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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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.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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"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.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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Maintaining a focus on opportunities at work: The interplay between age, job complexity, and the use of selection, optimization, and compensation strategies
Zacher, H. & Frese, M., 02.2011, In: Journal of Organizational Behavior. 32, 2, p. 291-318 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Motivation related to work: A century of progress
Kanfer, R., Frese, M. & Johnson, R. E., 01.03.2017, In: Journal of Applied Psychology. 102, 3, p. 338-355 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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National culture and cultural orientations of owners affecting the innovation-growth relationship in five countries
Rauch, A., Frese, M., Wang, Z-M., Unger, J., Lozada, M., Kupcha, V. & Spirina, T., 01.12.2013, In: Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. 25, 9-10, p. 732-755 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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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.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Patterns of entrepreneurial career development: An optimal matching analysis approach
Zacher, H., Biemann, T., Gielnik, M. & Frese, M., 2012, In: International Journal of Developmental Science. 6, 3-4, p. 177-187 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Personal initiative training for small business owners
Frese, M., Hass, L. & Friedrich, C., 2016, In: Journal of Business Venturing Insights. 5, p. 27-36 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Personality-based selection of entrepreneurial borrowers to reduce credit risk: Two studies on prediction models in low- and high-stakes settings in developing countries
Dlugosch, T., Klinger, B., Frese, M. & Klehe, U., 06.2018, In: Journal of Organizational Behavior. 39, 5, p. 612-628 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Positive impact of entrepreneurship training on entrepreneurial behavior in a vocational training setting
Gielnik, M. M., Frese, M., Bischoff, K. M., Muhangi, G. & Omoo, F., 15.07.2016, In: Africa Journal of Management. 2, 3, p. 330-348 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › 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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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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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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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
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Teaching personal initiative beats traditional training in boosting small business in West Africa
Campos, F., Frese, M., Goldstein, M., Iacovone, L., Johnson, H. C., McKenzie, D. & Mensmann, M., 22.09.2017, In: Science. 357, 6357, p. 1287-1290 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The affective shift model of work engagement
Bledow, R., Schmitt, A., Frese, M. & Kühnel, J., 01.11.2011, In: Journal of Applied Psychology. 96, 6, p. 1246-1257 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review