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)”.
- Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
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Concern with COVID-19 pandemic threat and attitudes towards immigrants: The mediating effect of the desire for tightness
Mula, S., Di Santo, D., Resta, E., Bakhtiari, F., Baldner, C., Molinario, E., Pierro, A., Gelfand, M. J., Denison, E., Agostini, M., Bélanger, J. J., Gützkow, B., Kreienkamp, J., Abakoumkin, G., Abdul Khaiyom, J. H., Ahmedi, V., Akkas, H., Almenara, C. A., Atta, M., Bagci, S. C., Basel, S., Kida, E. B., Bernardo, A. B. I., Buttrick, N. R., Chobthamkit, P., Choi, H. S., Cristea, M., Csaba, S., Damnjanovic, K., Danyliuk, I., Dash, A., Douglas, K. M., Enea, V., Faller, D. G., Fitzsimons, G. J., 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., Malik, N. I., Martinez, A., McCabe, K. O., Mehulić, J., Milla, M. N., Mohammed, I., Moyano, M., Muhammad, H., Muluk, H., Myroniuk, S., Najafi, R., Nisa, C. F., Nyúl, B., O'Keefe, P. A., Olivas Osuna, J. J., Osin, E. N., Park, J., Pica, G., Rees, J. H., Reitsema, A. M., Rullo, M., Ryan, M. K., Samekin, A., Santtila, P., Sasin, E., Schumpe, B. M., Selim, H. A., Stanton, M. V., Stroebe, W., Sultana, S., Sutton, R. M., Tseliou, E., Utsugi, A., van Breen, J. A., van Lissa, C. J., Van Veen, K., vanDellen, M. R., Vázquez, A., Wollast, R., Yeung, V. W. L., Zand, S., Žeželj, I. L., Zheng, B., Zick, A., Zúñiga, C. & Leander, N. P., 01.01.2022, In: Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology. 3, 8 p., 100028.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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COVID-19 stressors and health behaviors: A multilevel longitudinal study across 86 countries
Keng, S. L., Stanton, M. V., Haskins, L. A. B., Almenara, C. A., Ickovics, J., Jones, A., Grigsby-Toussaint, D., Agostini, M., Bélanger, J. J., Gützkow, B., Kreienkamp, J., Lemay, E. P., vanDellen, M. R., Abakoumkin, G., Abdul Khaiyom, J. H., Ahmedi, V., Akkas, H., Atta, M., Bagci, S. C., Basel, S., Berisha Kida, E., Bernardo, A. B. I., Buttrick, N. R., 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., Kieu, T. T. T., Koc, Y., Kovyazina, K., Kozytska, I., Krause, J., Kruglanski, A. W., Kurapov, A., Kutlaca, M., Lantos, N. A., 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. M., Schumpe, B. M., Selim, H. A., Stroebe, W., Sultana, S., Sutton, R. M., Tseliou, E., Utsugi, A., van Breen, J. A., Van Lissa, C. J., Van Veen, K., Vázquez, A., Wollast, R., Yeung, V. W. L., Zand, S., Žeželj, I. L., Zheng, B., Zick, A., Zúñiga, C. & Leander, N. P., 01.06.2022, In: Preventive Medicine Reports. 27, 8 p., 101764.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Effects of orientations to happiness on vocational identity achievement.
Hirschi, A., 06.2011, In: The Career Development Quarterly. 59, 4, p. 367-378 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Engagement in adolescent career preparation: Social support, personality and the development of choice decidedness and congruence
Hirschi, A., Niles, S. G. & Akos, P., 02.2011, In: Journal of Adolescence. 34, 1, p. 173-182 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Focus on opportunities as a mediator of the relationship between business owner's age and venture growth
Gielnik, M., Zacher, H. & Frese, M., 01.2012, In: Journal of Business Venturing. 27, 1, p. 127-142 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How action-oriented entrepreneurship training transforms university students into entrepreneurs: Insights from a qualitative study
Melyoki, L. L. & Gielnik, M., 01.05.2023, In: Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. 35, 5, p. 787-814 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How passion in entrepreneurship develops over time: A self-regulation perspective
Lex, M., Gielnik, M. M., Spitzmuller, M., Jacob, G. H. & Frese, M., 01.07.2022, In: Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. 46, 4, p. 985-1018 34 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How transformational leadership transforms followers’ affect and work engagement
Bader, B., Gielnik, M. M. & Bledow, R., 2023, In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 32, 3, p. 360-372 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Individual predictors of adolescents’ vocational interest stabilities
Hirschi, A., 03.2010, In: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance. 10, 1, p. 5-19 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Intentions to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19: The Role of Prosociality and Conspiracy Beliefs across 20 Countries
Enea, V., Eisenbeck, N., Carreno, D. F., Douglas, K. M., Sutton, R. M., Agostini, M., Bélanger, J. J., Gützkow, B., Kreienkamp, J., Abakoumkin, G., Abdul Khaiyom, J. H., Ahmedi, V., Akkas, H., Almenara, C. A., Atta, M., Bagci, S. C., Basel, S., Berisha Kida, E., Bernardo, A. B. I., Buttrick, N. R., Chobthamkit, P., Choi, H. S., Cristea, M., Csaba, S., Damnjanovic, K., Danyliuk, I., Dash, A., Di Santo, D., Faller, D. G., Fitzsimons, G., Gheorghiu, A., Gómez, Á., Grzymala-Moszczynska, J., 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., 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., Sultana, S., Tseliou, E., Utsugi, A., van Breen, J. A., Van Lissa, C. J., Van Veen, K., vanDellen, M. R., Vázquez, A., Wollast, R., Yeung, V. W. L., Zand, S., Žeželj, I. L., Zheng, B., Zick, A., Zúñiga, C. & Leander, N. P., 01.08.2023, In: Health Communication. 38, 8, p. 1530-1539 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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"I put in effort, therefore I am passionate": Investigating the path from effort to passion in entrepreneurship
Gielnik, M. M., Spitzmuller, M., Schmitt, A., Klemann, K. & Frese, M., 01.08.2015, In: Academy of Management Journal. 58, 4, p. 1012-1031 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Laufbahntheorien: Oft führt der Zufall zum Erfolg
Hirschi, A., 2011, In: Panorama. 3, p. 20-21 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Maintaining the impact of action-oriented entrepreneurship training: the role of error mastery orientation for training transfer in an active learning setting
Gielnik, M. M. & Bohlayer, C., 2024, In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 33, 6, p. 777-789 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Narcissism and career success: Occupational self-efficacy and career engagement as mediators
Hirschi, A. & Jänsch, V. K., 04.2015, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 77, p. 205-208 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Navigating the dimensions of criticality: exploring reflective processes in critical entrepreneurship education
Bohlayer, C., Timm, J. M. & Halberstadt, J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Overcoming poverty and unemployment: The transfer dynamics of entrepreneurship training
Peschmann, J., Gielnik, M., Frese, M. & Bischoff, K. M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Applied Psychology. 2025Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review