Articles in peer-reviewed journals

• Zhu, J., Bischoff, K.M., Handrich, E., Bellstedt, D. Gielnik, M.M., Frese, M. (2021, in press). The effectiveness of the effectuation approach on opportunity identification and pursuit: Evidence from a randomiyed controlled field experiment. Academy of Management: Learning and Education. (5-year impact 4.78)
• Horvath, D., Klamar, A., Keith, N. & Frese, M. (2021). Are all errors created equal. Testing the effects of error characteristics on learning from errors in three countries. countries, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 30:1, 110-124, DOI:10.1080/1359432X.2020.1839420
• Uy, M. A., Jacob, G. H., Gielnik, M. M., Frese, M., Antonio, T., Wonohadidjojo, D. M., & Christina, C. (2020 in press). When passions collide: Passion convergence in entrepreneurial teams Journal of Applied Psychology.
• Li, W.-D., Li, S., Feng, J. (Jasmine), Wang, M, Zhang, H., Frese, M., Wu, C.-H. (2020, in press). Can Becoming a Leader Change Your Personality? An Investigation with Two Longitudinal Studies from a Role-Based Perspective. Journal of Applied Psychology.
• Bischoff, K. Gielnik, M.M., Frese, M. (2020, in press). When Capital Does Not Matter: How Entrepreneurship Training Buffers the Negative Effect of Capital Constraints on Business Creation. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.
• Lex, M., Gielnik, MM., Spitzmuller, M., Jacob, G.H., Frese, M. (2020, in press). How passion in entrepreneurship develops over time: A self-regulation perspective. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
• Frese, M. (2020). Primed Goals and Primed Actions: A Commentary from an Action Theory Point of View. Applied Psychology: An International Review 2020, 0 (0), 1–6
  doi: 10.1111/apps.12271
• Hubner, S., Baum, M., & Frese, M. (2020 in press). Contagion of entrepreneurial passion: Effects on employee outcomes. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice (5-year impact: 9.55).
• Tripathi, N., Zhu, J., Jacob, H.G., Frese, M. Gielnik, M.M. (in press). Intraindividual variability in identity centrality: Examining the dynamics of perceived role progress and identity centrality. Journal of Applied Psychology (5-year impact 7.51)
• Frese, M. (2019). On the power of an open scientific approach to actions.- commentary. Motivation Science, 5, 112-113.
• Li, W.-D, Li, S., Fay, D., Frese, M. (2019). Reciprocal Relationships between Dispositional Optimism and Work Experiences: A Five Wave Longitudinal Investigation. Journal of Applied Psychology,104, 1471- 1486 (5-year impact 7.51)
• Jacob, G. H., Frese, M., Krauss, S. I., & Friedrich, C. (2019). On the Importance of a Motivational Agency Variable: Being a Formal Business in Developing Countries Is Only Helpful for Growth if Business Owners Show a High Degree of Personal Initiative. Journal of Applied Psychology, 104, 1181 – 1194. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ apl0000398 (5-year impact 7.51)
• Mensmann, M., & Frese, M. (2019). Who stays proactive after entrepreneurship training? Need for cognition, personal initiative maintenance, and well‐being. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 40(1), 20-37. (5year impact: 5.89)
• Wolf, K., & Frese, M. (2018). Why husbands matter: Review of spousal influence on women entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa. Africa Journal of Management, 4(1), 1-32. (https://doi.org/10.1080/23322373.2018.1428019) (new journal no impact factor calculated)
• Lisbona, A., Palaci, F., Salanova, M., Frese, M. (2018). The effects of work engagement and self-effiacy on personal initiative and performance. Psicothema, 30, 89-96 (2 y impact: 1.5; 5 year impact: 1.91)
• Campos, F., Frese, M., Goldstein, M., Iacovone, L., Johnson, H. C., McKenzie, D., et al. (2018). Is personal initiative training a substitute or complement to the existing human capital of women? Results from a randomized trial in Togo. American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings, 108, 256–261.
• Rosing, K., Bledow, R., Frese, M., Baytalskaya, N., Johnson, J., & Farr, J. L. (2018). The temporal dynamics of creativity and idea implementation in teams. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 91, 798-822. DOI:10.1111/joop.12226 (5year impact 3.97)
• Fischer, S.; Frese, M.; Mertins, J.C.; Hardt-Gawron, J.V. (2018). The role of error management culture for firm and individual innovativeness. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 67, 428-453 (3.27) (2-year impact) and 3.53 (5-year impact))
• Dlugosch, T. J., Klinger, B., Frese, M., & Klehe, U. C. (2018). Personality‐based selection of entrepreneurial borrowers to reduce credit risk: Two studies on prediction models in low‐and high‐stakes settings in developing countries. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 39(5), 612-628. (5year impact: 5.89)
• Campos, F., Frese, M., Goldstein, M., Iacovone, L., Johnson, H., McKenzie, D., Mensmann, M. (2017). Teaching personal initiative beats traditional business training in boosting small business in West Africa. Science 357, 1287-1290 (22 Sept 2017)
  DOI: 10.1126/science.aan5329 (2y journal impact 37.2)
• Sahai, R., & Frese, M. (2019). If you have a hammer, you only look for nails: The relationship between Einstellung effect and business opportunity identification. Journal of Small Business Management,57, 927-942. (5year impact: 2.87)
• Montalvao, J., Frese, M., Goldstein, M., & Kilic, T. (2017). Soft Skills for Hard Constraints: Evidence from High-Achieving Female Farmers (Policy Research Working Paper No. 8095). Washington: World Bank Group African Region.
• Kanfer, R., Frese, M., & Johnson, R.E. (2017): Motivation related to work: A century of progress. Centennial Special Issue of Journal of Applied Psychology, 102, 338-355 (5-year impact: 7.13) doi:10.1037/apl0000133
• Gielnik, M. M., Frese, M., Bischoff, K. M., Muhangi, G., & Omoo, F. (2016). Positive impact of entrepreneurship training on entrepreneurial behavior in a vocational training setting. Africa Journal of Management, 2, 330–348. (new journal)
• Keith, N., Unger, J. M., Rauch, A., & Frese, M. (2016). Informal learning and entrepreneurial success: A longitudinal study of deliberate practice among small business owners. Applied psychology: An International Review, 65, 515-540. (5-year impact: 2.65)
• Frese, M., Gielnik, M. & Mensmann, M. (2016): Psychological Training for Entrepreneurs to Take Action: Contributing to Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 25, 196–202 (5-year impact: 6.78) doi:10.1177/0963721416636957
• Zacher, H., Hacker, W., Frese, M. (2016). Action Regulation Across the Adult Lifespan (ARAL): A Metatheory of Work and Aging. Work, Aging and Retirement, 2016, 2 (3), 286–306 (new journal, 2-year impact 2019: 2.281).
• Frese, M., Hass, J. & Friedrich, C. (2016). Personal initiative training for business owners. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 5, (June), 27–36 (5-year impact: not determined; new internet based journal) DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2016.01.001
• Rooks, G., Sserwanga, A., & Frese, M. (2016). Unpacking the personal initiative – performance relationship: A multi-group analysis of rural and urban Ugandan entrepreneurs. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 65, 99-131; DOI: 10.1111/apps.12033 (5-year impact: 2.65)
• Rauch, A., Rosenbusch, N., Unger, J., Frese, M. (2016). The effectiveness of cohesive and diversified networks: A meta-analysis. Journal of Business Research, 69, 554-568; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.05.011 (5-year impact: 2.47)
• Frese, M. (2015). Cultural Practices, Norms, and Values – Commentary; Special Issue on Intersubjective Norms; Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 46, 1327-1330. (5-year impact: 2.31) doi:10.1177/0022022115600267
• Frese, M., & Keith, N. (2015). Action errors, error management and learning in organizations. Annual Review of Psychology, 66, 661–687. (5-year impact: 26.62)
• Gielnik, M.M., Spitzmuller, M., Schmitt, A., Klemann, D.K., Frese, M. (2015). I put in effort, therefore I am must be passionate: Investigating the path from effort to passion in entrepreneurship. Academy of Management Journal, 58 (4), 1–20. (5-year impact: 9.81)
• Gielnik, M. M., Frese, M., Kahara-Kawuki, A., Katono, I. W., Kyejjusa, S., Munene, J., Ngoma, M, Namatovu-Dawa, R., Florence Nansubuga, Orobia, L., Oyugi, J., Sejjaaka, S., Sserwanga, A., Walter, T., Bischoff, K. and Dlugosch, T. (2015). Action and action-regulation in entrepreneurship: Evaluating a student training for promoting entrepreneurship. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 14, 69–94. (5-year impact: 3.08)
• Unger, J.M., Rauch, A., Weis, S.E., & Frese, M. (2015). Biology (prenatal testosterone), psychology (achievement need) and entrepreneurial impact. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 4, 1-5. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2015.05.00 (5-year impact: not determined)
• Li, W.-D., Fay, D., Frese, M., Harms, P. D., & Gao, X. Y. (2014). Reciprocal relationship between proactive personality and work characteristics: A latent change score approach. Journal of Applied Psychology, 99, 948-965. (Received the Hogan Award for best paper in the area of personality and work in 2015). (5-year impact:7.75)
• Glaub, M., Frese, M., Fischer, S., Hoppe, M. (2014). Increasing personal initiative in small business managers/owners leads to entrepreneurial success: A theory-based controlled randomized field intervention for evidence-based management. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 13, 354-379. (5-year impact: 3.08)
• Frese, M., Rousseau, D. M., & Wiklund, J. (2014). The emergence of evidence-based entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 38, 209-216. (5-year impact: 3.61?)
• Gielnik, M. M., Krämer, A.-C., Kappel, B., & Frese, M. (2014) Antecedents of business opportunity identification and innovation: Investigating the interplay of information processing and information acquisition. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 63, 344-381. (5-year impact: 2.65)
• Kraimer, M. L., Takeuchi, R., & Frese, M. (2014). The global context and people at work: Special issue introduction. Personnel Psychology, 67, 5-21. (5-year impact:4.49)
• Gielnik, M. M., Barabas, S., Frese, M., Namatovu-Dawa, R., Scholz, F. A., Metzger, J. R., et al. (2014). A temporal analysis of how entrepreneurial goal intentions, positive fantasies, and action planning affect starting a new venture and when the effects wear off. Journal of Business Venturing, 29, 755-772. (5-year impact: 5.31)
• Fischer, S., Frese, M., Mertins, J. C., Hardt, J. V., Flock, T., Schauder, J., Schmitz, M. Wiegel, J. (2014). Climate for personal initiative and radical and incremental innovation in firms: A validation study. Journal of Enterprising Culture, 22, 91–109. (5-year impact: not determined)
• Frese, M., & Gielnik, M. M. (2014). The psychology of entrepreneurship. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 1, 413–438 (inaugural issue; formally part of Annual Review of Psychology; 1-year impact factor was 6.956 for 2016 for the first time); reprinted Boyle, Gregory J. (Ed); O’Gorman, John G. (Ed) & Fogarty, Gerard J. (Ed). (2016). Work and organisational psychology: Research methodology; Assessment and selection; Organisational change and development; Human resource and performance management; Emerging trends:Innovation/globalization/ technology, Vols. 1-5, (pp. 89-122). Thousand Oaks, CA, US: Sage Publications
• Solomon, G., Frese, M., Friedrich, C., & Glaub, M. (2013). Can personal initiative training improve small business success? A longitudinal South African evaluation study. Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 14(4), 255–268.
