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Prof. Dr. Michael Frese

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C6.425
Fon +49.4131.677-2574, michael.frese@leuphana.de
Visiting professor, Professorship of Psychology, in Particular Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Research Center for Entrepreneurship Evidence

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Vita

Mi­cha­el Fre­se holds a joint ap­point­ment at the Asia School of Management (in collaboration with MIT Sloan Management) and Leu­pha­na Uni­ver­si­ty of Lu­e­n­e­burg, Ger­ma­ny. His re­se­arch spans a wide ran­ge of ba­sic and ap­p­lied to­pics wi­t­hin or­ga­niza­t­io­nal be­ha­viour and work psy­cho­lo­gy. Most im­portant are his lon­gi­tu­di­nal stu­dies on psy­cho­lo­gi­cal ef­fects of un­em­ploy­ment, im­pact of stress at work, pre­dic­tors of per­so­nal in­itia­ti­ve, 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 have re­cei­ved wide at­ten­ti­on. In ad­di­ti­on he is stu­dy­ing trai­ning - most im­port­ant­ly the con­cept of er­ror ma­nage­ment trai­ning, lea­dership trai­ning and trai­ning to im­pro­ve en­tre­pre­neu­ri­al suc­cess and per­so­nal in­itia­ti­ve. Most re­cent­ly, he has done stu­dies on cul­tu­ral fac­tors in or­ga­niza­t­i­on and across na­ti­ons, re­se­arch that looks at psy­cho­lo­gi­cal suc­cess fac­tors in en­tre­pre­neurs in de­ve­lo­ping coun­tries (Af­ri­ca, La­tin Ame­ri­ca, and Asia) and in Eu­ro­pe.
Prof. Fre­se has been selec­ted as a Fel­low at the Aca­de­my of Ma­nage­ment (AOM).The fel­lowship re­co­gni­s­es and ho­no­urs mem­bers of the AOM who have made si­gni­fi­cant cont­ri­bu­ti­ons to the sci­ence and prac­tice of ma­nage­ment. He is also selec­ted as a mem­ber of the Ger­man Na­tio­nal Aca­de­my of Sci­en­ces Leo­pol­di­na, one of the ol­dest aca­de­mies in the world. It selects out­stan­ding sci­en­tists – in na­tu­ral sci­en­ces, life sci­en­ces, be­ha­viou­ral and em­pi­ri­cal so­ci­al sci­en­ces, and the hu­ma­nities – who play a cru­ci­al role in ad­vi­sing and gui­ding po­li­cy ma­kers
Prof. Fre­se has aut­ho­red more than 135 peer re­view­ed jour­nal ar­ti­cles and about 200 book chap­ters, and was edi­tor/​aut­hor of more than 25 books and spe­cial is­su­es. He is Ger­ma­ny’s most fre­quent­ly ci­ted work and or­ga­niza­t­io­nal psy­cho­lo­gist and busi­ness and ma­nage­ment sci­en­tist and one of the most fre­quent­ly ci­ted Eu­ro­peans.

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Projects

  1. Female Entrepreneurship -PI Training für Unternehmerinnen
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    Project: Research

  2. Entrepreneurship Training Jamaica 2018
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    Project: Practical Project

  3. Student-Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion (STEP): Steigerung von Unternehmertum in Entwicklungsländern
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    Project: Research

  4. Learning from errors and error management in organizations: antecedents, processes, and outcomes
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    Project: Research

  5. Training Jamaica
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    Project: Other

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Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. The Psychology of Entrepreneurship: New Perspectives
    Michael Gielnik (Editor) , Melissa S. Cardon (Editor) , Michael Frese (Editor) , 2021 1 ed. New York , 424 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Book › Research

  2. Das Konzept Eigeninitiative: Proaktivität fördern, Unternehmenskultur prägen, Innovationskraft steigern
    Jette Wiegel (Author) , Michael Frese (Author) , 2018 Frankfurt/ Main , 236 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research

  3. The Psychology of Planning in Organizations: Research and Applications
    Michael Mumford (Editor) , Michael Frese (Editor) , 2015 New York , 370 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Book › Research

  4. Iniciativa personal: como hacer que las cosas sucedan
    Ana Lisbona (Author) , Michael Frese (Author) , 2012 1 ed. Madrid , 207 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research

