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Topics for your thesis
The psychology of entrepreneurship, in particular entrepreneurship training
dynamic perspective: how cognition, motivation, emotions drives entrepreneurial performance, but also the other way around
why and for whom entrepreneurship training has positive short- and long-term effects on entrepreneurial behavior and well-being
theoretical foundation: self- and action regulation theory

Literature
Frese, M. & Gielnik, M. M. (2023). The psychology of entrepreneurship: Action and process. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 10, 137-164.
Frese, M., Gielnik, M. M., & Mensmann, M. (2016). Psychological training for entrepreneurs to take action: Contributing to poverty reduction in developing countries. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 25(3), 196-202.

The nature and dynamics of self-efficacy
self-efficacy is an important driver of performance, but it might also negatively relate to performance
self-efficacy is fairly stable, but how do within-person variations in self-efficacy add to our understanding of the construct of self-efficacy and its motivational function
theoretical foundation: self- and action regulation theory and process perspective

Literature
Gielnik, M. M., Bledow, R., & Stark, M. S. (2020). A dynamic account of self-efficacy in entrepreneurship. Journal of Applied Psychology, 105(5), 487-505.
Bledow, R., Gielnik, M.M., et al. (under review). Integrating Within- and Between-Person Variability: A Process View on Self-Efficacy. Journal of Applied Psychology.

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