Michael Gielnik
Prof. Dr.

- Management studies
- Entrepreneurship
- Business psychology
Research areas
- 2025
- Published
An entrepreneurial roadmap for the future of workplace learning
Glosenberg, A., Gielnik, M. & Steffens, P., 07.03.2025, In: Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice. 18, 1, p. 162-166 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
- Accepted/In press
An extended active learning framework of entrepreneurship education and training
Gielnik, M. & Glosenberg, A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2024
- Published
Unpacking the nonlinear effect of self-efficacy in entrepreneurship: Why and under which condition more is not better
Uy, M. A., Sun, S., Gielnik, M. M., Jacob, G. H., Lagdameo, J. L. D., Miclat, A. G. & Osi, E. C., 01.03.2024, In: Personnel Psychology. 77, 1, p. 81-108 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Maintaining the impact of action-oriented entrepreneurship training: the role of error mastery orientation for training transfer in an active learning setting
Gielnik, M. M. & Bohlayer, C., 2024, In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 33, 6, p. 777-789 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2023
- Published
How action-oriented entrepreneurship training transforms university students into entrepreneurs: Insights from a qualitative study
Melyoki, L. L. & Gielnik, M., 01.05.2023, In: Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. 35, 5, p. 787-814 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Psychology of Entrepreneurship: Action and Process
Frese, M. & Gielnik, M., 23.01.2023, In: Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior. 10, 1, p. 137-164 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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(S)training experiences: Toward understanding decreases in entrepreneurial self-efficacy during action-oriented entrepreneurship training
Bohlayer, C. & Gielnik, M. M., 01.01.2023, In: Journal of Business Venturing. 38, 1, 106259.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Entrepreneurship
Gielnik, M. M. & Zacher, H., 2023, Work, organizational and business psychology: an introductory textbook . Zacher, H. & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (eds.). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag GmbH, p. 360-376 16 p. 21Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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How transformational leadership transforms followers’ affect and work engagement
Bader, B., Gielnik, M. M. & Bledow, R., 2023, In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 32, 3, p. 360-372 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2022
- Published
How passion in entrepreneurship develops over time: A self-regulation perspective
Lex, M., Gielnik, M. M., Spitzmuller, M., Jacob, G. H. & Frese, M., 01.07.2022, In: Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. 46, 4, p. 985-1018 34 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Adjusting the Sails: Investigating the Feedback Loop of the Opportunity Development Process in Entrepreneurship Training
Eller, F.-J., Gielnik, M. M., Yeves, J., Alvarado, Y. C. & Guerrero, O. A., 01.06.2022, In: Academy of Management Learning & Education. 21, 2, p. 209-235 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Entrepreneurship as a Tool to Tackle Graduate Youth Unemployment in Developing Economies: The Role of Action-Oriented Entrepreneurship Training
Dash, A. & Gielnik, M., 01.04.2022, Promoting Entrepreneurship to Reduce Graduate Unemployment. Katono, I. W. (ed.). IGI Global Publishing, p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
- 2021
- Published
The Effectiveness of the Effectuation Approach on Opportunity Identificaton and Pursuit: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Field Experiment
Zhu, J., Bischoff, K. M., Frese, M., Gielnik, M., Handrich, E. & Bellstedt, D., 15.12.2021, In: Academy of Management Learning & Education. 20, 4, p. 562-577 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
When passions collide: Passion convergence in entrepreneurial teams
Uy, M. A., Jacob, G. H., Gielnik, M. M., Frese, M., Antonio, T., Wonohadidjojo, D. M. & Christina, C., 01.06.2021, In: Journal of Applied Psychology. 106, 6, p. 902-920 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Understanding the gender gap in immigrant entrepreneurship: A multi-country study of immigrants’ embeddedness in economic, social, and institutional contexts
Brieger, S. A. & Gielnik, M. M., 02.2021, In: Small Business Economics. 56, 3, p. 1007-1031 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Entrepreneurship Training and Transfer
Weers, J. & Gielnik, M., 2021, The Psychology of Entrepreneurship: New Perspectives. Gielnik, M. M., Cardon, M. S. & Frese, M. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 282-304 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Evidence-Based Entrepreneurship: An Extended Approach
Rauch, A. J. & Gielnik, M. M., 2021, The Psychology of Entrepreneurship: New Perspectives. Gielnik, M. M., Cardon, M. S. & Frese, M. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 323-339 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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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
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The Psychology of Entrepreneurship: New Perspectives
Gielnik, M. M. (Editor), Cardon, M. S. (Editor) & Frese, M. (Editor), 2021, 1 ed. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 424 p. (SIOP organizational frontiers series)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
- 2020
- Published
When capital does not matter: How entrepreneurship training buffers the negative effect of capital constraints on business creation
Bischoff, K. M., Gielnik, M. M. & Frese, M., 01.09.2020, In: Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. 14, 3, p. 369-395 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
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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A dynamic account of self-efficacy in entrepreneurship
Gielnik, M. M., Bledow, R. & Stark, M., 05.2020, In: Journal of Applied Psychology. 105, 5, p. 487-505 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How can problems be turned into something good? The role of entrepreneurial learning and error mastery orientation
Funken, R., Gielnik, M. M. & Foo, M.-D., 01.03.2020, In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 44, 2, p. 315-338 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Identifying business opportunities for sustainable development: Longitudinal and experimental evidence contributing to the field of sustainable entrepreneurship
Eller, F. J., Gielnik, M. M., Wimmer, H., Thölke, C., Holzapfel, S., Tegtmeier, S. & Halberstadt, J., 01.03.2020, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 29, 3, p. 1387-1403 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › 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
