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)”.
Sustainable Entrepreneurship Courses for Under- and Postgraduate Students
Gielnik, M. (Project manager, academic), Herrmann, P. J. (Project staff) & Peschmann, J. (Project staff)
01.01.24 → 31.12.27
Project: Practical Project
Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion (STEP) V Südafrika 2022-24
Gielnik, M. (Project manager, academic) & Bohlayer, C. (Project staff)
01.04.22 → 31.05.24
Project: Practical Project
STEP: Student-Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion (STEP): Steigerung von Unternehmertum in Entwicklungsländern
Gielnik, M. (Project manager, academic), Frese, M. (Project manager, academic), Mensmann, M. (Coordination) & Eller, F.-J. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.11.17 → 31.01.19
Project: Research
Student-Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion - STEP 2017
Gielnik, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.17 → 31.12.21
Project: Transfer (professional training)
STEP Südafrika IV 2021
Gielnik, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.21 → 31.12.21
Project: Transfer (professional training)
STEP Mexico
Gielnik, M. (Project manager, academic) & Eller, F.-J. (Project staff)
01.02.16 → 31.05.17
Project: Research
STEP Kurzmaßnahmen 2020 Libanon
Gielnik, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.20 → 31.12.20
Project: Practical Project
STEP Kurzmaßnahmen 2019
Gielnik, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.19 → 31.12.19
Project: Practical Project
STEP Entrepreneurship Training Program
Gielnik, M. (Project manager, academic)
Project: Practical Project