Prof. Frese’s research spans a wide range of basic and applied topics within organizational behavior and work psychology. Most important are his longitudinal studies on psychological effects of unemployment, impact of stress at work, predictors of personal initiative in East Germany, as well as psychological success factors of entrepreneurs. He is also known for his cross-national research on innovation. His field studies on errors, error management, and error management culture also have received wide attention.

Research Interests: Basic and applied topics of organizational behavior, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Studies on errors, error management and error management culture, Training: The concept of error training, leadership training and psychological training for increasing entrepreneurial success and personal initiative, Cultural factors in organization and across nations: As well as psychological success factors in entrepreneurs in developing countries (Africa, Latin America, and Asia) and in Europe