• Rauch, A., Frese, M., Wang, Z.-M., Unger, J., Lozada, M., Kupcha, V., et al. (2013). National culture and cultural orientations of owners affecting the innovation-growth relationship in five countries. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development: An International Journal, 25, 732–755.
• Bledow, R., Rosing, K., & Frese, M. (2013). A dynamic perspective on affect and creativity. Academy of Management Journal, 56, 432-450.
• Frese, M. (2013). Es gibt so viel zu tun, warum gegen Evidenzbasiertes Management polemisieren? Ein Plädoyer gegen die Bedeutungslosigkeit der Managementforschung, Stellungnahme zum Beitrag von Gunter Frank und Alfred Kieser »Kann man Managementwissenschaft nach dem Muster der Evidenzbasierten Medizin betreiben? Die Betriebswirtschaft,73,221-232.
• Schloesser, O., Frese, M. et al. (2013). Humane Orientation as a New Cultural Dimension of the GLOBE Project: A Validation Study of the GLOBE Scale and Out-Group Humane Orientation in 25 Countries; Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 44, 535-551.
• Tornau, K., & Frese, M. (2013). Construct clean-up in proactivity research: A meta-analysis on the nomological net of work-related proactivity concepts and their incremental validities. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 62, 44–96 (Corrigendum: Applied Psychology: An International Review, 64, 626-636).
• Gielnik, M. M., Frese, M., Graf, J. M., & Kampschulte, A. (2012). Creativity in the opportunity identification process and the moderating effect of diverse information. Journal of Business Venturing, 27, 559-576.
• Rauch, A., & Frese, M. (2012). Entrepreneurship as a key element in advancing the psychology of competitive advantage. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 5, 108-111.
• Gielnik, M. M., Zacher, H., & Frese, M. (2012). Focus on opportunities as a mediator of the relationship between business owners’ age and venture growth. Journal of Business Venturing, 27, 127-142.
• Frese, M., Bausch, A., Schmidt, P., Rauch, A., & Kabst, R. (2012). Evidence-based Entrepreneurship (EBE): Cumulative science, action principles, and bridging the gap between science and practice. Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship, 8, 1-62.
• Schmitt, A., & Frese, M. (2011). Family involvement in Chinese and German Small Business. Journal of Entreprising Culture, 19, 261-285.
• Bledow, R., Schmitt, A., Frese, M., & Kuehnel, J. (2011). The affective shift model of work engagement. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96, 1246-1257.
• Hahn, V.C., Frese, M., Binnewies, C. & Schmitt, A. (2011). Happy and proactive? The role of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in business owners’ personal initiative. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 36, 97-114.
• Rosing, K., Frese, M., & Bausch, A. (2011). Explaining the heterogeneity of the leadership-innovation relationship: Ambidextrous leadership. Leadership Quarterly, 22, 956–974. One of the finalists for the best paper award 2011 of Leadership Quarterly.
• Zacher, H., Rosing, K., Henning, T., & Frese, M. (2011). Establishing the next generation at work: Leader generativity as a moderator of the relationships between leader age, leader-member exchange, and leadership success. Psychology and Aging, 26(1), 241-252.
• Glaub, M. & Frese, M. (2011). A critical review of the effects of entrepreneurship training in developing countries. Enterprise Development & Microfinance, 22, 335-353.
• Zacher, H., & Frese, M. (2011). Maintaining a focus on opportunities at work: The interplay between age, job complexity, and the use of selection, optimization, and compensation strategies. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 32(2), 291-318.
• Zacher, H., Rosing, K. & Frese, M. (2011). Age and leadership: The moderating role of legacy beliefs. The Leadership Quarterly, 22, 43-50.
• Unger, J.M., Rauch, A., Frese, M., & Rosenbusch, N. (2011). Human capital and entrepreneurial success: A meta-analytical review. Journal of Business Venturing, 26, 341–358 (in 2018 WOS placed this paper in the top 1% of the academic field of Economics & Business)
• Zacher, H., Heusner, S., Schmitz, M., Zwierzanska, M. M., & Frese, M. (2010). Focus on opportunities as a mediator of the relationships between age, job complexity, and work performance. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 76(3), 374-386.
• Grant, A.M., Fried, Y., Parker, S.K., Frese, M. (2010). Putting job design in context: Introduction to the special issue. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 31, 145-157.
• Zhao, X., & Frese, M. & Giardini, A. (2010). Business owners’ network size and business growth in China: The role of comprehensive social competency. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 22, 675–705. (reprinted in L.P.Dana (Ed): Asian Entrepreneurship, New Delhi, India: Sage Publication, Sage Library in Business and Management)
• Zacher, H., Degner, M., Seevaldt, R., Frese, M., & Lüdde, J. (2009). Was wollen jüngere und ältere Erwerbstätige erreichen? Altersbezogene Unterschiede in den Inhalten und Merkmalen beruflicher Ziele [What do younger and older workers want to accomplish? Age-related differences in content and characteristics of occupational goals]. Zeitschrift für Personalpsychologie, 8(4), 191-200.
• Frese, M. (2009). Psychologie und Policy implications: Sachverstaendigenrat fuer Psychologie. Psychologische Rundschau, 60, 248-249.
• Frese, M. (2009). Towards a psychology of entrepreneurship – An action theory perspective. Foundation and Trends in Entrepreneurship, 5(6), 437-496.
• Bledow, R., Frese, M., Anderson, N.R., Erez, M., & Farr, J.L. (2009). Extending and refining the dialectic perspective on innovation: There is nothing as practical as a good theory; nothing as theoretical as a good practice. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 2(3), 363-373.
• Bledow, R., Frese, M., Anderson, N.R., Erez, M., & Farr, J.L. (2009). A dialectical perspective on innovation: Conflicting demands, multiple pathways, and ambidexterity. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 2(3), 305-337.
• Zacher, H., & Frese, M. (2009). Remaining time and opportunities at work: Relationships between age, work characteristics, and occupational future time perspective. Psychology and Aging, 24, 487-493.
• Bledow, R., & Frese, M. (2009). A situational judgment test of personal initiative and its relationship to performance. Personnel Psychology, 62, 229-258.
• Rauch, A., Wiklund, J., Lumpkin, G.T., & Frese, M. (2009). Entrepreneurial orientation and business performance: A meta-analysis. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 33, 761-787. (Academy of Management: Received Greif award in 2015 for most impactful publication in entrepreneurship of last 6 years; as of November/December 2016, WOS places this paper in the top 1% of the academic field of Economics & Business)
• Unger, J.M., Keith, N., Hilling, C., Gielnik, M.M., & Frese, M. (2009). Deliberate practice among South African small business owners: Relationships with education, cognitive ability, knowledge, and success. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 82, 21-44.
• Steinmetz, H., Frese, M., & Schmidt P. (2008). A longitudinal panel study on
  antecedents and outcomes of work-home interference. Journal of Vocational
  Behavior, 73, 231-241.
• Wang, Z.-M., Guo, W.-W., Frese, M., & Rauch, A. (2008). Impacts of entrepreneurs’ error orientation on performance: A cross-culture comparison. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 40 (11), 1203-1211 (in Chinese).
• Frese, M. (2008). The word is out: We need an active performance concept for modern workplaces. Commentary on focal article by Macey & Schneider: The meaning of employee engagement. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 1, 67-69.
• Keith, N., & Frese, M. (2008). Effectiveness of error management training: A meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93, 59-69.
• Giardini, A., & Frese, M. (2008). Linking service employees’ emotional competence to customer satisfaction: A multilevel approach. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29, 155-170.
• Giardini, A., & Frese, M. (2007). Affective complementarity in service encounters. Management Revue, 18(1), 75-87.
• Rauch, A., & Frese, M. (2007). Let’s put the person back into entrepreneurship research: A meta-analysis on the relationship between business owners’ personality traits, business creation, and success. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 16(4), 353-385.
• Frese, M., Krauss, S.I., Keith, N., Escher, S., Grabarkiewicz, R., Luneng, S.T., Heers, C., Unger, J.M., & Friedrich, C. (2007). Business owners’action planning and its relationship to business success in three African countries. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 1481-1498.
• Koenig, C., Frese, M., Steinmetz, H., Rauch, A., & Wang, Z.-M. (2007). Scenario based scales measuring cultural orientations of business owners. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 17, 211-239.
• Van Gelder, J.-L., De Vries, R.E., Frese, M., & Goutbeek, J.-P. (2007). Differences in psychological strategies of failed and operational business owners in the Fiji Islands. Journal of Small Business Management, 45(3), 388-400.
• Frese, M., Garst, G., & Fay, D. (2007). Making things happen: Reciprocal relationships between work characteristics and personal initiative (PI) in a four-wave longitudinal structural equation. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92(4), 1084-1102 (selected as one of the 70 most unintuitive empirical observations of 2007 in the domain of personality and social psychology by Moss & Wilson 2010)
• Raabe, B., Frese, M., & Beehr, T.A. (2007). Action regulation theory and career self-management. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 70, 297-311.
• Hiemstra, M.F., Van der Kooy, K., & Frese, M. (2006). Entrepreneurship in the street food sector of Vietnam – Assessment of psychological success and failure factors. Journal of Small Business Management, 44(3), 474-481.
• Giardini, A., & Frese, M. (2006). Reducing the negative effects of emotion work in service occupations: Emotional competence as a psychological resource. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 11(1), 63-75.
• Dormann, C., Fay, D., Zapf, D., & Frese, M. (2006). A state-trait analysis of job satisfaction: On the effect of core self-evaluation. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 55(1), 27-51.
• Van Dyck, C., Frese, M., Baer, M., & Sonnentag, S. (2005). Organizational error management culture and its impact on performance: A two-study replication. Journal of Applied Psychology, 90(6), 1228-1240.
• Rauch, A., Frese, M., & Utsch, A. (2005). Effects of human capital and long-term resources development and utilization on employment growth of small-scale businesses: A causal analysis. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 29(6), 681-698.
