<p>These Proceedings represent the work of contributors to the 12th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance held this year at the College of Management, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (NUPSPA-SNSPA), Bucharest, Romania 10-11 November 2016.</p>

<p>The Conference Chair is Dr Florina Pinzaru from the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA-SNSPA), Bucharest, and the Programme Chair is Dr Constantin Bratianu, from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania. Keynote presentations are given by Dr Michael Stoica, Distinguished Professor of Marketing at the School of Business, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, USA and Dr. Mugur Tolici, Human Resources Director of the National Bank of Romania.</p>

<p>The Conference offers an opportunity for scholars and practitioners interested in the issues related to Management, Leadership and Governance to share their thinking and research findings. These fields of study are broadly described as including issues related to the management of the organisations&rsquo; resources, the interface between senior management and the formal governance of the organisation. This Conference provides a forum for discussion, collaboration and intellectual exchange for all those interested in any of these fields of research or practice.</p>

<p>With an initial submission of 122 abstracts, after the double blind, peer review process there are 34 academic papers, 5 PhD research papers and 3 Work in Progress papers in these Conference Proceedings. These papers reflect the truly global nature of research in the area with contributions from Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Lebanon, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, The Netherlands United Arab Emirates and the USA.</p>