Andreas Rauch

Journal publications

• Rauch, A. & Hatak, I. (2016). A meta-analysis of different HR-enhancing practices and performance of small and medium sized firms. Journal of Business Venturing, 31(5), 485-504.
• Keith, N., Unger, J., 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, 56(3), 515-540. doi: 10.1111/apps. 12054
• Rauch, A., Rosenbusch, N., Unger, J. & Frese, M. (2016). The effectiveness of cohesive and diversified networks: A meta-analysis. Journal of Business Research, 69(2), 554-568.
• 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. Accepted for publication.
• Rauch, A., & Hulsink, W. (2014). Putting entrepreneurship education where the intention to act lies: An investigation into the impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial behavior. Academy of Management Learning and Education. In Press.
• Rauch, A., van Doorn, R. and Hulsink, W. (2014), A Qualitative Approach to Evidence-Based Entrepreneurship: Theoretical Considerations and an Example Involving Business Clusters. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. doi: 10.1111/etap.12093
• Rauch, A., Frese, M., Wang, ZM., Unger, J., Lozada, M., Kupcha, V., & Spirina, T. (2013) National culture and cultural orientations of owners affecting the innovation–growth relationship in five countries. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 25 (9-10), 732-755.
• Rosenbusch, N., Rauch, A., & Bausch, A. (2013). The mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation in the task-environment-performance relationship: A meta-analysis of 30 years of research. Journal of Management, 39(3), 633-659.
• Rauch, A., & Rijsdijk, S. (2013). The effects of general and specific human capital on long-term growth and failure of newly founded businesses. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 37,4, 923–941. DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2011.00487.x
• 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), 1-62. DOI: 0.1561/0300000044
• Rauch, A. & Frese, M. (2012). Entrepreneurship as a key element in advancing the psychology of competitive advantage. Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 5(1), 108-111. DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9434.2011.01414.x
• Zhao, X. Y., Li, H., & Rauch, A. (2012). Cross-country differences in entrepreneurial activity: the role of cultural practice and national wealth. Frontiers of Business Research in China, 4(6), 447-474.
• Unger, J., Rauch, A., Frese, M., & Rosenbusch, N. (2011) Human capital and entrepreneurial success: A meta-analytical review. Journal of Business Venturing. 26(3), 341-358.
• Rauch, A. (2010). Understanding the entrepreneurial mind: Opening the black box. International Small Business Journal, 28(5), 526-528.
• Rauch, A. Wiklund, J., Lumpkin, G. T. &. Frese, M, (2009). Entrepreneurial orientation and business performance: An assessment of past research and suggestions for the future. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 33,3, 761-788.
• Unger, J., Rauch, A., Lozada, M., & Gielnick, M. (2008). Success of small business owners in Peru: Strategies and cultural practices. International Journal of Psychology, 48(3-4), 561-561.
• Wang, Z-M., Guo, W-W., Frese, M., & Rauch, A. (2008). Impact of entrepreneur’s error orientation on performance: A cross-culture comparison. Acta Psychologica Sinica 40(11), 1203-1211.
• Rauch, A. & Frese, M. (2007). Let`s put the person back into entrepreneurship research: A meta- analysis of the relationship between business owners’ personality characteristics and business creation and success. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 16(4), 353-385.
• König, C., Steinmetz, H., Frese, M., Rauch, A. & Wang, Z.-M. (2007). Scenario-Based Scales Measuring Cultural Orientations of Business Owners. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 17(2). 211-229.
• Rauch, A., Frese, M., & Utsch, A. (2005). Effects of human capital and long-term human resources development and utilization on employment growth of small-scale businesses: A causal analysis. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 29,6, 681-698.
• 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.
• Utsch, A. & Rauch, A. (2000). Innovativeness and initiative as mediators between achievement orientation and venture performance. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 9, (1), 45-62.
• 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. Journal of Small Business Management, 37 (3) 31-42.

Book chapters

• Rauch, A. (2013). The prediction of entrepreneurial behaviour: A personality approach. In: Elizabeth Chell and Mine Karataş-Özkan (Eds). Handbook of Research in Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Edward Elgar. In Press
• Frese, M., Bausch, A., Schmidt, P., Rauch, A., & Kabst, R. (2012). Evidence-based Entrepreneurship (EBE): A systematic approach to cumulative science. In D. Rousseau (Ed.) Handbook of Evidence-Based Management: Companies, Classrooms, and Research. New York: Oxford.
• Rauch, A. (2011). The human resource practices of small businesses: an examination of performance implications. In: Cary L. Cooper & Ronald J. Burke (Eds.) Human Resource Management in Small Business: Achieving Peak Performance (pp. 111-127). Cheltenham, UK:  Edward Elgar
• Rauch, A. (2010). Dispositions of entrepreneurs: Exploring entrepreneurs’ personality characteristics. In: M. Lukes & M. Laguna (Eds.). Entrepreneurship: A psychological approach (pp. 37-54). Prague: Oeconomica.
• Rauch, A. & Frese, M. (2009) Entrepreneurial orientation. In: A. Bausch & B. Schwenker (Eds.). Handbook of Utility Management (pp. 89-104). Berlin: Springer.
• Rauch, A. & Frese, M. (2008). A personality approach to entrepreneurship. In S. Cartwright & C. Cooper (Eds.) (pp. 121-136). The Oxford Handbook of Personnel Psychology (pp. 121-137). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• 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.). The Psychology of Entrepreneurship (pp. 41-66). Mahawah: NJ. Erlbaum.
• Rauch, A, & Frese, M. (2006). Meta-analysis as a tool for developing entrepreneurship research and theory. In J. Wiklund, D. Dimov, D. Shepherd & J. Katz (Eds.) Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth (Vol 9) (pp. 29- 52). Oxford, Jai Press.
• Unger, J., Rauch, A. & Frese, M. (2006). Persönlichkeit und Entrepreneurship.  In R. Bader, G. Keiser, & T. Unger (Hrsg.), Entwicklung unternehmerischer Kompetenz in der Berufsbildung: Hintergründe, Ziele und Prozesse berufspädagogischen Handelns (pp. 122 -136). Bielefeld: WBF.
• Frese, M., & Rauch, A. (2006). Psychological Approaches to Entrepreneurship. In S. G. Rogelberg Eds.) Encyclopedia of Industrial/Organizational Psychology: Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• 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.
• 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. Vol. 15, (Cap. 3, pp. 100-135). Chichester Sussex: Wiley & Sons.
• Rauch, A. (1998). Deutsche und irische Unternehmer im Kulturvergleich: Gibt es unterschiedliche Erfolgsfaktoren? In: M. Frese (Ed.). Erfolg von Unternehmensgruendern: Psychologische Analysen und praktische Anleitung fuer Unternehmer in Ost- und Westdeutschland, (pp. 159- 170)  Göttingen: Hogrefe.
• Rauch, A. & Frese, M. (1998). Was wissen wir ueber die Psychologie erfolgreichen Unternehmertums? Ein Literaturueberblick. In: M. Frese (Eds.). Erfolg von Unternehmensgruendern: Psychologische Analysen und praktische Anleitung fuer Unternehmer in Ost- und Westdeutschland. (pp. 5-34) Göttingen: Hogrefe.
• Rauch, A. (1998). Unternehmerische Umweltfaktoren, Strategien und Erfolg. In: M. Frese (Eds.). Erfolg von Unternehmensgruendern: Psychologische Analysen und praktische Anleitung fuer Unternehmer in Ost- und Westdeutschland. (pp 123-132) Göttingen: Hogrefe.