Smaranda Boros

Profile

Currently Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Vlerick Business School, Smaranda has been involved in both university education (Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania; Tilburg University, The Netherlands) and various life-long learning programmes (Babeş-Bolyai University; TIAS Nimbas Business School, The Netherlands and FHR Lim A Po Institute for Social Studies, Suriname). As a consultant, she is specialised in embedded management development interventions.

She obtained her PhD (2007) in Psychology (cum laude) at Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She holds an MA in Human Resource Management (2004), a BA in Psychology (2003) and a BA in Sociology (2004) from Babeş-Bolyai University. She is also certified in group and individual coaching and counselling from the Professional Development Institute BV (The Netherlands), The Tavistock Institute for Human Relations (Great Britain) and the Romanian Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in collaboration with Albert Ellis Institute, New York.

Her research interests focus on team dynamics (especially conflict in teams, group emotional intelligence, team creativity and effectiveness), diversity in teams, gender and management and finally organisational and group identification. She has published papers on these topics in journals such as  the British Journal of Management, the British Journal of Social Psychology, the International Journal of Conflict Management, Social Psychology, the Journal of Managerial Psychology, the International Journal of Psychology and Group Dynamics.

 

Job Title : Associate Professor of Intercultural Management and Organisational Behaviour

Management Domain
People Management & Leadership

Teaching in
Full-time MBA Programme
Masters in General Management

Expert in
Conflict Management
Emotional Intelligence
Diversity in Organisations
Organisational Development and Change
Team Dynamics
Professional Development through Individual and Group Coaching

Publications

Articles in refereed journals with impact

  • Van Gorp L. Boros S. Bracke P. Stevens P.  forthcoming. Emotional support on re-entry into the home country: Does it matter for repatriates’ adjustment who the providers are?. International Journal of Intercultural Relations,

  • Boros S. Van Gorp L.  forthcoming. Networks in professional groups: a matter of connection or self-excile?. Team Performance Management: An International Journal,

  • Van Gorp L. Boros S. Bracke P. Stevens P.  forthcoming. An exploratory study into organizational repatriates’ emotional support network. Cross-cultural and Strategic Management,

  • Boros S. Van Gorp L. Cardoen B. Boute R.  2017. Breaking Silos: A Field Experiment on Relational Conflict Management in Cross-Functional Teams. Group Decision & Negotiation, 26(2): 327-356.

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  • Curşeu P. Pluut H. Boros S. Meslec N.  2015. The magic of collective emotional intelligence in learning groups: No guys needed for the spell!. British Journal of Psychology, 106(2): 217-234.

  • Boros S. Curşeu P.  2013. Is it here where I belong? An integrative model of turnover intentions. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43(8): 1553-1562.

  • Bakker R. Boros S. Oerlemans L.  2013. It's only temporary. Time frame and the dynamics of creative project teams. British Journal of Management, 24(3): 383-397.

  • Curşeu P. Boros S. Oerlemans L.  2012. Task and relationship conflict in ad-hoc and permanent groups: The critical role of emotion regulation. International Journal of Conflict Management, 23(1): 97-107.

  • Curşeu P. Boros S.  2011. Gender stereotypes in management: a comparative study in communist and post-communist Romania. International Journal of Psychology, 46(4): 299-309.

  • Boros S. Curşeu P. Miclea M.  2011. Integrative tests of a multidimensional model of organizational identification. Social Pychology, 42(2): 111-123.

  • Curşeu P. Schruijer S.G.L. Boros S.  2011. Socially Rejected while Cognitively Successful: The Impact of Minority Dissent on Groups' Cognitive Complexity. British Journal of Social Psychology,

  • Boros S. Meslec M. Curşeu P. Emons W.  2010. Struggles for cooperation: conflict resolution strategies in multicultural groups. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 25(5): 539-554.

  • Curşeu P.L. Schruijer S.G.L. Boros S.  2007. The effects of groups' variety and disparity on groups' cognitive complexity. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice, 11(3): 187-206.

Articles in other (un)refereed journals

  • Boros S. Curşeu P.  2013. Would you like to talk about that?’ How and when group emotional awareness enhances effectiveness of gender diverse teams. Psihologia Resurselor Umane, 11(2): 45-56.

  • Boros S. Curşeu P.  2012. To be or not to be...identified. Explorations of students' (dis)identification in a Romanian University. Psihologia Resurselor Umane,

  • Meslec M.N. Curşeu P.L. Boros S.  2010. The impact of conflict on group moods: The moderating effect of group emotional intelligence. Psihologia Socială. Buletinul Laboratorului de Psihologia câmpului social, 26(2): 61-72.

