Professorship for Psychology, in Particular Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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Since August 2009 Michael Frese holds a joint appointment at Leuphana University of Lueneburg and the National University of Singapore, Business School.
His research spans a wide range of basic and applied topics within organizational behavior and work psychology. Most important are the longitudinal studies on psychological effects of unemployment, impact of stress at work, predictors of personal initiative in East Germany and psychological success factors in small scale entrepreneurs. In addition he is studying training - most importantly the concept of error training, leadership training and psychological training for increasing entrepreneurship and personal initiative. Most recently, he has done studies on cultural factors in organization and across nations, as well as research that looks at psychological success factors in entrepreneurs in developing countries and in Europe.
Prof. Frese has authored more than 200 articles and was editor/author of more than 20 books and special issues. He is one of the most frequently cited work and organizational psychologist in Europe.
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Prof. Frese’s research spans a wide range of basic and applied topics within organizational behavior and work psychology. Most important are his longitudinal studies on psychological effects of unemployment, impact of stress at work, predictors of personal initiative in East Germany, as well as psychological success factors of entrepreneurs. He is also known for his cross-national research on innovation. His field studies on errors, error management, and error management culture also have received wide attention.
- Conference Presentations
Phases of innovation - Do they exist?
Kathrin Rosing (Speaker)
16.07.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Practitioner-Scientist Debate “Innovation in Organizations"
Michael Frese (Speaker)
22.05.2013 → 25.05.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Psychological Success Factors in Entrepreneurs
Michael Frese (Keynote Speaker)
07.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Psychology of Entrepreneurship: an action theory perspective on entrepreneurial actions and success
Michael Frese (Keynote Speaker)
26.02.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Research Incubator for Exploring Tensions and Paradoxes in Creativity and Innovaion Management – Innovation Management Paradox
Michael Frese (Speaker)
05.08.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Effect of An Entrepreneurship Training on The Relationship of Limited Access to Capital and Start-Ups: Complementing Economic Theories with Psychological Theories
Michael Frese (Speaker) & Kim Marie Bischoff (Speaker)
22.05.2013 → 25.05.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The impact of action-oriented entrepreneurship training on employment, income, and business performance among young adults
Janina Peschmann (Speaker), Michael Gielnik (Coauthor), Michael Frese (Coauthor) & Kim Marie Bischoff (Coauthor)
08.06.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The innovation process: A linear succession of phases or chaos?
Kathrin Rosing (Speaker), Ronald Bledow (Speaker), Michael Frese (Speaker), Nataliya Baytalskaya (Speaker), Johanna E. Johnson (Speaker) & James L. Farr (Speaker)
25.05.2011 → 28.05.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Training of Entrepreneurs
Michael Frese (Keynote Speaker)
06.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Where are We With? A Dialectic Theory of Innovation
Michael Frese (Speaker)
22.05.2013 → 25.05.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research