• Krauss, S. I., Frese, M., Friedrich, C., & Unger, J.M. (2005). Entrepreneurial orientation: A psychological model of success among Southern African small business owners. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 14, 315-344.
• Keith, N., & Frese, M. (2005). Self-regulation in error management training: Emotion control and metacognition as mediators of performance effects. Journal of Applied Psychology, 90(4), 677-691.
• Rank, J., Pace, V.L., & Frese, M. (2004). Three avenues for future research on creativity, innovation, and initiative. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 53, 518-528.
• Van der Linden, D., Frese, M., & Sonnentag, S. (2003). The impact of mental fatigue on exploration in a complex computer task: Rigidity and loss of systematic strategies. Human Factors, 45, 483-494.
• Frese, M., Beimel, S., & Schoenborn, S. (2003). Action training for charismatic leadership: Two evaluation studies of a commercial training module on inspirational communication of a vision. Personnel Psychology, 56, 671-697.
• Heimbeck, D., Frese, M., Sonnentag, S., & Keith, N. (2003). Integrating errors into the training process: The function of error management instructions and the role of goal orientation. Personnel Psychology, 56, 333-361.
• Brandstätter, V., Heimbeck, D., Malzacher, J.T., & Frese, M. (2003). Goals need implementation intentions: The model of action phases tested in the applied setting of continuing education. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 12, 37-59. (Award: Best paper award by the journal)
• Van der Linden, D., Frese, M., & Meijman, T.F. (2003). Mental fatigue and the control of cognitive processes: Effects on perseveration and planning. Acta Psychologica, 113, 45-65.
• Baer, M., & Frese, M. (2003). Innovation is not enough: Climates for initiative and psychological safety, process innovations, and firm performance. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 24, 45-68.
• Escher, S., Grabarkiewicz, R., Frese, M., Van Steekelenburg, G., Lauw, M., & Friedrich, C. (2002). The moderator effect of cognitive ability on the relationship between planning strategies and business success of small scale business owners in South Africa: A longitudinal study. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 7, 305-318.
• Frese, M., Brantjes, A., & Hoorn, R. (2002). Psychological success factors of small scale businesses in Namibia: The roles of strategy process, entrepreneurial orientation and the environment. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 7, 259-282.
• Brodbeck, F., Frese, M., & Javidan, M. (2002). Leadership made in Germany: Low on compassion, high on performance. The Academy of Management Executive, 16, 16-30.
• Frese, M., Garman, G., Garmeister, K., Halemba, K., Hortig, A., Pulwitt, T., & Schildbach, S. (2002). Training zur Erhöhung der Eigeninitiative bei Arbeitslosen: Bericht über einen Pilotversuch. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, 46, 89-97.
• Frese, M., & Fay, D. (2001). Personal initiative (PI): An active performance concept for work in the 21st century. Research in Organizational Behavior, 23, 133-187.
• Van der Linden, D., Sonnentag, S., Frese, M., & van Dyck, C. (2001). Exploration strategies, performance, and error consequences when learning a complex computer task. Behaviour and Information Technology, 20, 189-198.
• Fay, D., & Frese, M. (2001). The concept of personal initiative (PI): An overview of validity studies. Human Performance, 14, 97-124.
• Van Gelderen, M., Frese, M., & Thurik, R. (2000). Strategies, uncertainty, and performance of small business startups. Small Business Economics, 15, 165-181.
• Evers, A., Frese, M., & Cooper. C.L. (2000). Revisions and further developments of the Occupational Stress Indicator (OSI): LISREL results from four Dutch studies. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 73, 221-240.
• Fay, D., & Frese, M. (2000). Working in East German socialism in 1980 and in capitalism 15 years later: A trend analysis of a transitional economy’s working conditions. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 49, 636-657.
• Pearce, J.L., & Frese, M. (2000). Introduction to the special issue on Applied Psychology from transitional economies in Eastern Europe. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 49, 613-618.
• Rauch, A., Frese, M., & Sonnentag, S. (2000). Cultural differences in planning-success relationships. A comparison of small enterprises in Ireland, West Germany, and East Germany. Journal of Small Business Management, 38(4), 28-41.
• Garst, H., Frese, M., & Molenaar, P.C.M. (2000). The temporal factor of change in stressor-strain relationships: A growth curve model on a longitudinal study in East Germany. Journal of Applied Psychology, 85, 417-438.
• Wood, R.E., Kakebeeke, B.M., Debowski, S., & Frese, M. (2000). The impact of enactive exploration on intrinsic motivation, strategy, and performance in electronic search. Appplied Psychology: An International Review, 49, 263-283.
• Frese, M., Chell, E., & Klandt, H. (2000). Introduction. In M. Frese, E. Chell & H. Klandt (Eds.), Psychological approaches to entrepreneurship (special issue). European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 9, 3-6.
• Frese, M., van Gelderen, M., & Ombach, M. (2000). How to plan as a small scale business owner: Psychological process characteristics of action strategies and success. Journal of Small Business Management, 38(2), 1-18.
• Spector, P.E., Zapf, D., Chen, P.Y., & Frese, M. (2000). Why negative affectivity should not be controlled in job stress research: Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water. Journal of Organizational Behaviour, 21, 79-95. (Award: this article received an award for being one of the eight most cited (influential) articles in the Journal of Organizational Behavior since its inception in 1980)
• Fay, D., & Frese, M. (2000). Conservative’s approach to work: Less prepared for future work demands? Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 30, 1, 171-195.
• Brodbeck, F., Frese, M., et al. (2000). Cultural variation of leadership prototypes across 22 European countries (GLOBE survey). Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 73, 1-29.
• House, R. J., Hanges, P. J., Ruiz-Quintanilla, S. A., Dorfman, P. W., Javidan, M., Dickson, M., & 159 co-authors [Frese, M.] (1999). Cultural influences on leadership and organizations: Project GLOBE. Advances in global leadership, 1(2), 171-233.
• Frese, M., & Zapf, D. (1999). On the importance of the objective environment in stress and attribution theory. Counterpoint to Perrewé and Zellars. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 20, 761-765.
• Frese, M., Teng, E., & Wijnen, C.J.D. (1999). Helping to improve suggestion systems: Predictors of giving suggestions in companies. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 20, 1139-1155.
• Den Hartog, D., House, R.J., Hanges, P., Ruiz-Quintanilla, S.A., Dorfman, P.W., & 159 co-authors [Frese, M.] (1999). Culture specific and cross-culturally generalizable implicit leadership theories: Are attributes of charismatic/transformational leadership universally endorsed? Leadership Quarterly, 10, 219-256.
• Rybowiak, V., Garst, H., Frese, M. & Batinic, B. (1999). Error orientation questionnaire (EOQ): Reliability, validity, and different language equivalence. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 20, 527-547.
• Frese, M. (1999). Social support as a moderator of the relationship between work stressors and psychological dysfunctioning: A longitudinal study with objective measures. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 4, 179-192.
• Utsch, A., Rauch, A., Rothfuß, R., & Frese, M. (1999). Who becomes a small-scale entrepreneur in a post-socialist environment? On the differences between entrepreneurs and managers in East Germany. Journal of Small Business Management, 37, 31-42.
• Sonnentag, S., Frese, M., Brodbeck, F.C., & Heinbokel, T. (1997). Use of design methods, team leaders’ goal orientation, and team effectiveness: A follow-up study in software development projects. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 9, 443-454.
• Frese, M., Fay, D., Hilburger, T., Leng, K., & Tag, A. (1997). The concept of personal initiative: Operationalization, reliability and validity in two German samples. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 70, 139-161.
• Speier, C., & Frese, M. (1997). Generalized self-efficacy as a mediator and moderator between control and complexity at work and personal initiative: A longitudinal field study in East Germany. Human Performance, 10, 171-192.
• Heinbokel, T., Sonnentag, S. Frese, M., Stolte, W., & Brodbeck, F.C. (1996). Don’t underestimate the problems of user involvement in software development – there are many! Behaviour and Information Technology, 15, 226-236.
• Clegg, C.W., & Frese, M. (1996). Integrating organizational and cognitive approaches towards computer-based systems. Behaviour and Information Technology, 15, 203-204.
• Zapf, D., Dormann, C., & Frese, M. (1996). Longitudinal studies in organizational stress research: A review of the literature with reference to methodological issues. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 1,2, 145-169. (Award: Best paper award (one of two best papers) published in JOHP within the past 10 years since its inception)
• Frese, M., Kring, W., Soose, A., & Zempel, J. (1996). Personal initiative at work: Differences between East and West Germany. Academy of Management Journal, 39, 37-63.
• Wagner, T., Frese, M., & Hilligloh, S. (1995). Ressourcen ostdeutscher Arbeitnehmer als Determinanten von Weiterbildungsintentionen. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, 39, 94-103.
• Prümper, J., Hartmannsgruber, K., & Frese, M. (1995). KFZA. Kurz-Fragebogen zur Arbeitsanalyse. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, 39, 125-131.
• Frese, M., Albrecht, K., Kreuscher, R., von Papstein, P., Prümper, J. & Schulte-Göcking, H. (1995). Handlungsstile und Leistungsverhalten: Die Rolle von Plan- und Zielorientierung in Problem- und Lernsituationen. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, 39, 67-77.
• Sonnentag, S., Frese, M., Stolte, W., Heinbokel, T. & Brodbeck, F.C. (1994). Goal orientation of team leaders: Its effect on performance and group interaction in software development projects. European Work and Organizational Psychologist, 4, 153-168.
• Hesse, W., & Frese, M. (1994). Zur Arbeitssituation in der Software-Entwicklung. Resümee einer empirischen Untersuchung. Informatik, Forschung und Entwicklung, 9, 179-191.
• Dormann, T. & Frese, M. (1994). Error training: Replication and the function of exploratory behavior. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 6, 365-372.
• Frese, M., Erbe-Heinbokel, M., Grefe, J., Rybowiak, V., & Weike, A. (1994). “Mir ist es lieber, wenn ich genau gesagt bekomme, was ich tun muss”: Probleme der Akzeptanz von Verantwortung und Handlungsspielraum in Ost und West. Themenheft: Werte und Verhalten im Ost/West-Vergleich. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, 38, 22-33.
• Frese, M., & Plüddemann, K. (1993). Umstellungsbereitschaft im Osten und Westen Deutschlands: Ergebnisse einer Längsschnittuntersuchung. Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie, 24, 3, 198-210.
• Brodbeck, F.C., Zapf, D., Prümper, J. & Frese, M. (1993). Error handling in office work with computers: A field study. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 66, 303-317.