  • Brouwer M.A.R. Boros S.  2010. The influence of intergroup contact and ethnocultural empathy on employees’ attitudes toward diversity. Cognition, Brain, Behavior. An Interdisciplinary Journal, XIV(3): 243-260.

  • Boros S.  2008. Organizational identification: theoretical and empirical analyses of competing conceptualizations. Cognition, Brain, Behavior. An Interdisciplinary Journal, XII(1): 1-28.

  • Curşeu P.L. Boros S.  2008. Stereotypes towards women managers: An experimental illustration using the Goldberg paradigm in a Romanian sample. Studia Psychologica, 50(3): 10-20.

  • Boros S. Visu-Petra L. Cheie L.  2007. A Q-sort analysis investigating the social perception of a chronic disease: from sympathy to stygma. Cognition, Brain, Behavior. An Interdisciplinary Journal, XI(2)

  • Iliescu D. Boros S.  2005. An Alternative to Mapping Organizational Identification: Q-Sort. Psihologia Resurselor Umane, 3(1): 41-50.

  • Boros S.  2005. Cognitive diversity in groups: methodological inquiries on the identity of organizations as shared cognitios. Cognition, Brain, Behavior. An Interdisciplinary Journal, (4): 711-736.

  • Boros S. Curşeu P.  2005. Psychological contracts in work relations. Some data regarding the psychometric properties of the PSYCONES questionnaire on a Romanian sample. Revista de Psihologie Organizationala, 5((2-3)): 123-145.

  • Boros S. Mateuca A. Matus M.  2005. The role of social identity in the attributions regarding rape blame. Cognition, Brain, Behavior. An Interdisciplinary Journal, IX(1): 35-52.

  • Boros S.  2004. Organizations and organizational behavior (Review). Cognition, Brain, Behavior. An Interdisciplinary Journal, VIII(2): 223-224.

  • Boros S.  2004. The perception of communication with the administrative personnel—a study on subjectivity. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, (1): 45-61.

  • Lupu V. Boros S. Miu A. Iftene F.  2001. Risk Factors in Pathological Gambling at Romanian Teenagers. Journal of the Romanian Society for Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents, 4(4): 201-214.

Book Chapters

  • Boros S.  2009. Dynamic organizations and organizational dynamics. In: Boros S. Exploring organizational dynamics (pp. 1-7). Sage Publications.

  • Boros S. Meslec N. Curşeu P.L.  2009. Feel the inequality: Group disparity and group emotions. In: Boros S. Exploring organizational dynamics (pp. 247-260). Sage Publications.

  • Boros S.  2009. Identity and image: The soul and face of organizations. In: Boros S. Exploring organizational dynamics (pp. 644-654). Sage Publications.

  • Curşeu P.L. Boros S.  2008. The woman manager: In the glass world of stereotypes. In: Avram E. Cooper C. Tendinte Actuale in Psihologia Organizational-Manageriala (pp. 127-151). Polirom.

  • Boros S.  2006. Cognitive Diversity and Group Dynamics: An Ecological Inquiry. In: Group Composition and Effectiveness (pp. 233-267). ASCR Press.

  • Boros S.  2005. A critical approach of Q methodology in the study of organizational communication. In: Studies in Social Sciences of the Romanian Academy (pp. 39-46). Argonaut.

  • Boros S.  2005. A Framework for analyzing internal communication systems: the distributed cognition approach. In: Pinter A. Communication in a Global World: International Graduate Student Conference (pp. 179-190).

  • Boros S. Petra L.  2004. Communication and interpersonal relating. In: Lemeni G. Miclea M. Counseling and Orientation: A Guide for Career Education ASCR Press.

Books

  • Boros S.  2009. Exploring organizational dynamics. Sage Publications.

  • Boros S.  2007. Facets and dimensions of organizational identification. ASCR Press.

  • Opre A. Boros S.  2006. Personality in the approaches of contemporary Psychology. ASCR Press.

  • Curşeu P.L. Boros S.  2004. The Woman Manager – Between Reality and Social Representation. ASCR Press.

  • Benga O. Bogdan R. Boros S. Petra L. Pop M.  2002. Therapeutical games for you and your child. ASCR Press.

Conference Presentations

  • Collewaert V. Boros S. Mitteness C. Imhof Z.  2015. You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression: A Study on Entrepreneurial Pitches. Paper presented at Babson Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference, June 10-13, Babson Park, United States.

