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.
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Proactive behavior training: Theory, design, and future directions
Mensmann, M. & Frese, M., 01.12.2016, Proactivity at Work: Making Things Happen in Organizations. Parker, S. K. & Bindl, U. K. (eds.). 1 ed. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 434-468 35 p. (Organization and management series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Proactivity and Adaptability
Zhu, J., Frese, M. & Li, W. D., 20.05.2014, Individual adaptability to changes at work: New directions in research. Chan, D. (ed.). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 36-51 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Psychological training for entrepreneurs to take action: Contributing to poverty reduction in developing countries
Frese, M., Gielnik, M. M. & Mensmann, M., 01.06.2016, In: Current Directions in Psychological Science. 25, 3, p. 196-202 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Psychologie und Policy implications: Sachversẗndigenrat für Psychologie
Frese, M., 01.01.2009, In: Psychologische Rundschau. 60, 4, p. 248-249 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Putting Job Design in Context
Grant, A. M. (ed.), Fried, Y. (ed.), Parker, S. K. (ed.) & Frese, M. (ed.), 2010, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. (Journal of Organizational Behavior; vol. 31, no. 2/3)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Putting job design in context: Introduction to the special issue
Grant, A. M., Fried, Y., Parker, S. K. & Frese, M., 01.02.2010, In: Journal of Organizational Behavior. 31, 2-3, p. 145-157 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Recht, Innovation und Entrepreneurship
Frese, M., Merkt, H., Hoffmann, W., Reihlen, M. & Brei, C., 2022, Rechtsgespräche: Recht im Kontext von Innovation | Entrepreneurship Nachhaltigkeit | Kultur | Europa. Terhechte, J. (ed.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 17-38 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Reciprocal Relationship Between Proactive Personality and Work Characteristics: A Latent Change Score Approach
Li, W-D., Fay, D., Frese, M., Harms, P. D. & Gao, X. Y., 09.2014, In: The Journal of applied psychology. 99, 5, p. 948-965 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Reciprocal Relationships Between Dispositional Optimism and Work Experiences: A Five-Wave Longitudinal Investigation
Li, W. D., Li, S., Fay, D. & Frese, M., 01.12.2019, In: Journal of Applied Psychology. 104, 12, p. 1471-1486 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Remaining time and opportunities at work: Relationships between age, work characteristics, and occupational future time perspective
Zacher, H. & Frese, M., 01.06.2009, In: Psychology and Aging. 24, 2, p. 487-493 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review