  5. Errors in Organizations
    David A. Hofmann (Editor) , Michael Frese (Editor) , 2011 New York , 636 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Transfer

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Journal contributions

  1. Help or hindrance? Husbands' influence on women entrepreneurs' business success in Sub-Saharan Africa: A latent profile analysis
    Kathrin Wolf (Author) , Mona Hafner (Author) , Jiarui Lily Zhou (Author) , Michael Frese (Author) , 01.09.2026 , in: Journal of Business Venturing, 41, 5

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  2. Towards a concept of error tolerance culture: Entrepreneurship facilitator or societal risk amplifier?
    Michael Frese (Author) , Steven A. Brieger (Author) , Dorothee Horvath (Author) , 01.06.2026 , in: Applied Psychology, 75, 3 , 35 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. A better tomorrow? Work and well-being in the entrepreneurial society
    Joel B. Carnevale (Author) , Michael Frese (Author) , Sarah L. Jack (Author) , Sharon K. Parker (Author) , Johan Wiklund (Author) , 01.04.2026 , in: Journal of Business Research, 207 , 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. A psychological rating instrument: The entrepreneurial pitching success scale and its reliability and validity
    Cinderella Alinaitwe (Author) , Michael Frese (Author) , Hadija Mohd (Author) , Tan Jiunn Wen (Author) , 01.01.2026 , in: Journal of Small Business Management , 35 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. Are people in the West really more proactive than those in the East? The role of different processes and forms of proactivity
    Chuan Liang (Author) , Kaili Yu (Author) , Wen Dong Li (Author) , Zhekai Zhu (Author) , Michael Frese (Author) , Cuilin Li (Author) , 10.12.2025 , in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management , 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Creativity in entrepreneurship: Dancing between nothing and structure
    Sylvia Hubner-Benz (Author) , Michael Frese (Author) , 01.01.2023 Second Edition ed. , p. 377-392 , 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review

  2. Evidence-Based Management and Organisational Reality: Reducing Knowledge/Action Tensions through Reflection
    Mona Mensmann (Author) , Denise M. Rousseau (Author) , Michael Frese (Author) , 15.12.2022 Cham , p. 1-16 , 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research

  3. Evidence-Based Management
    Mona Mensmann (Author) , Denise M. Rousseau (Author) , Michael Frese (Author) , 01.12.2022 Cham , p. 39-54 , 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research

  4. Evidence-Based Management and Organizational Reality: Reducing Knowledge/Action Tensions through Reflection
    Mona Mensmann (Author) , Denise M. Rousseau (Author) , Michael Frese (Author) , 12.10.2022 Cham , p. 1-16 , 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research

  5. Recht, Innovation und Entrepreneurship
    Michael Frese (Author) , Hanno Merkt (Author) , Wolfgang Hoffmann (Author) , Markus Reihlen (Author) , Christian Brei (Author) , 01.01.2022 Baden-Baden , p. 17-38 , 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research

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Impact

  1. STEP – Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion has a wide-ranging impact
    Michael Frese , Michael Gielnik , Janina Peschmann , Paul Jasper Herrmann

    Impact: Academic Impact, Economic Impact, Educational Impact, Environmental Impact, Health and Quality of Life Impact

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Activities

  1. Advancing cross-cultural understanding of team innovation
    Michael Frese (Speaker) , Zhaoli Song (Speaker) , Shuhua Sun (Speaker)
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    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  2. Training for Successful Entrepreneurship
    Michael Frese (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  3. Eudaimonic Wellbeing, Personal Initiative, Fun, and Passion
    Michael Frese (Speaker)
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    Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer

  4. Bridging Organizational Behavior and Entrepreneurship Research Panelist
    Michael Frese (Speaker)
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    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  5. Rudimentary theory of entrepreneurship
    Michael Frese (Speaker)

    Activity: Guest lectures › Research

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Press / Media

Prizes

  1. Best Experimental Paper for Potential Policy Impact
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    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  2. Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research
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    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  3. Inaugural Scholar GPS Highly Ranked Scholar
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    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer

  4. Berufung zum Fellow der Academy of Management (AOM)
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    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  5. Aufnahme in die Leopoldina (Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften)
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    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

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Courses

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