• Frese, M. & Hesse, W. (1993). The work situation in software-development – Results of an empirical study. Software Engineering Notes, 18/3, 65-72.
• Brodbeck, F.C., Sonnentag, S., Heinbokel, T., Stolte, W. & Frese, M. (1993). Tätigkeitsschwerpunkte und Qualifikationsanforderungen in der Softwareentwicklung. Eine empirische Untersuchung. Softwaretechnik-Trends, 13/2, 31-40.
• Prümper, J., Zapf, D., Brodbeck, F.C. & Frese, M. (1992). Errors of novices and experts: Some surprising differences in computerized office work. Behaviour and Information Technology, 11, 319-328.
• Zapf, D., Brodbeck, F., Frese, M., Peters, H., & Prümper, J. (1992). Errors in working with office computers. A first validation of a taxonomy for observed errors in a field setting. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 4, 311-339.
• Frese, M., Brodbeck, F.C., Zapf, D., & Prümper, J. (1991). Users’ errors and error handling: Its relationships with task structure and social support. SIGCHI Bulletin, 23, 2, 59-62.
• Prümper, J., Zapf, D., Brodbeck, F., & Frese, M. (1991). Errors in computerized office work: Differences between novice and expert users. SIGCHI Bulletin, 23, 2, 63-66.
• Frese, M. Brodbeck, F., Heinbokel, T., Mooser, C., Schleiffenbaum, E., & Thiemann, P. (1991). Errors in training computer skills: On the positive function of errors. Human-Computer Interaction, 6, 77-93.
• Frese, M. (1990). Einfluss der deutschsprachigen Arbeits- und Organisationpsychologie im englischsprachigen Bereich: Ein Diskussionbeitrag zur Zitationshäufigkeit. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, 34, 155-158.
• Peters, H., Frese, M., & Zapf, D. (1990). Funktions- und Nutzungsprobleme bei unterschiedlichen Dialogformen. Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft, 44, 145-152.
• Frese, M. (1989). Gütekriterien der Operationalisierung von sozialer Unterstützung am Arbeitsplatz. Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft, 43, 112-122.
• Frese, M. (1989). Human-Computer Interaction within an industrial psychology framework. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 38, 29-44.
• Waldron, I., Baron, J., Frese, M., & Sabini, J. (1988). Activism against nuclear weapons: Build-up student participation in the 1984 primary campaigns. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 18, 826-836.
• Frese, M., Albrecht, K., Altmann, A., Lang, J., Papstein, P.v., Peyerl, R., Prümper, J., Schulte-Göcking, H., Wankmüller, I., & Wendel, R. (1988). The effects of an active development of the mental model in the training process: Experimental results on a word processing system. Behaviour and Information Technology, 7, 295-304.
• Frese, M., & Peters, H. (1988). Zur Fehlerbehandlung in der Software-Ergonomie: Theoretische und praktische Überlegungen. Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft, 42, 9-18.
• Frese, M., & Zapf, D. (1987). Eine Skala zur Erfassung von sozialen Stressoren am Arbeitsplatz. Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft, 41, 134-141.
• Frese, M., & Zapf, D. (1987). Die Einführung von neuen Techniken verändert Qualifikationsanforderungen, Handlungsspielraum und Stressoren kaum: Ergebnisse einer Längschnittuntersuchung. Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft, 41, 7-14.
• Frese, M., Stewart, J., & Hannover, B. (1987). Goal-orientation and planfulness: Action styles as personality concepts. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 52, 1182-1194.
• Frese, M., & Mohr, G. (1987). Prolonged unemployment and depression in older workers: A longitudinal study on intervening variables. Social Science and Medicine, 25, 173-187 (Special issue edited by L. Levi).
• Frese, M. (1987). Alleviating depression in the unemployed: On the effects of adequate financial support, hope, and early retirement. Social Science and Medicine, 25, 213-215 (Special issue edited by L. Levi).
• Frese, M., & Semmer, N. (1986). Shiftwork, stress and psychosomatic complaints: A comparison between workers in different shiftwork schedules, non-shiftworkers and former shiftworkers. Ergonomics, 29, 99-114.
• Frese, M. (1985). Stress at work and psychosomatic complaints: A causal interpretation. Journal of Applied Psychology, 70, 314-328. (reprinted in C.L. Cooper (Ed.), The International Library of Critical Writings in Psychology 1: Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Vol. II. Aldershot: Edward Elgar, 1991, 358-372.)
• Frese, M., & Hartwich, C. (1984). Shiftwork and the length and quality of sleep. Journal of Occupational Medicine, 26, 561-566.
• Frese, M., & Stewart, J. (1984). Skill learning as a concept in lifespan developmental psychology: An action theoretic analysis. Human Development, 27, 145-162.
• Frese, M., & Okonek, K. (1984). Reasons to leave shiftwork and psychological and psychosomatic complaints of former shiftworkers. Journal of Applied Psychology, 69, 509-514. (reprinted in F. Landy (Ed.), Readings in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chicago: Dorsey, 1986).
• Frese, M. (1983). Der Einfluß der Arbeit auf die Persönlichkeit: Zum Konzept des Handlungsstils in der beruflichen Sozialisation. Zeitschrift für Sozialisationsforschung und Erziehungssoziologie, 3, 11-28. (reprinted in S. Nolda (Ed.), Denken, Handeln und Verstehen. Bad Heilbronn: Klinkhardt, 1986).
• Frese, M. (1982). Occupational socialization and psychological development – an underemphasized research perspective in industrial psychology. Journal of Occupational Psychology, 55, 209-224.
• Frese, M., & Rieger, A. (1981). Beschreibung und Kritik einer Skala zur Prädiktion von psychophysischem Befinden bei Schichtarbeitern. Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft, 35, 95-100.
• Frese, M., & Semmer, N. (1979). Beziehungen zwischen Arbeitspsychologie und Klinischer Psychologie. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 38, 239-243.

Books, edited books, special issues editor

• Gielnik, M. M. Frese, M., Cardon, M (Eds). (2021, in preparation). New Perspectives on the Psychology of Entrepreneurship. SIOP Frontier Series, London, UK: Taylor and Francis, Routledge.
• Wiegel, J. & Frese, M. (2018). Das Konzept Eigeninitiative (The concept of personal initiative). Frankfurt, New York: Campus Verlag.
• Mumford, M. D. & Frese, M. (Eds.) (2015). The psychology of planning in organizations: Research and applications. New York City: Taylor & Francis: Routledge.
• Frese, M., Rousseau, D. M., & Wiklund, J. (Special Issue Eds) (2014). The emergence of evidence-based entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 38, (2).
• Kraimer, M.L., Takeuchi, R., Frese, M. (special issue Eds) (2014). The global context and people at work. Personnel Psychology, 67, (1).
• Lisbona, A. & Frese, M. (2012). Iniciativa personal: como hacer que las
  cosas sucedan. Madrid, Spain: Ediciones Piramide.
• Hofmann, D. & Frese, M. (2011) (Eds). Errors in Organizations. SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series. London: Taylor and Francis.
• A. Grant, Y. Fried, S. Parker, M. Frese (2010) (Eds). Putting Job Design in Context, Journal of Organizational Behavior; Special Issue, Volume 31, Issue 2-3.
• Baum, R., J. Frese, M., Baron, R. A. (2007).(Eds.). The Psychology of Entrepreneurship. SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.
• Frese, M., & Friedrich, C. (Eds.) (2002). Entrepreneurship in Africa: What do we know and where do we have to go from here? Special issue for Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship.
• Pearce, J.L., & Frese, M. (Eds.) (2000). Applied psychology from transitional economies in Eastern Europe. Special issue for Applied Psychology: An International Review (Vol. 49, Issue 4, Oct. 2000). Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers.
• Frese, M., Chell, E., & Klandt, H. (Eds.) (2000). Psychological approaches to entrepreneurship. Special issue for The European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology (Vol. 9, No. 1, 2000). Hove, East Sussex, UK: Psychology Press.
• Frese, M. (Ed.). (2000). Success and failure of microbusiness owners in Africa: A psychological approach. Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books, Greenwood Publ.
• Frese, M. (Ed.). (1998). Erfolgreiche Unternehmensgründer. Psychologische Analysen und praktische Anleitungen für Unternehmer in Ost- und Westdeutschland. Göttingen: Verlag für Angewandte Psychologie. (translated into Russian 2006)
• Prümper, J., & Frese, M. (1996). Software-Ergonomie und Neue Techniken. Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie der Mensch-Computer Interaktion. Kurseinheit für die FernUniversität Hagen. Hagen: Eigendruck.
• Clegg, C., & Frese, M. (Eds.) (1996). Special issue on “Integrating cognitive and organizational approaches towards computer-based systems” for Behaviour and Information Technology.
• Brodbeck, F.C., & Frese, M. (Eds.) (1994). Produktivität und Qualität in Software-Projekten. Psychologische Analyse und Optimierung von Arbeitsprozessen in der Software-Entwicklung. München: Oldenbourg-Verlag.
• Frese, M., & von Rosenstiel, L. (1994). (Eds.). Themenheft: Werte und Verhalten im Ost/West-Vergleich. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, 38, Heft 1.
• Frese, M. & Zapf, D. (Eds.). (1991). Fehler bei der Arbeit mit dem Computer: Ergebnisse von Beobachtungen und Befragungen im Bürobereich. Bern: Huber.
• Frese, M., Kasten, C., Skarpelis, C., & Zang-Scheucher, B. (Eds.). (1991). Software für die Arbeit von Morgen. Heidelberg: Springer.
• Frese, M., & Brodbeck, F. (1989). Computer in Büro und Verwaltung: Psychologisches Wissen für die Praxis. Heidelberg: Springer.
• Frese, M. (1988). Die Führung der eigenen Person: Stress-Management. Munich: Institut Mensch und Arbeit. (Neudruck: Köln: Bachem Verlag)
• Editor of Heft 3/1987 of Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie; Schwerpunkt Mensch-Computer Interaktion.
• Frese, M., Ulich, E., & Dzida, W. (Eds.). (1987). Psychological issues of human-computer interaction in the work place. Amsterdam: North-Holland.
• Frese, M., & Sabini, J. (Eds.). (1985). Goal directed behaviour: The concept of action in psychology. Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum.
• Frese, M. (Eds). (1981). Stress im Büro (Schriftenreihe zur Arbeitspsychologie, edited by E. Ulich, No. 34). Bern: Huber.
• Frese, M., Hartwich, C., Kühbauer, B., Okonek, K., Rieger, A., & Weber, M. (1981). Projekt Schichtarbeit: Gesamtergebnis der Problemanalyse Schichtarbeit im Organisationsbereich IG Chemie, Papier, Keramik. Hannover, Eigendruck.
