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)”.

  1. Published

    Organisational age cultures: The interplay of chief executive officers age and attitudes toward younger and older employees

    Zacher, H. & Gielnik, M., 05.2014, In: International Small Business Journal . 32, 3, p. 327-349 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Pandemic Boredom: Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries

    Westgate, E. C., Buttrick, N. R., Lin, Y., El Helou, G., Agostini, M., Bélanger, J. J., G€utzkow, B., Kreienkamp, J., Abakoumkin, G., Khaiyom, J. H. A., Ahmedi, V., Akkas, H., Almenara, C. A., Atta, M., Bagci, S. C., Basel, S., Kida, E. B., Bernardo, A. B. I., Chobthamkit, P., Choi, H. S., Cristea, M., Csaba, S., Damnjanovic, K., Danyliuk, I., Dash, A., Di Santo, D., Douglas, K. M., Enea, V., Faller, D. G., Fitzsimons, G., Gheorghiu, A., Gómez, Á., Hamaidia, A., Han, Q., Helmy, M., Hudiyana, J., Jeronimus, B. F., Jiang, D. Y., Jovanović, V., Kamenov, Ž., Kende, A., Keng, S. L., Kieu, T. T. T., Koc, Y., Kovyazina, K., Kozytska, I., Krause, J., Kruglanski, A. W., Kurapov, A., Kutlaca, M., Lantos, N. A., Lemay, E. P., Lesmana, C. B. J., Louis, W. R., Lueders, A., Maj, M., Malik, N. I., Martinez, A., McCabe, K. O., Mehulić, J., Milla, M. N., Mohammed, I., Molinario, E., Moyano, M., Muhammad, H., Mula, S., Muluk, H., Myroniuk, S., Najafi, R., Nisa, C. F., Nyúl, B., O’Keefe, P. A., Osuna, J. J. O., Osin, E. N., Park, J., Pica, G., Pierro, A., Rees, J., Reitsema, A. M., Resta, E., Rullo, M., Ryan, M. K., Samekin, A., Santtila, P., Sasin, E., Schumpe, B. M., Selim, H. A., Stanton, M. V., Stroebe, W., Sutton, R. M., Tseliou, E., Utsugi, A., van Breen, J. A., Lissa, C. J. V., Veen, K. V., van Dellen, M. R., Vázquez, A., Wollast, R., Yeung, V. W. L., Zand, S., Žežzelj, I. L., Zheng, B., Zick, A., Zúñiga, C. & Leander, N. P., 13.03.2023, In: Emotion. 23, 8, p. 2370-2384 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Patterns of entrepreneurial career development: An optimal matching analysis approach

    Zacher, H., Biemann, T., Gielnik, M. & Frese, M., 2012, In: International Journal of Developmental Science. 6, 3-4, p. 177-187 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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  5. Published

    Persistent career indecision over time: Links with personality, barriers, self-efficacy, and life satisfaction

    Jaensch, V. K., Hirschi, A. & Freund, P. A., 01.12.2015, In: Journal of Vocational Behavior. 91, p. 122-133 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Personality, career development, and occupational attainment

    Brown, S. & Hirschi, A., 2013, Career development and counseling: Putting theory and research to work . Brown, S. & Lent, R. (eds.). 2 ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Ltd., p. 299-328 30 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  7. Published

    Perspectives on new venture creation

    Eller, F. J. & Gielnik, M. M., 01.2018, The SAGE Handbook of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Blackburn, R., De Clercq, D. & Heinonen, J. (eds.). Los Angeles: SAGE Publications Inc., p. 166-190 25 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Planning and entrepreneurship

    Gielnik, M., Frese, M. & Stark, M., 12.06.2015, The Psychology of Planning in Organizations : Research and Applications. Mumford, M. D. & Frese, M. (eds.). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 289-311 23 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    Positive Adolescent Career Development: The Role of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Work Values

    Hirschi, A., 01.03.2010, In: The Career Development Quarterly. 58, 3, p. 276-287 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Positive impact of entrepreneurship training on entrepreneurial behavior in a vocational training setting

    Gielnik, M. M., Frese, M., Bischoff, K. M., Muhangi, G. & Omoo, F., 15.07.2016, In: Africa Journal of Management. 2, 3, p. 330-348 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review