- 2019
- Published
Ageing and entrepreneurship: A psychological perspective
Zacher, H., Mensmann, M. & Gielnik, M. M., 05.12.2019, Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Ageing. Karlsson, C., Backman, M. & Kekezi, O. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 228-245 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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When and how does anger during goal pursuit relate to goal achievement? The roles of persistence and action planning
Schmitt, A., Gielnik, M. M. & Seibel, S., 01.04.2019, In: Motivation and Emotion. 43, 2, p. 205-217 13 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
- 2018
- Published
Age in the entrepreneurial process: The role of future time perspective and prior entrepreneurial experience
Gielnik, M. M., Zacher, H. & Wang, M., 01.10.2018, In: Journal of Applied Psychology. 103, 10, p. 1067-1085 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Perspectives on new venture creation
Eller, F. J. & Gielnik, M. M., 01.2018, The SAGE Handbook of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Blackburn, R., De Clercq, D. & Heinonen, J. (eds.). Los Angeles: SAGE Publications Inc., p. 166-190 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- 2017
- Published
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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How small business managers’ age and focus on opportunities affect business growth: A mediated moderation growth model
Gielnik, M. M., Zacher, H. & Schmitt, A., 07.2017, In: Journal of Small Business Management. 55, 3, p. 460-483 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Boosting and sustaining passion: A long-term perspective on the effects of entrepreneurship training
Gielnik, M. M., Uy, M. A., Funken, R. & Bischoff, K. M., 01.05.2017, In: Journal of Business Venturing. 32, 3, p. 334-353 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Entrepreneurship and Aging
Funken, R. & Gielnik, M. M., 27.02.2017, Encyclopedia of Geropsychology. Pachana, N. A. (ed.). Singapore: Springer, Vol. 1. p. 806-811 6 p. (Springer reference).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Learning from entrepreneurial failure: Integrating emotional, motivational, and cognitive factors
Seckler, C., Funken, R. & Gielnik, M. M., 01.01.2017, Autonomous Learning in the Workplace. Ellingson, J. E. & Noe, R. A. (eds.). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 54-77 24 p. (SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Entrepreneurship
Gielnik, M. M., Frese, M. & Rauch, A., 01.2017, The Sage encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Rogelberg, S. G. (ed.). 2 ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Inc., p. 409-410 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- 2016
- Published
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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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
- 2015
- Published
"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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Planning and entrepreneurship
Gielnik, M., Frese, M. & Stark, M., 12.06.2015, The Psychology of Planning in Organizations : Research and Applications. Mumford, M. D. & Frese, M. (eds.). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 289-311 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Action and action-regulation in entrepreneurship: Evaluating a student training for promoting entrepreneurship
Gielnik, M., Frese, M., Kahara-Kawuki, A., Katono, I. W., Kyejjusa, S., Ngoma, M., Munene, J., Namatovu-Dawa, R., Nansubuga, F., Orobia, L., Oyugi, J., Sejjaaka, S., Sserwanga, A., Walter, T., Bischoff, K. M. & Dlugosch, T., 01.03.2015, In: Academy of Management Learning & Education. 14, 1, p. 69-94 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2014
- Published
A temporal analysis of how entrepreneurial goal intentions, positive fantasies, and action planning affect starting a new venture and when the effects wear off.
Gielnik, M., Barabas, S., Frese, M., Namatovu-Dawa, R., Scholz, F., Metzger, J. & Walter, T., 01.11.2014, In: Journal of Business Venturing. 29, 6, p. 755-772 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › 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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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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Antecedents of Business Opportunity Identification and Innovation: Investigating the Interplay of Information Processing and Information Acquisition
Gielnik, M. M., Krämer, A.-C., Kappel, B. & Frese, M., 01.04.2014, In: Applied Psychology. 63, 2, p. 344-381 38 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The psychology of entrepreneurship
Frese, M. & Gielnik, M., 2014, In: Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior. 1, p. 413-438 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
- 2013
The motivational benefits of specific versus general optimism.
Schmitt, A., Gielnik, M., Zacher, H. & Kleemann, D. K., 01.09.2013, In: The Journal of Positive Psychology. 8, 5, p. 425-434 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › 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
Kreativität und Entrepreneurship
Gielnik, M., 2013, Kreativität, Innovation und Entrepreneurship. Krause, D. E. (ed.). Berlin: Springer, p. 77-92 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- 2012
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Stepping into my shoes: Generativity as a mediator of the relationship between business owners' age and family succession
Zacher, H., Schmitt, A. & Gielnik, M., 05.2012, In: Ageing & Society. 32, 4, p. 673-696 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Locus of control
Zacher, H. & Gielnik, M., 2012, Encyclopedia of new venture management . Marvel, M. R. (ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Inc., p. 313-315 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › 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
- 2009
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Deliberate practice among South African small business owners: Relationships with education, cognitive ability, knowledge, and success
Unger, J., Keith, N., Hilling, C., Gielnik, M. & Frese, M., 03.2009, In: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. 82, 1, p. 21-44 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Biased consumers' hypotheses on price-quality-relationships: Influences of numerical anchors
Molz, G., Gielnik, M. & Stephan, E., 2009, Consumer Behavior. Saito, F. (ed.). Hauppauge: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 197-211 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
- 2006
Does the introduction of the Euro have an effect on subjective hypotheses about the price-quality relationship?
Molz, G. & Gielnik, M., 17.06.2006, In: Journal of Consumer Behaviour. 5, 3, p. 204-210 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review