• Frese, M., Greif, S. & Semmer, N. (Eds.). (1978). Industrielle Psychopathologie (Schriftenreihe zur Arbeitspsychologie, edited by E. Ulich, No. 23). Bern: Huber.
• Frese, M. (1977). Psychische Störungen bei Arbeitern: Zum Einfluß von gesellschaftlicher Stellung und Arbeitsplatzmerkmalen (Beiträge zur Klinischen Psychologie). Salzburg: Otto Müller.
• Hoffmann, N., & Frese, M. (1972, reprints in 1973, 1975). Verhaltenstherapie in der Sozialarbeit (Arbeitsbücher zur psychologischen Schulung). Salzburg: Otto Müller. (translated into Japanese, 1975)

Chapters in books and in proceedings

• Frese, M. (2021; press) An Action Theory (AT) approach to the psychology of entrepreneurial actions and entrepreneurial success. In Gielnik, M. M. Frese, M., Cardon, M (Eds). New Perspectives on the Psychology of Entrepreneurship.  SIOP Frontier Series, London, UK: Taylor and Francis, Routledge.
• Cha, V., Ruan, Y., Frese, M. (2020) Re-visiting effectuation: The relationships with causation, entrepreneurial experience, and innovativeness. In A. Caputo & M.M. Pellegrini (Editors) The Entrepreneurial Behaviour. Unveiling the cognitive and emotional aspect of entrepreneurship, (213-237), Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing
• Uy, M. A., Jacob, G. H., Gielnik, M. M., Frese, M., Antonio, T., Wonohadidjojo, D.M., & Christina, C. (2019). When Passions Collide: Emergence and Consequence of Passion Convergence in Entrepreneurial Teams. Academy of Management Proceedings.
• Zacher, H., & Frese, M. (2018). Action Regulation Theory: Foundations, Current Knowledge, and Future Directions. In D. S. Ones, N. Anderson, H. K. Sinangil & C. Viswesvaran (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Industrial, Work, & Organizational Psychology (2nd ed., Vol. Organizational Psychology, pp. 122-144). New York: Sage
• Lex, M., Gielnik, M. M., & Frese, M. (2017 in press). Effort and Success as Predictors of Passion. In R. Vallerand & N. Houlfort (Eds.), Passion for Work. Cambridge, Mass: Oxford University Press.
• Li, W.-D., Frese, M., & Haidar, S. (2017). Distinguishing Proactivity and Citizenship Behavior: Similarities and Differences. In P. M. Podsakoff, S. B. MacKenzie & N. P. Podsakoff (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Organizational Citizenship Behavior. Cambridge, Mass.: Oxford
• Mensmann, M., & Frese, M. (2017). Proactive behavior training: Theory, design, and future directions. In S. K. Parker & U. K. Bindl (Eds.), Makings things happen in organizations (pp. 434-468). New York City: Routledge.
• Frese, M. & Mumford, M.D. Organizational Planning: The Psychology of Performance (2015). in M. D. Mumford & M. Frese (Eds.), In M. D. Mumford & M. Frese (Eds.), The psychology of planning in organizations: Research and applications (pp. 1-8). New York City: Taylor & Francis: Routledge.
• Gielnik, M. M., Frese, M., & Stark, M. S. (2015). Planning and entrepreneurship. In M.D. Mumford & M. Frese (Eds.), The psychology of planning in organizations: Research and applications (pp. 289-311). New York City: Taylor & Francis: Routledge.
• Bischoff, K. M., Gielnik, M. M., & Frese. M. (2014). Entrepreneurship training in developing countries. In W. Reichman (Ed.), Industrial and Organizational Psychology Serves the Underserved: Helping the Most Vulnerable (pp. 92-119). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Fischer, S., & Frese, M. (2014). Erfolgreiche Unternehmer. In Untgernehmer – Fakten und Fiktionen (pp. 57-79). Munich, Germany: Oldenbourg Verlag.
• Zhu, J. L., Frese, M., & Li, W. D. (2014). Proactivity and adaptability. In D. Chan (Ed.), Individual adaptability to changes at work: New directions in research (pp. 36-51). Boston. Mass.: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Fay, D. & Frese, M. (2013). Eigeninitiative. In W. Sarges (Ed): Management-Diagnostik (pp. 316-322). Goettingen, Germany: Hogrefe
• Gielnik, M., & Frese, M. (2013). Entrepreneurship and poverty reduction: Applying I-O Psychology to microbusiness and entrepreneurship in developing countries. In J. Olson-Buchanan, L. Koppes Bryan & L. Foster Thompson (Eds.), Using I-O Psychology for the greater good: Helping those who help others (pp. 394-438). New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis.
• Sun, S., & Frese, M. (2013). Multiple goal pursuit. In E. A. Locke & G. P. Latham (Eds.), New developments in goal setting and task performance (pp. 177-194). New York: Routledge.
• Sonnentag, S., & Frese, M. (2012). Stress in organizations. In N. Schmitt & S. Highhouse (Eds). Handbook of psychology (Volume 12, pp. 560-592). Hoboken: Wiley. Volume 12: Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2nd edition. (pp 117-New York: Wiley Frese, M., Bausch, A., Schmidt, P., Rauch, A., & Kabst, R. (2012). Evidence-based Entrepreneurship (EBE): A systematic approach to cumulative science. In D. M. Rousseau (Ed.), Handbook of evidence-based management: Companies, classrooms, and research; (pp 92-111). New York: Oxford Publishing Co.
• Sonnentag, S., & Frese, M. (2012). Dynamic performance. In S. W. J. Kozlowski (Ed.), Oxford handbook of industrial and organizational psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 548-575). Cambridge, Mass.: Oxford University Press.
• Bledow, R., Frese, M., & Mueller, V. (2011). Ambidextrous leadership for innovation: The influence of culture. In W. H. Mobley, M. Li & Y. Wang (Eds.), Advances in Global Leadership. (Vol. 6, pp. 41–69). Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing.
• Rosing, K., Frese, M., & Rosenbusch, N. (2011). Ambidextrous leadership in the innovation process. In A. Gerybadze, U. Hommel, H. W. Reiner & D. Thomaschewski (Eds.), Innovation and international corporate growth (pp. 191-204). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
• Gelfand, M.J., Frese, M. & Salmon, E. (2011). Cultural Influences on Errors: Prevention, Detection, and Management; in D. A. Hofmann & M. Frese (Eds): Errors in Organizations (pp. 273-316), London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Taylor and Francis, SIOP Frontier Series.
• Hofmann, D. A. & Frese, M. (2011). Errors, error taxonomies, error prevention and error management: Laying the groundwork for discussing errors in organizations. In D. Hofmann & M.Frese (Eds): Errors in Organizations (pp. 1-44), London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Taylor and Francis, SIOP Frontier Series.
• Frese, M. & Hofmann, D. A. (2011). A new look at errors: On error, error prevention, and error management in in organizations. In D. Hofmann & M.Frese (Eds): Errors in Organizations (pp. 317-326), London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Taylor and Francis, SIOP Frontier Series.
• Keith, N., & Frese, M. (2010). Enhancing firm performance and innovativeness through error management culture. In N. M. Ashkanasy, C. P. M. Wilderom & M. F. Peterson (Eds.), The handbook of organizational culture and climate (2nd ed., pp. 137-157). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Frese, M. (2010). Entrepreneurial actions: An action theory approach. In K. Murnighan, R. van Dick & D. De Cremer (Eds.), Social psychology of organization (pp. 87-118). New York: Routledge.
• Rauch, A., & Frese, M. (2011). Entrepreneurial orientation. In A. Bausch & T. Fritz (Eds.), Handbook of Utility Management.
• Rauch, A., & Frese, M. (2008). A personality approach to entrepreneurship. In S. Cartwright & C. L.Cooper (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Personnel Psychology (pp.121-136). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Rank., J., & Frese, M. (2008). The impact of emotions, moods, and other affect-related variables on creativity, innovation and initiative. In N.M. Ashkanasy & C.L. Cooper (Eds.), Research companion to emotion in organizations (pp. 103-119). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishers.
• Utsch, A., Rauch, A., & Frese, M. (2007). Unternehmer trifft Mitarbeiter: Ein Interaktionsmodell für Unternehmenserfolg. In: Schöning, St. , Richter, J., Wetzel, H., & Nissen, D. (Hrsg.) Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Unternehmennachfolge und Innovationspotenzial. Frankfurt a. M.:Peter Lang, S. 41-66.
• Unger, J., Rauch, A., & Frese, M. (2007). Persönlichkeit und Entrepreneurship. In R. Bader, G. Keiser, & T. Unger (Eds.), Entwicklung unternehmerischer Kompetenz in der Berufsbildung (pp. 122-136). Bielefeld: W. Bertelsmann Verlag.
• Brodbeck, F. C., & Frese, M. (2007). Societal culture and leadership in Germany. In J. Chhokar, F. Brodbeck, & R. House (Eds.), Culture and leadership across the world: The GLOBE book of in-depth studies of 25 societies (GLOBE Book 2). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. (the full book received the Ursula Gielen Global Psychology Book Awards of Division 52 of APA in 2009)
• Baron, R.A., Frese, M., & Baum, J.R. (2007). Research gains: Benefits of closer links between I/O psychology and entrepreneurship. In J.R. Baum, M. Frese, & R.A. Baron (Eds.), SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series: The Psychology of Entrepreneurship (pp. 347-373). Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.
• Tung, R.L., Walls, J., & Frese, M. (2007). Cross-cultural entrepreneurship: The case of China. In J.R. Baum, M. Frese, & R.A. Baron (Eds.), SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series: The Psychology of Entrepreneurship (pp. 265-286). Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.
• Rauch, A., & Frese, M. (2007). Born to be an entrepreneur? Revisiting the personality approach to entrepreneurship. In J.R. Baum, M. Frese, & R.A. Baron (Eds.), SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series: The Psychology of Entrepreneurship (pp. 41-65). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
• Frese, M. (2007). The psychological actions and entrepreneurial success: An action theory approach. In J.R. Baum, M. Frese, & R.A. Baron (Eds.), SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series: The Psychology of Entrepreneurship (pp. 151-188). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
• Baum, J.R., Frese, M., Baron, R.A., & Katz, J.A. (2007). Entrepreneurship as an area of psychology study: An Introduction. In J.R. Baum, M. Frese, & R.A. Baron (Eds.), SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series: The Psychology of Entrepreneurship (pp. 1-18). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
• Giardini, A., & Frese, M. (2006). Eigeninitiative als Konzept positiven Verhaltens in Organisationen. In M. Ringlstetter, S. Kaiser, & G. Müller-Seitz, G. (Eds.), Positives Management (pp. 53-70). Wiesbaden: Gabler.
