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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Creativity in entrepreneurship: Dancing between nothing and structure
Hubner-Benz, S. & Frese, M., 01.01.2023, Handbook of Organizational Creativity: Leadership, Interventions, and Macro Level Issues. Reiter-Palmon, R. & Hunter, S. (eds.). Second Edition ed. Elsevier B.V., p. 377-392 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Cultural Influences on Errors: Prevention, Detection, and Management
Gelfand, M. J., Frese, M. & Salmon, E., 21.07.2011, Errors in Organizations. Hofmann, D. A. & Frese, M. (eds.). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 273-315 43 p. (SIOP organizational frontiers series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Dynamic performance
Frese, M. & Sonnentag, S., 18.09.2012, The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Psychology. Kozlowski, S. W. J. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, Vol. 1. p. 548-578 31 p. (Oxford Library of Psychology).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Enhancing firm performance and innovativeness through error management culture
Keith, N. & Frese, M., 12.2011, The handbook of organizational culture and climate. Ashkanasy, N. M., Wilderom, C. P. M. & Peterson, M. F. (eds.). 2., revised edition ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications Inc., p. 137-157 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Entrepreneurial actions: An action theory approach
Frese, M., 07.01.2011, Social psychology and organizations . De Cremer, D., van Dick, R. & Murnighan, J. K. (eds.). 1. ed. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 87-118 32 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Entrepreneurship and Poverty Reduction: Applying I-O Psychology to Microbusiness and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
Gielnik, M. & Frese, M., 02.2013, Using Industrial Organizational Psychology for the Greater Good: Helping Those Who Help Others. Olsen-Buchanan, J., Koppes Bryan, L. L. & Thompson, L. F. (eds.). New Yorl: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 394-438 45 p. (SIOP Frontier Series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Entrepreneurship training in developing countries
Bischoff, K. M., Gielnik, M. & Frese, M., 25.06.2014, Industrial and Organizational Psychology Help the Vulnerable: Serving the Underserved. Reichman, W. (ed.). Houndmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 92-119 28 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Errors, error taxonomies, error prevention, and error management: Laying the groundwork for discussing errors in organizations
Hofmann, D. A. & Frese, M., 21.07.2011, Errors in Organizations. Hofmann, D. A. & Frese, M. (eds.). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 1-43 43 p. (SIOP organizational frontiers series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › 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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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