN Global Compact Taskforce to develop the principles for Responsible Business Education and in 2007 she became President of UN Global Compact Slovenia.
After graduating from the Faculty of Political Science in Ljubljana, she completed her Ph.D. at the University of Belgrade
's Faculty of Political Science, and extensively studied at Harvard Business School
, IMD Lausanne, INSEAD Fontainebleau, Technological University Delft, the University of London
, Sorbonne
and at Kalamazoo College, Michigan.
IEDC-Bled School of Management
IEDC-Bled School of Management, located in Bled, Slovenia, is a Business School. It was founded in 1986 upon an initiative of Slovenian business community as the International Executive Development Center....
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, and the founding President of the Central and East European Management Development Association
Central and East European Management Development Association
The Central and East European Management Development Association was established in 1993 with the aim of fostering management development and management education development in CEE region...
(CEEMAN), which has 180 members from 43 countries and whose aim is to enhance management development in Central and Eastern Europe. She is also chairperson and director of the European Leadership Centre (ELC)
European Leadership Centre (ELC)
The European Leadership Centre was established in 2002, by IEDC-Bled School of Management, Bled, Slovenia, in order to promote European leadership through conferences, workshops, round table discussions, and research.The ELC's vision is to:...
, established with the aim of assessing and promoting European leadership through the organization of forums, workshops and research.
Prof. Dr. Purg has been selected the 2010 Dean of the Year Award by the Academy of International Business (AIB) for her outstanding achievements in international business education.
Prof. Dr. Purg is professor of leadership and effective management at the IEDC-Bled School of Management
IEDC-Bled School of Management
IEDC-Bled School of Management, located in Bled, Slovenia, is a Business School. It was founded in 1986 upon an initiative of Slovenian business community as the International Executive Development Center....
. Her special field of interest is looking for inspirations for managers from art and other professions.
She authored and co-authored several books and numerous articles on technological and organizational change, comparative HRM practices, team building, economic reforms and management development in Central and Eastern Europe (published in Slovenia, former Yugoslavia, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Russia, Great Britain and USA). In 2003 Prof. Purg edited and co-authored the book Leaders and Teams – The Winning Partnership.
Dr. Purg is Fellow of the International Academy of Management, Doctor Honoris Causa at Moscow State University of Management and Estonian Business School, and honorary professor at Moscow International Higher Business School (MIRBIS). President of the Republic of Slovenia awarded her with the “Honorary Order of Freedom” for her contribution to management development in Slovenia and CEE.
Prof. Purg is also member of several advisory boards, among them of the Advisory Board of Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society, Advisory Board of BAWB (Business as an Agent of World Benefit Global Forum)and Advisory Board of the newly established Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
The Skolkovo School of Management is a graduate business school located near Skolkovo, Moscow Oblast, in the close vicinity of the capital city of Moscow, Russia...
. Prof. Purg is also Member of the exclusive European Cultural Parliament (ECP) - a forum for outstanding artists, thinkers and other cultural personalities from all Europe. Recently she was invited to become a member of the UN Global Compact Taskforce to develop the principles for Responsible Business Education and in 2007 she became President of UN Global Compact Slovenia.
After graduating from the Faculty of Political Science in Ljubljana, she completed her Ph.D. at the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
's Faculty of Political Science, and extensively studied at Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
, IMD Lausanne, INSEAD Fontainebleau, Technological University Delft, the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
, Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
and at Kalamazoo College, Michigan.