• Rauch, A., & Frese, M. (2006). Meta-analysis as a tool for developing entrepreneurship research and theory. In J.Wiklund, D. Dimov, J. A. Katz, & D. Shepherd (Eds.), Entrepreneurship: Frameworks and empirical investigations from forthcoming leaders of European research. Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth (Vol. 9, pp. 29-52). Amsterdam: Elsevier.
• Frese, M., & Fay, D. (2006). Quel est le role de l’initiative personnelle ? In C. Lévy-Leboyer, C. Louche, & J.-P. Rolland (Eds.), 1. Management des Personnes. RH, Les apports de la psychologie du travail (pp. 247-266). Paris : Editions d’Organisation, Groupe Eyrolles.
• Sonnentag, S., Frese, M., & Coch, J. (2005). Interventionen zur Reduktion von Stress und Stressauswirkungen in der Arbeit. In R. Schwarzer (Ed.), Enzyklopaedie der Psychologie, Band 1: Gesundheitspsychologie (pp. 319-332). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
• Frese, M. (2005). Grand theories and mid-range theories: Cultural effects on theorizing and the attempt to understand active approaches to work. In K.G. Smith & M.A. Hitt (Eds.), Great minds in management: The process of theory development (pp. 84-108). Oxford: Oxford University Press. (translated into Chinese)
• Rauch, A., Wiklund, J., Frese, M., & Lumpkin, G.T. (2004). Entrepreneurial orientation and business performance: Cumulative empirical evidence. In Zahra, S.A. et al. (Eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2004. Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Entrepreneurship Research Conference (pp. 164-177). Braintree: P & R Publications.
• Brodbeck, F. C., Frese, M., Javidan, M. (2004). Leadership made in Germany: Low on compassion, high on performance (Managerial Insights Excerpt). In S. M. Puffer (Ed.), International management (pp. 192-202). London: M. E. Sharpe.
• Giardini, A., & Frese, M. (2004). Emotionen in Organisationen. In G. Schreyögg & A. von Werder (Eds.), Handwörterbuch Unternehmensführung und Organisation (pp. 205-214). Stuttgart: Schaeffer-Poeschel.
• Sonnentag, S., Fay, D., & Frese, M. (2004). Handeln in Organisationen. In H. Schuler (Ed.), Enzyklopädie der Psychologie (pp. 251-291). Goettingen: Hogrefe
• Sonnentag, S., & Frese, M. (2003). Stress in organizations. In W.C. Borman, D.R. Ilgen, & R.J. Klimoski (Eds.), Comprehensive Handbook of Psychology, Volume 12: Industrial and Organizational Psychology (pp. 453-491). New York: Wiley (The full handbook set received the 2003 Award of Excellence among multi-volume references from the Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers).
• Hesketh, B., & Frese, M. (2002). Simulation and training in work settings. In P.B. Baltes & N.J. Smelser (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. (pp. 14097-14101). Oxford: Elsevier Science.
• Frese, M., & Rauch, A. (2002). The psychology of entrepreneurship. In P.B. Baltes & N.J. Smelser (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (pp. 4552-4556). Oxford: Elsevier Science.
• Sonnentag, S., & Frese, M. (2002). Performance concepts and performance theory. In S. Sonnentag (Ed.), Psychological management of individual performance (pp. 3-25). Chichester: Wiley.
• Frese, M. (2001). Personal initiative (PI): The theoretical concept and empirical findings. In M. Erez, U. Kleinbeck & H. Thierry (Eds.), Work motivation in the context of a globalizing economy (pp. 99-110). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Rauch, A., & Frese, M. (2000). Effects of human resources strategies on success of small-scale businesses: A longitudinal study. In P.D. Reynolds, E. Autio, C.G. Brush, W.D. Bygrave, S. Manigart, H.J. Sapienza, & K.G. Shaver (Eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2000 (pp. 530-541). Babson Park. Mass.: Babson College, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
• Fay, D., & Frese, M. (2000). Self-starting behaviour at work: Toward a theory of initiative. In J. Heckhausen (Ed.), Motivation psychology of human development. Developing motivation and motivating development (pp. 307-324). Amsterdam: Elsevier.
• Rauch, A., & Frese, M. (2000). Ein Kontingenzansatz zu Planung und Erfolg von Kleinunternehmen: Verschiedene Umweltbedingungen als Moderatoren. In H. Klandt, K. Nathusius, N. Szyperski, A.H. Heil (Eds.), G-Forum 1999. Dokumentation des 3. Forums Gründungsforschung, Köln, 8. Oktober 1999, Reihe: FGF Entrepreneurship-Research Monographien, Band 29 (Eds. Klandt/Szyperski)(pp. 273-288). Lohmar: Eul-Verlag.
• Frese, M. (2000). Ein psychologisches Modell unternehmerischen Erfolgs und einige empirische Ergebnisse. In H. Klandt, K. Nathusius, N. Szyperski, A.H. Heil (Eds.), GForum 1999. Dokumentation des 3. Forums Gründungsforschung, Köln, 8. Oktober 1999, Reihe: FGF Entrepreneurship-Research Monographien, Band 29 (Eds. Klandt/Szyperski)(pp. 259-272). Lohmar: Eul-Verlag.
• Frese, M. (2000). Job stress. In A.E. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology (Vol. 4, pp. 403-409). Washington: APA & Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Rauch, A., & Frese, M. (2000). Psychological approaches to entrepreneurial success. A general model and an overview of findings. In C.L. Cooper & I.T. Robertson (Eds.), International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (pp. 101-142). Chichester: Wiley.
• Frese, M. (2000). Executive summary, conclusions, and policy implications. In M. Frese (Ed.), Success and failure of microbusiness owners in Africa: A psychological approach (pp. 161-190). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publ.
• Frese, M. (2000). For the Specialist: Methodological issues of the studies in Zambia, Uganda, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. In M. Frese (Ed.), Success and failure of microbusiness owners in Africa: A psychological approach (pp. 149-159). Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books, Greenwood Publ.
• Frese, M., Krauss, S., & Friedrich, C. (2000). Micro-enterprises in Zimbabwe: On the function of socio-demographic factors, psychological strategies, personal initiative, and goal setting for entrepreneurial success. In M. Frese (Ed.), Success and failure of microbusiness owners in Africa: A psychological approach (pp. 103-130). Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books, Greenwood Publ.
• Van Steekelenburg, W., Lauw, M., Frese, M., & Visser, K. (2000). Problems and coping, strategies and initiative in microbusiness owners in South Africa. In M. Frese (Ed.), Success and failure of microbusiness owners in Africa: A psychological approach (pp. 77-101). Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books, Greenwood Publ.
• Koop, S., de Reu, T., & Frese, M. (2000). Socio-demographic factors, entrepreneurial orientation, personal initiative, and environmental problems in Uganda. In M. Frese (Ed.), Success and failure of microbusiness owners in Africa: A psychological approach (pp. 55-76). Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books, Greenwood Publ.
• Keyser, M., de Kruif, M., & Frese, M. (2000). The psychological strategy process and socio-demographic variables as predictors of success in micro- and small-scale business owners in Zambia. In M. Frese (Ed.), Success and failure of microbusiness owners in Africa: A psychological approach (pp. 31-53). Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books, Greenwood Publ.
• Frese, M., & de Kruif, M. (2000). Psychological success factors of entrepreneurship in Africa: A selective literature review. In M. Frese (Ed.), Success and failure of microbusiness owners in Africa: A psychological approach (pp. 1-30). Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books, Greenwood
• Frese, M. (2000). The changing nature of work. In N. Chmiel (Ed.), An Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology (pp. 424-439). Oxford: Blackwell Publ. (second edition: 2008)
• House, R. J., Hanges, P., Ruiz-Quintanilla, S. A., Dorfman, P. W., Javidan, M., et al. [Frese, M. ] (1999). Cultural influences on leadership and organizations: Project GLOBE. In W. Mobley, M. J. Gessner, & V. Arnold (Eds.), Advances in Global Leadership (Vol. 1, pp.171-233). Stamford, CN: JAI Press.
• Göbel, S., & Frese, M. (1999). Persönlichkeit, Strategien und Erfolg bei Kleinunternehmern. In K. Moser, B. Batinic & J. Zempel (Eds.), Unternehmerisch erfolgreiches Handeln (pp. 93-113). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
• Zapf, D., Frese, M., & Brodbeck, F.C. (1999). Fehler und Fehlermanagement. In D. Frey, C. Graf Hoyos & D. Stahlberg (Eds.), Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie (pp. 398-411). Weinheim: Beltz Psychologie Verlags Union.
• Udris, I., & Frese, M. (1999). Belastung und Beanspruchung. In D. Frey, C. Graf Hoyos & D. Stahlberg (Eds.), Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie (pp. 429-445). Weinheim: Beltz Psychologie Verlags Union.
• Van Gelderen, M., & Frese, M. (1998). Strategy process as a characteristic of small-scale business owners: Relationships with success in a longitudinal study. In P.D. Reynolds, W.D. Bygrave, N.M. Carter, S. Manigart, C.M. Mason, G.D. Meyer & K.G.
• Shaver (Eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research (pp. 234-248). Babson Park, MS: Babson College.
• Rauch, A., & Frese, M. (1998). A contingency approach to small scale business success: A longitudinal study on the effects of environmental hostility and uncertainty on the relationship of planning and success. In P.D. Reynolds, W.D. Bygrave, N.M.
• Carter, S. Manigart, C.M. Mason, G.D. Meyer & K.G. Shaver (Eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research (pp. 190-200). Babson Park, MS: Babson College.
