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

    Learning from entrepreneurial failure: Integrating emotional, motivational, and cognitive factors

    Seckler, C., Funken, R. & Gielnik, M. M., 01.01.2017, Autonomous Learning in the Workplace. Ellingson, J. E. & Noe, R. A. (eds.). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 54-77 24 p. (SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  2. Published

    Creativity and entrepreneurship: A process perspective

    Lex, M. & Gielnik, M. M., 17.07.2017, The Wiley Handbook of Entrepreneurship. Ahmetoglu, G., Chamorro-Premuzic, T., Klinger, B. & Karcisky, T. (eds.). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons Inc., p. 139-172 34 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  3. 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

  4. Published

    Entrepreneurship and Aging

    Funken, R. & Gielnik, M. M., 27.02.2017, Encyclopedia of Geropsychology. Pachana, N. A. (ed.). Singapore: Springer, Vol. 1. p. 806-811 6 p. (Springer reference).

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

  5. Published

    When and how does anger during goal pursuit relate to goal achievement? The roles of persistence and action planning

    Schmitt, A., Gielnik, M. M. & Seibel, S., 01.04.2019, In: Motivation and Emotion. 43, 2, p. 205-217 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    How can problems be turned into something good? The role of entrepreneurial learning and error mastery orientation

    Funken, R., Gielnik, M. M. & Foo, M.-D., 01.03.2020, In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 44, 2, p. 315-338 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Age in the entrepreneurial process: The role of future time perspective and prior entrepreneurial experience

    Gielnik, M. M., Zacher, H. & Wang, M., 01.10.2018, In: Journal of Applied Psychology. 103, 10, p. 1067-1085 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Effort and Success as Predictors of Passion

    Lex, M., Gielnik, M. M. & Frese, M., 2019, Passion for Work: Theory, Reseach, and Applications. Vallerand, R. J. & Houlfort, N. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 227-259 33 p.

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

  9. Published

    Identifying business opportunities for sustainable development: Longitudinal and experimental evidence contributing to the field of sustainable entrepreneurship

    Eller, F. J., Gielnik, M. M., Wimmer, H., Thölke, C., Holzapfel, S., Tegtmeier, S. & Halberstadt, J., 01.03.2020, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 29, 3, p. 1387-1403 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Intraindividual variability in identity centrality: Examining the dynamics of perceived role progress and state identity centrality

    Tripathi, N., Zhu, J., Jacob, G. H., Frese, M. & Gielnik, M. M., 08.2020, In: Journal of Applied Psychology. 105, 8, p. 889-906 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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