Professorship for Psychology, in Particular Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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Organisation profile
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.
Josef Eul Verlag (Publisher)
Michael Frese (Editor)
2000 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Journal of Applied Psychology (Journal)
Michael Frese (Editorial Board)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Journal of Business and Psychology (Journal)
Michael Frese (Editorial Board)
2008 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Journal of Business Venturing (Journal)
Michael Frese (Editor)
09.2009 → 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie
Michael Frese (Speaker)
27.09.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie
Ronald Bledow (Speaker) & Kathrin Rosing (Coauthor)
29.09.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Leadership Energy Summit Asia 2020
Michael Frese (Moderator)
16.11.2020 → 19.11.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Life Time Achievement Award of the Organizational Behavior Division
Michael Frese (Keynote Speaker)
30.07.2021 → 03.08.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Momentum - The Psychological Forces Underlying Exploration and Exploitation
Kathrin Rosing (Speaker)
10.08.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Personal Initiative and Its Role in the Entrepreneurial Process, contribution to Symposium on Leading to ProactiveBeahvior: The Role of Leadership from a Multi-level Perspective
Michael Frese (Speaker) & Thorsten Dlugosch (Speaker)
03.08.2012 → 07.08.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research