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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Das Konzept Eigeninitiative: Proaktivität fördern, Unternehmenskultur prägen, Innovationskraft steigern
Wiegel, J. & Frese, M., 18.03.2018, Frankfurt/ Main: Campus Verlag. 236 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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On the Importance of a Motivational Agency Variable: Being a Formal Business in Developing Countries Is Only Helpful for Growth if Business Owners Show a High Degree of Personal Initiative
Jacob, G. H., Frese, M., Krauss, S. I. & Friedrich, C., 09.2019, In: Journal of Applied Psychology. 104, 9, p. 1181-1194 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Is personal initiative training a substitute or complement to the existing human capital of women? Results from a randomized trial in Togo
Campos, F., Frese, M., Goldstein, M., Iacovone, L., Johnson, H. C., McKenzie, D. & Mensmann, M., 2018, In: American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings. 108, p. 256-261 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Introduction to the Psychology of Entrepreneurship: New Perspectives
Gielnik, M. M., Cardon, M. S. & Frese, M., 01.01.2020, The Psychology of Entrepreneurship: New Perspectives. Gielnik, M. M., Cardon, M. S. & Frese, M. (eds.). New York: Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 1-4 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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An Action Theory Approach to the Psychology of Entrepreneurial Actions and Entrepreneurial Success
Frese, M., 01.01.2020, The Psychology of Entrepreneurship: New Perspectives. Gielnik, M. M., Cardon, M. S. & Frese, M. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 182-209 28 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Introduction to The Psychology of Entrepreneurship: the Next Decade
Gielnik, M., Cardon, M. S. & Frese, M., 2021, The Psychology of Entrepreneurship: New Perspectives. Gielnik, M. M., Cardon, M. S. & Frese, M. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 1-4 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Primed Goals and Primed Actions: A Commentary from an Action Theory Point of View
Frese, M., 01.2021, In: Applied Psychology. 70, 1, p. 262-267 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Can Becoming a Leader Change Your Personality? An Investigation with Two Longitudinal Studies from a Role-Based Perspective
Li, W-D., Li, S., Feng, J., Wang, M., Zhou, H. Z., Frese, M. & Wu, C-H., 06.2021, In: Journal of Applied Psychology. 106, 6, p. 882-901 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Are all errors created equal? Testing the effect of error characteristics on learning from errors in three countries
Horvath, D., Klamar, A., Keith, N. & Frese, M., 02.01.2021, In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 30, 1, p. 110-124 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Effectiveness of the Effectuation Approach on Opportunity Identificaton and Pursuit: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Field Experiment
Zhu, J., Bischoff, K. M., Frese, M., Gielnik, M., Handrich, E. & Bellstedt, D., 15.12.2021, In: Academy of Management Learning & Education. 20, 4, p. 562-577 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review