  • Boros S.  2012. The affective dynamics of organizational teams. State of the art key-note for early career contribution.. Paper presented at Conferinta Asociatiei de Psihologie Industriala si Organizationala ‘Horia Pitariu’,

  • Boros S. Curşeu P. Virga D.  2012. The prevention and regulatory functions of group emotional intelligence: evidence for a cascading model. Paper presented at 7th Annual INGroup Conference, July 12-14, Chicago, United States.

  • Boros S. Curşeu P.  2012. Would you like to talk about that? An exploration of the impact of group emotional awareness in gender diverse groups. Paper presented at 7th Annual INGroup Conference, July 12-14, Chicago, United States.

  • Van Gorp L. Boros S.  2012. I feel like you hence we are friends or we are friends hence I feel like you. Paper presented at Second Belgian Network Research Event, September 7-7, Antwerp, Belgium.

  • Boros S. Curşeu P.L.  2011. Group emotional regulation: at the cross-roads between individuals, norms and situations. Paper presented at 16th General Meeting 2011 of the European Association of Social Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden.

  • Boros S.  2010. Contingency models of intra-group conflict - an affective perspective on conflict. Paper presented at Social, Economic, Environmental and Organisational Research Group (SEORG) research colloquium, United Kingdom.

  • Meslec M. Boros S. Curşeu P.  2009. Dealing with group emotions: The moderating role of group emotional intelligence on the relation between power disparity and group emergent states. Paper presented at 2009 ING Group Conference, Colorado Springs, United States.

  • Boros S. Curşeu P. Meslec M.  2009. From group disparity to group emotions: Theoretical underpinnings. Paper presented at 13th 12th International Workshop on Team Working (IWOT), the Netherlands.

  • Boros S. Curşeu P. Meslec M.  2009. Struggles for cooperation: Conflict resolution strategies in multicultural groups. Paper presented at 11th European Congress of Psychology (ECP09), Oslo, Norway.

  • Curşeu P. Boros S. Oerlemans L.  2009. Task and relationship conflict in temporary and permanent groups: The critical role of emotion regulation. Paper presented at 2009 ING Group Conference, Colorado, Springs, United States.

  • Boros S. Curşeu P.  2008. The glass tomb: managerial gender stereotypes in obituaries in communist and post-communist Romania. 

  • Curşeu P. Schruijer S. Boros S.  2008. The impact of minority dissent on group’s cognitive complexity. Paper presented at 5th General Meeting of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology, Opatija, Croatia.

  • Boros S. Curşeu P.  2008. Who we are and where we are heading to: reflections on the development of group identity. Paper presented at 12th International Workshop on Team Working (IWOT), Birmingham, United Kingdom.

  • Boros S. Petra L.  2006. (Mis)Perceiving The Impact of Epilepsy Upon Children's Neuropsychological, Social And Academic Functioning: A Q-Sort Analysis. Paper presented at The Second Biennial Conference on Cognitive Science, St Petersburg, Russian Federation.

  • Boros S.  2006. Q-Methodology: Applications and Implications. Paper presented at Research Colloquim of the Department of Organizational Studies,

  • Boros S.  2006. Specific aspects in the development of organizational identification in universities. Paper presented at 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece.

  • Curşeu P. Boros S.  2006. Team identity as a shared representation: The implications of team processes on team identity development and change. Paper presented at 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece.

  • Curşeu P.L. Schalk M.J.D. Boros S.  2005. Employment Contracts and Psychological Contracts in Romania. Paper presented at 12th European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), May 12-15, Istanbul, Turkey.

  • Curşeu P.L. Schruijer S.G.L. Boros S.  2005. Using the Cognitive Mapping to Explore Collaboration. Paper presented at 18th Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management, June 12-15, Seville, Spain.

  • Boros S.  2004. A Framework for analyzing internal communication systems: the distributed cognition approach. Paper presented at Second international conference of young communication scholars Communication in a Global World, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

  • Lupu V. Boros S. Miu A. Iftene A. Geru A.  2001. Pathological gambling in Romanian teenagers. The psychopathology and neuropathology of teenagers. Paper presented at 24-th National Conference of Psychiatry, Bucharest, Romania.

  • Miu C. Boros S.  2000. Identity and Psychosocial Stress in Postcommunist Romania. Paper presented at Stressful Changes: Psychological Aspects of Postcommunist Transformations, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Research reports

  • Claus C. Boros S.  2014. Accidenlty on purpose: bringing radical innovation in Flemish SMEs at industry level through large group meetings. Flanders DC. (60 p.)