About us

Our Center

Koźmiński Center for Corporate was established in 2006 to facilitate research in the field. Our faculty come from different chairs of Kozminski University, where they used to conduct research according to the specific approach of their school. Since the creation of the Center they have been able to bring their various approaches together with the goal of achieving excellence in their research efforts and offer superb corporate governance solutions to entreprises.

Our Faculty

Prof. Dorota Dobija, Ph.D.
Dariusz Jemielniak, Ph.D.
Karol Marek Klimczak, Ph.D.
 Izabela Koładkiewicz, Ph.D.
Iwona Cieslak, Ph.D.

Prof. Dorota Dobija, Ph.D. - Center Director

Professor Dobija is specialised in intellecutal capital valuation and reporting. She heads the Chair of Accounting at LKAEM. Prof. Dobija is a member of the European Accounting Association and a Fulbright scholar. She has been a visiting scholar at the University of Illinois, Lund University, and University of Hartford. She also performed guest lectures at Sam Huston University, Arizona State University, University of Illinois i Grand Valley University.

Selected publications

  1. Can Creativity be Measured in Monetary Terms? - 2005, in: Dobija M., Martin S., "General Accounting Theory. Towards Balanced Development", Cracow University of Economics, Kraków.
  2. Accounting for Cost of Risk - 2004, in Dobija M. "General Accounting Theory. Towards Balancing the Society", LKAEM, Warszawa.
  3. Human Capital Reporting in the Knowledge-based Economy - 2004, in: "The Knowledge Based Economy in Transition Countries. Selected Issues", School of Slavonic and East European Studies. University College, London.
  4. How to Place Intellectual Assets into a Balance Sheet - 2004, in Dobija M., "General Accounting Theory in statu nascendi" Cracow University of Economics, Cracow.

Dariusz Jemielniak, Ph.D.

Mr. Jemielniak's main interests lie with managerial practices of high-tech companies. As far as corporate governance is concerned, his research includes flex-time solutions in work-time management, corporate social responsibility, morale and culture. Mr. Jemielniak is an assistant professor at the Chair of Management at LKAEM. He is a scholar of the Fulbright Commission, the Foundation for Polish Science, and of Collegium Invisibile. In 2004-2005 he was a visiting scholar at Cornell University.

Selected Publications

  1. Management Practices in High-tech Environments - 2008, book agreement signed, under development for Idea Group Inc, Hershey co-editor J. Kociatkiewicz
  2. Time for IT: timing in software projects, chapter of Managing Modern Organizations with Information Technology - 2005, ed. M. Khosrow-Pour, published by Idea Group Inc, Hershey
  3. Public and Private Space - The Final Frontier - 2001, chapter of Organizing Metropolitan Space and Discourse, ed. B. Czarniawska, R. Solli, published by Liber Abstrakt, Malmo, co-author J. Jemielniak
  4. Images of immortality, chapter of Effective organisations - looking to the future - 1999, ed.  C. Armistead and J. Kiely, published by Cassel, London, co-author S. Kaminski
  • The Management Science as a Practical Field: In Support of Action Research - 2007, International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management
  • Identity in a time of change - 1999, (co-author J. Jemielniak) Knowledge Transfer no 2(1)

    • Karol Marek Klimczak, Ph.D.

    Mr. Klimczak is an assistant professor at the Chair of Accounting. He is specialising in risk management and informational efficiency of financial markets.

    Selected Publications

    1. Testing Value Relevance of Accounting Earnings: Theory and method,General Accounting Theory: Evolution and Design for Efficiency, I. Górowski (ed.), WAiP, 2008, pp. 361-374.
    2. Corporate Hedging and Risk Management Theory: Evidence from Polish Listed Companies, The Journal of Risk Finance, No. 9 (1), 2008, pp. 20-39.
    3. Corporate Risk Management from Stakeholders' Perspective "TRANS? 05: Wspólna Europa - Zrównoważony rozwój przedsiębiorstwa a relacje z interesariuszami", SGH, Warszawa 2005, s. 371-380.

    Izabela Koładkiewicz, Ph.D.

    Ms. Koładkiewicz has been conducting research within the field of corporate governance since she began work on her doctoral thesis. Her research interests include the fundamental topics of corporate governance: property rights, safeguarding minority shareholder rights, board structure and policy. Ms. Koładkiewicz has led research projects in corporate governance, among them a recent project funded by the Polish Science Committee, "IPO and Corporate Governance". Ms. Koładkiewcz has been a visiting scholar at universities in Birmingham, Sheffield and Lund.

    Selected publications

    1. Polish Supervisory Boards in Practice - A Few Snapshots w Mallin Chris (ed.) International Corporate Governance:A Case Study Approach" Edward Elgar Book, UK/USA 2006
    2. The Institutional Shareholder - Best Practice, The National Investment Funds? Experience Blackwell Publishers, Corporate Governance. An International Review, nr Vol.10, No.3, rok 2002, str 187-196.
    3. Building of a Corporate Governance System in Poland: Initial experiences Blackwell Publishers, Corporate Governance. An International Review, nr Vol. 9, No. 3, rok 2001, str s.228-237.
    4. The Impact of Ownership Structure and Identity on Capital Group Strategies w "Report on Management Globalisation and Change- Ways to the Futures", B. Wawrzyniak (red.) Wydawnictwo WSPiZ im. Leona Koźmińskiego, Warszawa 2000
    5. Corporate governance po polsku. Eksperci o problemach zarządzania w Narodowych Funduszach Inwestycyjnych (z Bogdanem Wawrzyniakiem) w "Raport o zarządzaniu. Polskie przedsiębiorstwa i menedżerowie wobec wyzwań XXI wieku" Wydawnictwo WSPiZ im. Leona Koźmińskiego, Warszawa 2000