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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Proactive behavior training: Theory, design, and future directions
Mensmann, M. & Frese, M., 01.12.2016, Proactivity at Work: Making Things Happen in Organizations. Parker, S. K. & Bindl, U. K. (eds.). 1 ed. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 434-468 35 p. (Organization and management series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Proactivity and Adaptability
Zhu, J., Frese, M. & Li, W. D., 20.05.2014, Individual adaptability to changes at work: New directions in research. Chan, D. (ed.). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 36-51 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › 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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Psychologie und Policy implications: Sachversẗndigenrat für Psychologie
Frese, M., 01.01.2009, In: Psychologische Rundschau. 60, 4, p. 248-249 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Putting Job Design in Context
Grant, A. M. (ed.), Fried, Y. (ed.), Parker, S. K. (ed.) & Frese, M. (ed.), 2010, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. (Journal of Organizational Behavior; vol. 31, no. 2/3)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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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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Recht, Innovation und Entrepreneurship
Frese, M., Merkt, H., Hoffmann, W., Reihlen, M. & Brei, C., 2022, Rechtsgespräche: Recht im Kontext von Innovation | Entrepreneurship Nachhaltigkeit | Kultur | Europa. Terhechte, J. (ed.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 17-38 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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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Re-visiting Effectuation: The Relationships with Causation, Entrepreneurial Experience, and Innovativeness
Cha, V., Ruan, Y. & Frese, M., 28.08.2020, Entrepreneurial Behaviour: Unveiling the Cognitive and Emotional Aspects of Entrepreneurship. Caputo, A. & Pellegrini, M. M. (eds.). Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited, p. 213-237 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › 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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Series Foreword
Brief, A., Elsbach, K. & Frese, M., 07.01.2011, Social Psychology and Organizations. Cremer, D. D., van Dick, R. & Murnighan, J. K. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. xix 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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Series foreword of Series Editors
Brief, A. P., Elsbach, K. D. & Frese, M., 01.01.2013, Emotional Labor in the 21st Century: Diverse Perspectives on Emotion Regulation at Work. Grandey, A. A., Diefendorff, J. M. & Rupp, D. E. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. xi 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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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/works › Other › Research
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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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Some contributions of action theory to social psychology: Social action and actors in the context of institutions and an objective world
Sabini, J., Frese, M. & Kossman, D. A., 01.01.1985, Goal Directed Behavior: The Concept of Action in Psychology. Frese, M. & Sabini, J. (eds.). London: Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 249-257 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Stress in organizations
Sonnentag, S. & Frese, M., 2012, Industrial and organizational Psychology. Weiner, I. B., Schmitt, N. W. & Highhouse, S. (eds.). 2 ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc., p. 560-592 38 p. (Comprehensive Handbook of Psychology; vol. 12).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › 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