Professorship for Psychology, in particular Entrepreneurship
Organisational unit: Professoship
Organisation profile
Michael Gielnik is Professor of Psychology, in particular Entrepreneurship. His research and teaching activities focus on understanding psychological success factors in the entrepreneurial process.
Main research areas
The research particularly focuses on entrepreneurship trainings. The unit developed action-oriented training programs that have been implemented in several regions in Africa, South-East-Asia, and Latin America. The trainings are evaluated using randomized controlled trials to get a better theoretical understanding of the short- and long-term effects of the training programs.
Furthermore, Michael Gielnik teaches several modules on undergraduate-, graduate-, and PhD-level. He is the program-coordinator of the Master program “International Joint Master in Research in Work and Organizational Psychology (IJMRWOP)”.
- Editor of journals
Journal of Business Venturing (Journal)
Gielnik, M. (Editorial Board)
01.2020 → 12.2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
- Conferences
116th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association - APA2008
Hirschi, A. (presenter)
16.08.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
117th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association - 2009
Hirschi, A. (presenter)
08.08.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
1st Masters and Doctoral Students Congress of the Psychological Department of the University of Zurich
Hirschi, A. (presenter)
26.06.2003Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
25th Annual Conference of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology - 2010
Hirschi, A. (presenter)
08.04.2010 → 10.04.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
8th Congress of the Swiss Society of Psychology 2003
Hirschi, A. (presenter)
14.10.2003Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
9th Biennial Conference of the Society for Vocational Psychology 2009
Hirschi, A. (presenter)
29.06.2009 → 30.06.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Congress of the Swiss Society of Psychology - SSP 2007
Hirschi, A. (presenter)
13.09.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Global Conference of the National Career Development Association 2008
Hirschi, A. (presenter)
11.07.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
IAEVG International Conference - 2007
Hirschi, A. (presenter)
07.09.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
International Counseling Psychology Conference - icpc 2008
Hirschi, A. (presenter)
08.03.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
National Career Development Organization Conference - 2009
Hirschi, A. (presenter)
01.07.2009 → 03.07.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
- Guest lectures
Berufswahl im Spannungsfeld von Person, sozialem Umfeld und Arbeitsmarkt
Hirschi, A. (Lecturer)
2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Professionelle Laufbahnberatung im Spannungsfeld zwischen Theorie und Praxis: Steigerung von Karriere-Ressourcen
Hirschi, A. (Speaker)
2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Steigerung von Karriere-Ressourcen
Hirschi, A. (Lecturer)
2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Veränderte Karriereverläufe – Implikationen für Individuen und Organisationen
Hirschi, A. (Lecturer)
2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
- Academic councils, panels and committees
International Conference: "Vocational designing and career counseling: Challenges and new horizons" 2011 (Event)
Hirschi, A. (Member)
09.2011Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
- Learned societies and special interest organisations
Academy of Management (External organisation)
Hirschi, A. (Member)
2007 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (External organisation)
Hirschi, A. (Member)
2007 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research