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. Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    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.

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  3. Published

    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.

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  4. Published

    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.

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  5. Published

    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.

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  6. Published

    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.

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  7. Published

    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.

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  8. 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.

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  9. Published

    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.

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  10. Published

    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.

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  11. 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.

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  12. Published

    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.

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  13. Published

    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.

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  14. 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.

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  15. Published

    "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.

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  16. Published

    Laufbahntheorien: Oft führt der Zufall zum Erfolg

    Hirschi, A., 2011, In: Panorama. 3, p. 20-21 2 p.

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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.

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  19. Accepted/In press

    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.

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  20. 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.

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  21. Accepted/In press

    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. 2025

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