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.

 

  1. 2012
  2. Published

    Creativity in the opportunity identification process and the moderating effect of diversity of information

    Gielnik, M., Frese, M., Graf, J. M. & Kampschulte, A., 01.09.2012, In: Journal of Business Venturing. 27, 5, p. 559-576 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Entrepreneurship as a key element in advancing the psychology of competitive advantage. Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

    Rauch, A. & Frese, M., 03.2012, In: Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 5, 1, p. 108-111 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Series foreword of Series Editors

    Elsbach, K., Frese, M. & Brief, A., 01.01.2012, Behavioral Business Ethics: Shaping an Emerging Field. Cremer, D. D. & Tenbrunsel, A. E. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. ix-x 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherResearch

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    Focus on opportunities as a mediator of the relationship between business owner's age and venture growth

    Gielnik, M., Zacher, H. & Frese, M., 01.2012, In: Journal of Business Venturing. 27, 1, p. 127-142 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Happy and proactive ? The role of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in business owners’ personal initiative

    Hahn, V., Frese, M., Binnewieser, C. & Schmitt, A., 01.2012, In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 36, 1, p. 97-114 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Evidence-based entrepreneurship: Cumulative science, action principles, and bridging the gap between science and practice

    Frese, M., Schmidt, P., Rauch, A., Kabst, R. & Bausch, A., 2012, In: Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship. 8, 1, p. 1-62 62 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Evidence-based Entrepreneurship (EBE): A systematic approach to cumulative science

    Frese, M., Bausch, A., Schmidt, P., Rauch, A. & Kabst, R., 2012, The Oxford Handbook of Evidence-Based Management. Rousseau, D. (ed.). New York: Oxford University Press, p. 92-112 21 p. (Oxford library of psychology).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  10. Published

    Iniciativa personal: como hacer que las cosas sucedan

    Lisbona, A. & Frese, M., 2012, 1 ed. Madrid: Ediciones Piramide. 207 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review