• Fay, D., Sonnentag, S., & Frese, M. (1998). Stressors, innovation, and personal initiative: Are Stressors always detrimental? In C. Cooper (Ed.), Theories of organizational stress (pp. 170-189). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Utsch, A., & Frese, M. (1998). Für den Spezialisten: Methodische und theoretische Aspekte des Projekts EKU: Operationalisierung der Variablen, Analysestrategien und Anlage der Untersuchung. In M. Frese (Ed.), Erfolgreiche Unternehmensgründer: Psychologische Analysen und praktische Anleitung für Unternehmer in Ost- und Westdeutschland (pp. 205-219). Göttingen: Hogrefe. (translated into Russian 2006)
• Göbel, S., & Frese, M. (1998). Konsequenzen für die Praxis: Ein Leitfaden für erfolgreiches Unternehmertum. In M. Frese (Ed.), Erfolgreiche Unternehmensgründer: Psychologische Analysen und praktische Anleitung für Unternehmer in Ost- und Westdeutschland (pp. 171-204). Göttingen: Hogrefe. (translated into Russian 2006)
• Utsch, A., Frese, M., & Rothfuß, R. (1998). Ost- und westdeutsche Unternehmer im Vergleich. In M. Frese (Ed.), Erfolgreiche Unternehmensgründer: Psychologische Analysen und praktische Anleitung für Unternehmer in Ost- und Westdeutschland (pp. 149-158). Göttingen: Hogrefe. (translated into Russian 2006)
• Utsch, A. & Frese, M. (1998). Unternehmer in Ost- und Westdeutschland: Unsere Stichprobe und beschreibende Ergebnisse. In M. Frese (Ed.), Erfolgreiche Unternehmensgründer: Psychologische Analysen und praktische Anleitung für Unternehmer in Ost- und Westdeutschland (pp. 47-58). Göttingen: Hogrefe. (translated into Russian 2006)
• Rauch, A., & Frese, M. (1998). Was wissen wir über die Psychologie erfolgreichen Unternehmertums. In M. Frese (Ed.), Erfolgreiche Unternehmensgründer: Psychologische Analysen und praktische Anleitung für Unternehmer in Ost- und Westdeutschland (pp. 5-34). Göttingen: Hogrefe. (translated into Russian 2006)
• Frese, M. (1998). Einführung in den Gegenstand. In M. Frese (Ed.), Erfolgreiche Unternehmensgründer: Psychologische Analysen und praktische Anleitung für Unternehmer in Ost- und Westdeutschland (pp. 1-4). Göttingen: Hogrefe. (translated into Russian 2006)
• Frese, M. (1998). Work and organizational psychology. In M. Eysenck (Ed.), Psychology: An integrated approach (pp. 624-667). Essex, Engl.: Addison Wesley Longman. (translated into Chinese, Pearson Education, Harlow, Essex/UK, 2005)
• Rauch, A., & Frese, M. (1997). Does planning matter: Relations between planning and success in small enterprises in Ireland and in Germany. Proceedings of the ICSB 42nd World Conference of the International Council for Small Business. June 1997, San Francisco.
• Frese, M. (1997). Dynamic self-reliance: An important concept for work and organizational psychology in the 21st century. In C.L. Cooper & S.E. Jackson (Eds.), Creating tomorrow’s organizations: A Handbook for future research in Organizational Behavior (pp. 399-416). Chichester: Wiley.
• V.d.Schaaf, T.W., Frese, M., & Heimbeck, D. (1996). Human recovery and error management. Proceedings of the XV. European Annual Conference on Human Decision Making and Manual Control. Soesterberg, June 1996, 5.2-1 – 5.2-10.
• Frese, M., van der Schaaf, T., & Heimbeck, D. (1996). Error management and recovery in technical system design. Proceedings of the ICESA ’96 Multiconference. Symposium on Robotics and Cybernetics. Lille, France, July 1996, 161-164.
• Frese, M. (1995). Error management: An alternative concept to error prevention in organizations and in technical system design. In T.B. Sheridan (Ed.), Proceedings of Man-Machine Systems (MMS’95). Cambridge, Mass. June 1995. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publ.
• Frese, M. (1995). Stress factors and health: A multicausal relationship. In O. Svane & C. Johansen (Eds.), Work and health. Scientific basis of progress in the working environment. Proceedings of the International Conference, February 1993, Copenhagen (pp. 19-26). Copenhagen/Brussels: European Commission, Directorate-General of Employment, Industrial Relations, and Social Affairs.
• Heinz, S., & Frese, M. (1995). The relationship between personality factors and marketing strategies and entrepreneurial success in East-Germany. In G.E. Hills, D.F. Muzyka, G.S. Omura & G.A. Knight (Eds.), Research at the Marketing/Entrepreneurship Interface (pp. 297-310). University of Illinois at Chicago.
• Frese, M. (1995). Error management in training: Conceptual and empirical results. In C. Zucchermaglio, S. Bagnara & S.U. Stucky (Eds.), Organizational learning and technological change (pp. 112-124). Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer. (translated into Portuguese (Antonio C.R. Tupinambá), Revista de Psicologia, Fortaleza, V. 20(1), Jan/Jun 2002, 81-90)
• Frese, M. (1995). Entrepreneurship in East Europe: A general model and empirical findings. In C.L. Cooper, & D.M. Rousseau (Eds.), Trends in Organizational Behavior. Vol. 2 (pp. 65-83). Chichester: Wiley.
• Kensik, A., Prümper, J., & Frese, M. (1995). Ergonomische Gestaltung von Software auf Grundlage handlungsorientierter Fehleranalysen. In H.-D. Böcker (Ed.), Software-Ergonomie ‚95 (pp. 217-232). Stuttgart: Teubner.
• Brodbeck, F.C. & Frese, M. (1994). Beschreibung der Untersuchung von Projekt IPAS. In F.C. Brodbeck & M. Frese (Eds.), Produktivität und Qualität in Software-Projekten (pp. 185-196). München: Oldenbourg Verlag.
• Frese, M., Prümper, J. & Solzbacher, F. (1994). Eine Fallstudie zu Benutzerbeteiligung und Prototyping. In F.C. Brodbeck & M. Frese (Eds.), Produktivität und Qualität in Software-Projekten (pp. 135-143). München: Oldenbourg Verlag.
• Gail, K. & Frese, M. (1994). Positive Gefühle in der Arbeit. In F.C. Brodbeck & M. Frese (Eds.), Produktivität und Qualität in Software-Projekten (pp. 87-101). München: Oldenbourg Verlag.
• Frese, M. (1994). Psychische Folgen von Arbeitslosigkeit in den fünf neuen Bundesländern: Ergebnisse einer Längsschnittuntersuchung. In L. Montada (Ed.), Arbeitslosigkeit und soziale Gerechtigkeit (pp. 193-213). Frankfurt: Campus.
• Sonnentag, S. & Frese, M. (1994). Neue Technik. In L. von Rosenstiel, C.M. Hockel & W. Molt (Eds.), Handbuch der Angewandten Psychogie (VI-2, pp. 1-7). Landsberg: Ecomed.
• Frese, M. & Hilligloh, S. (1994). Eigeninitiative am Arbeitsplatz im Osten und Westen Deutschlands: Ergebnisse einer empirischen Untersuchung. In G. Trommsdorf (Ed.), Psychologische Aspekte des sozio-politischen Wandels in Ostdeutschland (pp. 200-215). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.
• Frese, M. & Zapf, D. (1994). Action as the core of work psychology: A German approach. In H.C. Triandis, M.D. Dunnette & L.M. Hough (Eds.), Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 4 (pp. 271-340). Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press (2nd ed.).
• Frese, M., & Immler, B. (1993). Eigeninitiative: Unterschiede zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland und der spezifische Fall der Weiterbildung. In D. Eißel (Ed.), Wirtschaftsstandort Ostdeutschland: Bestandsaufnahme und Bedingungen für den Wiederaufbau (pp. 62-77). Marburg: Schüren Presseverlag.
• Frese, M. (1992). A plea for realistic pessimism: On objective reality, on coping with stress and psychological dysfunctioning. In L. Montada, S.-H. Filipp & M.J. Lerner (Eds.), Life crises and experiences of loss in adulthood (pp. 81-94). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
• Pekrun, R., & Frese, M. (1992). Emotions in work and achievement. In C.L. Cooper, & I.T. Robertson (Eds.), International review of industrial and organizational psychology (pp. 153-200). Chichester: Wiley.
• Frese, M. (1991). Error management or error prevention: Two strategies to deal with errors in software design. In H.-J. Bullinger (Ed.), Human aspects in computing: Design and use of interactive systems and work with terminals (pp. 776-782). Elsevier Science Publ.
• Zapf, D., Frese, M., Irmer, C., & Brodbeck, F. (1991). Konsequenzen von Fehleranalysen für die Softwaregestaltung. In M. Frese, & D. Zapf, (Eds.), Fehler bei der Arbeit mit dem Computer (pp. 177-191). Bern: Huber.
• Irmer, C., Pfeffer, S., & Frese, M. (1991). Konsequenzen von Fehleranalysen für das Training: Das Fehlertraining. In M. Frese, & D. Zapf (Eds.), Fehler bei der Arbeit mit dem Computer (pp. 151-165). Bern: Huber.
• Frese, M. (1991). Fehlermanagement: Konzeptionelle Überlegungen. In M. Frese, & D. Zapf (Eds.), Fehler bei der Arbeit mit dem Computer (pp. 139-150).. Bern: Huber.
• Frese, M., & Zapf, D. (1991). Fehlersystematik und Fehlerentstehung: Eine theoretische Einführung. In M. Frese, & D. Zapf (Eds.), Fehler bei der Arbeit mit dem Computer (pp. 14-31). Bern: Huber.
• Frese, M., Irmer, C., Peters, H., & Prümper, J. (1991). Eine Strategie des Umgangs mit Handlungsfehlern in der Mensch-Computer Interaktion: Das Konzept Fehlermanagement. In M. Frese, C. Kasten, & B. Zang-Scheucher (Eds.), Software für die Arbeit von Morgen (pp. 241-251). Heidelberg: Springer.
• Zapf, D., & Frese, M. (1991). Soziale Stressoren am Arbeitsplatz. In S. Greif, E. Bamberg, & N. Semmer (Eds.), Psychischer Stress am Arbeitsplatz (pp. 168-184). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
• Frese, M., & Semmer, N. (1991). Stressfolgen in Abhängigkeit von Moderatorvariablen: Der Einfluss von Kontrolle und sozialer Unterstützung. In S. Greif, E. Bamberg, & N. Semmer (Eds.), Psychischer Stress am Arbeitsplatz (pp. 135-153). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
• Frese, M. (1991). Stress und neue Techniken. Was verändert sich? In S. Greif, E. Bamberg, & N. Semmer (Eds.), Psychischer Stress am Arbeitsplatz (pp. 222-240). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
• Frese, M. (1991). Stressbedingungen in der Arbeit und psychosomatische Beschwerden: Eine kausale Interpretation. In S. Greif, E. Bamberg, & N. Semmer. (Eds.), Psychischer Stress am Arbeitsplatz (pp. 120-134). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
• Frese, M. (1990). Arbeit und Emotion – Ein Essay. In F. Frei, & I. Udris (Eds.), Das Bild der Arbeit (pp. 285-301). Bern: Huber.
• Frese, M., & Altmann, A. (1989). The treatment of errors in learning and training. In L. Bainbridge, & S.A.R. Quintanilla (Eds.), Developing skills with new technology (pp. 65-86). Chichester: Wiley.
• Frese, M. (1989). Theoretical models of control and health. In S.L. Sauter, J.J. Hurrel (jr.), & C.L. Cooper (Eds.), Job control and worker health (pp. 107-128). Chichester: Wiley.
