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
    Michael Frese (Project manager, academic) , Tabea Brüning (Project staff) , (Project manager, academic) , (Project staff) , (Project staff)
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    Project: Research

  2. Entrepreneurship Training Jamaica 2018
    Michael Frese (Project manager, academic)
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    Project: Practical Project

  3. Student-Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion (STEP): Steigerung von Unternehmertum in Entwicklungsländern
    Michael Gielnik (Project manager, academic) , Michael Frese (Project manager, academic) , Mona Mensmann (Coordination) , Fokko-Jelto Eller (Project staff)
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    Project: Research

  4. Learning from errors and error management in organizations: antecedents, processes, and outcomes
    Michael Frese (Project manager, academic) , (Project staff) , Alexander Klamar (Project staff)
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    Project: Research

  5. Training Jamaica
    Michael Frese (Project manager, academic)
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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. 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

  2. Decoding evidence-based entrepreneurship: A systematic review of meta-analytic choices and reporting
    Andreas Rauch (Author) , Saadat Saeed (Author) , Michael Frese (Author) , 01.01.2025 , in: Journal of Small Business Management, 63, 4 , p. 1783-1829 , 47 p.

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

  3. Learning from African entrepreneurship—on the psychological function of entrepreneurial preparedness
    Michael Frese (Author) , 01.12.2024 , in: Small Business Economics, 63, 4 , p. 1365-1380 , 16 p.

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

  4. Different approaches to learning from errors: Comparing the effectiveness of high reliability and error management approaches
    Alexander Klamar (Author) , Dorothee Horvath (Author) , Michael Frese (Author) , Nina Keith (Author) , 01.09.2024 , in: Safety Science, 177 , 15 p.

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

  5. How to Induce an Error Management Climate: Experimental Evidence from Newly Formed Teams
    Dorothee Horvath (Author) , Nina Keith (Author) , Alexander Klamar (Author) , Michael Frese (Author) , 01.08.2023 , in: Journal of Business and Psychology, 38, 4 , p. 763-775 , 13 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. Training for Successful Entrepreneurship
    Michael Frese (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

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

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

  4. Rudimentary theory of entrepreneurship
    Michael Frese (Speaker)

    Activity: Guest lectures › Research

  5. Personal Initiative Training
    Michael Frese (Speaker)

    Activity: Guest lectures › Transfer

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Press / Media

Prizes

  1. Best Experimental Paper for Potential Policy Impact
    Michael Frese (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  2. Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research
    Michael Frese (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  3. Inaugural Scholar GPS Highly Ranked Scholar
    Michael Frese (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer

  4. Berufung zum Fellow der Academy of Management (AOM)
    Michael Frese (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  5. Aufnahme in die Leopoldina (Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften)
    Michael Frese (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

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Courses

Critical Reading in Work and Organizational Psychology
Michael Frese
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This seminar is a rigorous reading seminar, which is set-up as a virtual course. The detailed course plan will be discussed during the kick-off meeting on April 5th. There will be online discussion sessions as well as written assignments on reviewing other students work.

The seminar will provide the students with the scientific underpinnings of the areas of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior. It focuses on creating and improving the understanding of how science is developing in these areas and substantial contributions are made. By reading research articles (e.g., foundational articles, intervention studies, theory based studies, newest studies in this area) students will learn how to discuss and analyze the scientific contributions, what could have done better (theoretical and methodological perspective). During the course students will elaborate and develop an own study design in a research proposal. Each student proposal will be reviewed by other students.
Next appointment:
Monday, 2026-06-01 at 12:15
Room: C 7.307 Seminarraum
IJMRWOP Master Thesis Info Sessions
Jürgen Deller, Michael Frese, Michael Gielnik, Franziska Kößler, David Loschelder, Janina Peschmann, Laura Venz
Next appointment:
Lectures for this semester ended.