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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Who stays proactive after entrepreneurship training? Need for cognition, personal initiative maintenance, and well-being
Mensmann, M. & Frese, M., 01.2019, In: Journal of Organizational Behavior. 40, 1, p. 20-37 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The temporal pattern of creativity and implementation in teams
Rosing, K., Bledow, R., Frese, M., Baytalskaya, N., Johnson Lascano, J. & L. Farr, J., 01.12.2018, In: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. 91, 4, p. 798-822 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Why husbands matter: Review of spousal influence on women entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa
Wolf, K. & Frese, M., 02.01.2018, In: Africa Journal of Management. 4, 1, p. 1-32 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The effects of work engagement and self-efficacy on personal initiative and performance
Lisbona, A., Palaci, F., Salanova, M. & Frese, M., 02.2018, In: Psicothema. 30, 1, p. 89-96 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Effort and Success as Predictors of Passion
Lex, M., Gielnik, M. M. & Frese, M., 2019, Passion for Work: Theory, Reseach, and Applications. Vallerand, R. J. & Houlfort, N. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 227-259 33 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Distinguishing Proactivity From Citizenship Behavior: Similarities and Differences
Li, W. D., Frese, M. & Haidar, S., 08.2018, The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Citizenship Behaviour. Podsakoff, P. M., Mackenzie, S. B. & Podsakoff, N. P. (eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, p. 55-68 14 p. (Oxford library of psychology).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Soft Skills for Hard Constraints: Evidence from High-Achieving Female Farmers
Montalvao, J., Frese, M., Goldstein, M. & Kilic, T., 06.08.2017, Washington: The World Bank, 33 p. (Policy Research Working Paper; no. 8095).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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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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The role of error management culture for firm and individual innovativeness
Fischer, S., Frese, M., Mertins, J. C. & Hardt-Gawron, J. V., 01.07.2018, In: Applied Psychology. 67, 3, p. 428-453 26 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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If You Have a Hammer, You Only Look for Nails: The Relationship Between the Einstellung Effect and Business Opportunity Identification
Sahai, R. & Frese, M., 07.2019, In: Journal of Small Business Management. 57, 3, p. 927-942 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Action regulation theory: Foundations, current knowledge, and future directions
Zacher, H. & Frese, M., 2018, The SAGE Handbook of Industrial, Work, and Organizational Psychology: Volume 2: Organizational Psychology. Ones, D. S., Andrson, N., Viswesvaran, C. & Sinangil, H. K. (eds.). 2 ed. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications Inc., Vol. 2. p. 122-144 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › 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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Creativity and entrepreneurship: A process perspective
Lex, M. & Gielnik, M. M., 17.07.2017, The Wiley Handbook of Entrepreneurship. Ahmetoglu, G., Chamorro-Premuzic, T., Klinger, B. & Karcisky, T. (eds.). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons Inc., p. 139-172 34 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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2016 Emerald Africa Academy of Management Trailblazer Awardee
Frese, M., 02.07.2016, In: Africa Journal of Management. 2, 2, p. 230-233 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Series foreword
Frese, M., 2017, Proactivity at Work: Making Things Happen in Organizations. Parker, S. K. & Bindl, U. K. (eds.). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. xii-xiii 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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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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Action Regulation Across the Adult Lifespan (ARAL): A Metatheory of Work and Aging
Zacher, H., Hacker, W. & Frese, M., 01.07.2016, In: Work, Aging and Retirement. 2, 3, p. 286-306 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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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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The Psychology of Planning in Organizations: Research and Applications
Mumford, M. (ed.) & Frese, M. (ed.), 17.06.2015, New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 370 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book