• Zapf, D., & Frese, M. (1989). Benutzerfehler im Kontext von Arbeitsaufgabe und Arbeitsorganisation. In H. Oberquelle, & S. Maaß (Eds.), Software Ergonomie’89. (pp. 213-222). Stuttgart: Teuber.
• Udris, I., & Frese, M. (1988). Belastung, Stress, Beanspruchung und ihre Folgen. In D. Frey, C. Graf Hoyos, & D. Stahlberg (Eds.), Angewandte Psychologie (pp. 427-447). München: Psychologie Verlags Union.
• Frese, M., & Zapf, D. (1988). Methodological issues in the study of work stress. In C.L. Cooper, & R. Payne (Eds.), Causes, coping and consequences of stress at work (pp. 375-411). Chichester: Wiley.
• Papstein, P. v., & Frese, M. (1988). Transferring skills from training to the actual work situation: The role of task application knowledge, action styles and job decision latitude. In E. Soloway, D. Frye, & S.B. Shepard (Eds.), Human Factors in Computing Systems, ACM SIGCHI Proceedings, CHI’88, 55-60.
• Papstein, P.v., & Frese, M. (1988). Training und Transfer im Mensch-Computer-Bereich – ein arbeitspsychologischer Ansatz. In F. Ruppert, & E. Frieling, E. (Eds.), Psychologisches Handeln in Betrieben und Organisationen (pp. 69-80). Bern: Huber.
• Frese, M. (1987). Stress at work, coping-strategies and musculoskeletal complaints. In U. Osterholz, W. Karmaus, B. Hullmann, & B. Ritz (Eds.), Work related musculoskeletal disorders.Wirtschaftsverlag, Verlag für Neue Wissenschaft.
• Frese, M. (1987). En teorie om kontroll och stress. In H. Leymann, & L. Swensson (Eds), Forskning för framtidens arbetsliv. En minnesbok till Bertil Gardell (pp. 192-199). Stockholm: Prisma.
• Frese, M. (1987). A concept of control: Implications for stress and performance in human-computer interaction. In G. Salvendy, S.L. Sauter & J.J. Hurrell (jr.) (Ed.), Second International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 43-50). Amsterdam: Elsevier.
• Wendel, R., & Frese, M. (1987). Developing exploratory strategies in training: The general approach and a specific example for manual use. In J.-H. Bullinger, & B. Shackel (Eds.), Human-computer interaction. Interact 1987 (pp. 943-951). Amsterdam: North-Holland.
• Frese, M., Schulte-Göcking, H., & Altmann, A. (1987). Lernprozesse in Abhängigkeit vom Trainingsprogramm, von Personenmerkmalen und von der Benutzeroberfläche (direkte Manipulation vs. Konventionelle Interaktion). In W. Schönpflug, & M. Wittstock (Eds.), Software Ergonomie ‚87 (pp. 377-386). Stuttgart: Teubner.
• Frese, M. (1987). Human-computer interaction in the office. In C.L. Cooper, & I. Robertson (Eds.), International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (pp. 117-165). Chichester: Wiley.
• Frese, M. (1987). A theory of control and complexity: Implications for software design and integration of computer system into the work place. In M. Frese, E. Ulich, & W. Dzida (Eds.), Psychological issues of human-computer interaction in the work place (pp. 313-337). Amsterdam: North-Holland.
• Frese, M. (1986). Kontrolle und Komplexität in der Computertechnologie. In H. Raum, & W. Hacker (Eds.), Optimierung geistiger Arbeitstätigkeiten (Vol. 2, pp. 33-39). Dresden: University of Dresden, Eigendruck.
• Frese, M. (1986). Coping as a moderator and mediator between stress at work and psychosomatic complaints. In M.H. Appley, & R. Trumbull (Eds.), Dynamics of Stress (pp. 183-206). New York: Plenum.
• Frese, M. (1985). Zur Verlaufstruktur der psychischen Auswirkungen von Arbeitslosigkeit. In T. Kieselbach, & A. Wacker (Eds.), Individuelle und gesellschaftliche Kosten der Massenarbeitslosigkeit (pp. 224-241).Weinheim: Beltz.
• Semmer, N., & Frese, M. (1985). Action theory in clinical psychology. In M. Frese, & J. Sabini (Eds.), Goal directed behavior: The concept of action in psychology (pp. 296-310). Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum.
• Sabini, J., Frese, M., & Kossman, D. (1985). Some contributions of action theory to social psychology: Social actions and social actors in the context of institutions and an objective world. In M. Frese, & J. Sabini (Eds.), Goal directed ehaviour: The concept of action in psychology (pp. 249-257). Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum.
• Frese, M., & Sabini, J. (1985). An introduction to action theory. In M. Frese, & J. Sabini (Eds.), Goal directed ehaviour: The concept of action in psychology (pp. xviixxv). Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum.
• Frese, M. (1984). Einstellungen zur Technologie und Computern: Entwicklung von Messinstrumenten. In: Sektion Arbeits- und Betriebspsychologie im BdP (Ed.), Arbeit in moderner Technik (pp. 97-108). Eigenverlag.
• Frese, M. (1984). Transitions in jobs, occupational socialization and strain. In V. Allen, & E.v.d. Vliert (Eds.), Role transitions: Explorations and explanations (pp. 239-253). N.Y.: Plenum Press.
• Frese, M. (1984). Do workers want control or don’t they: Some results on denial and adjustment. IfHA Report No. 5. Frese, M., & Greif, S. (1983). Arbeit und Persönlichkeitsentwicklung. In R. Silbereisen, & L. Montada (Eds.), Entwicklungspsychologie in Schlüsselbegriffen (pp. 214-219). München: Urban & Schwarzenberg.
• Frese, M., Schmidt-Hieber, E., & Leitner, K. (1981). Arbeitsbedingungen, kognitive Kontrolle und psychisches und psychophysisches Befinden: Welcher Erkenntnisfortschritt lässt sich aus einer quantitativen Querschnittsuntersuchung ziehen? In W. Michaelis (Ed.), Bericht über den 32. Kongreß der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie in Zürich 1980 (pp. 549-552). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
• Saupe, R., & Frese, M. (1981). Faktoren für das Erleben und die Bewältigung von Stress im Schreibdienst. In M. Frese (Ed.), Stress im Büro (pp. 199-224). Bern: Huber.
• Frese, M., Saupe, R., & Semmer, N. (1981). Stress am Arbeitsplatz von Schreibkräften: Ein Vergleich zweier Stichproben. In M. Frese (Ed.), Stress im Büro (pp. 225-252). Bern: Huber.
  Frese, M. (1981). Arbeit und psychische Störungen. In U. Baumann, H. Berbalk, & G. Seidenstücker (Eds.), Klinische Psychologie – Trend in Forschung und Praxis, Vol 4 (pp. 48-77). Bern: Huber. (reprinted in „Berichte über Tagungen der Bundesvereinigung für seelische Gesundheit“ (Ed. D. Thamm), Seelische Gesundheit möglich machen – mehr als Krankheit verhindern. Bundesvereinigung für seelische Gesundheit, Hamburg, 1983.)
• Frese, M. (1979). Arbeitslosigkeit, Depressivität und Kontrolle: Eine Studie mit Wiederholungsmessung. In T. Kieselbach, & H. Offe (Eds.), Arbeitslosigkeit (pp. 222-257). Darmstadt: Steinkopff.
• Frese, M., & Semmer, N. (1979). Arbeit und Depression: Zum Zusammenhang von Arbeitslosigkeit und Depressivität unter Berücksichtigung der Arbeitslosigkeit. In M. Hautzinger. & N. Hoffmann (Eds.), Depression und Umwelt (Beiträge zur Klinischen Psychologie) (pp. 125-158). Salzburg: Müller. (translated into Italian)
• Frese, M. (1979). Industrielle Psychopathologie. In P. Groskurth (Ed.), Arbeit und Persönlichkeit: Berufliche Sozialisation in der arbeitsteiligen Gesellschaft (pp. 47-72). Reinbek: Rowohlt. (reprinted in Schmidt, B. & Schmidt, H.-J. (Eds.), Leistung, Leistungsbereitschaft, Leistungsdruck. Konstanz, Christliche Verlagsanstalt, 1983).
• Semmer, N., & Frese, M. (1978). Handlungstheoretische Implikationen für die kognitive Therapie. In N. Hoffmann (Ed.), Grundlagen kognitiver Therapie (pp. 115-153). Bern: Huber. (translated into English, New York, Plenum Press, 1985).
• Frese, M., & Mohr, G. (1978). Die psychopathologischen Folgen des Entzugs von Arbeit: Der Fall Arbeitslosigkeit. In M. Frese, S. Greif, & N. Semmer (Eds.), Industrielle Psychopathologie, (Schriftenreihe zur Arbeitspsychologie, Nr. 23) (pp. 282-320). Bern: Huber.
• Frese, M., & Greif, S. (1978). Humanisierung der Arbeit und Stresskontrolle. In M. Frese, S. Greif, & N. Semmer (Eds.), Industrielle Psychopathologie (Schriftenreihe zur Arbeitspsychologie, Nr. 23) (pp. 216-231). Bern: Huber.
• Frese, M. (1978). Partialisierte Handlung und Kontrolle: Zwei Themen der industriellen Psychopathologie. In M. Frese, S. Greif, & N. Semmer (Eds.), Industrielle Psychopathologie (Schriften zur Arbeitspsychologie Nr. 23) (pp. 159-183). Bern: Huber. (translated into Swedish: In G. Aronsson (Ed.) Arbetskrav och Mänsklig Utveckling. Stockholm: Prisma, 1983).
• Mohr, G., & Frese, M. (1978). Arbeitslosigkeit und Depression. Zur Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit älterer Arbeiter. In Wacker, A. (Ed.), Vom Schock zum Fatalismus? (pp. 179-193). Frankfurt: Campus.
• Frese, M. (1978). Industrielle Arbeitsbedingungen – ein lange vernachlässigter Faktor in Ätiologie und Prävention von psychischen Störungen. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verhaltenstherapie (pp. 109-118). Berlin 1977, Sonderheft II/1978 d. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Verhaltenstherapie.
• Hoffmann, N., Frese, M., & Hartmann-Zeilberger, J. (1976, 1982). Psychologische Therapie bei Depressionen. In N. Hoffmann (Ed.), Depressives Verhalten (Beiträge zur klinischen Psychologie) (pp. 218-269). Salzburg: Müller.
• Frese, M., & Schöfthaler-Rühl, R. (1976, 1982). Kognitive Ansätze in der Depressionsforschung. In N. Hoffmann (Ed.), Depressives Verhalten (Beiträge zur klinischen Psychologie) (pp. 57-107). Salzburg: Müller.

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