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Prof. Dr. Rebecca Preller
Faculty of Law, Business & Economics
Entrepreneurial Behavior
Vita
Before joining the University of Bayreuth, I did post-doctoral research, taught, and participated in the Munich startup ecosystem at the TU Munich. Additionally, I was a Visiting Scholar at Lund University in 2020 and am closely involved in international research projects. My work is supported by the Joachim Herz Foundation Ad-On Fellowship and has received national and international awards. In addition to my experience in academia, I bring in my prior experience as a strategy consultant as well as my extensive experience working with startups.
Faculty of Law, Business & Economics
Entrepreneurial Behavior
My empirical research focuses on how founders develop business ideas through social processes and experience the entrepreneurial process cognitively and emotionally. One focus of my empirical research is to understand how founding teams work together, involve their environment in the development of the innovative business models, overcome difficulties in the team, and follow their visions to develop the startup in the long term.
Faculty of Law, Business & Economics
Entrepreneurial Behavior
Publications
Article in a journal (peer-reviewed)
Koch, Kristina; Preller, Rebecca
Spanning Boundaries Across Two Worlds : How Accelerators Source Startups for Changing Corp ...
in Academy of Management Proceedings (2022) issue 1
doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2022.232 ...
Patzelt, Holger; Preller, Rebecca; Breugst, Nicola
Understanding the life cycles of entrepreneurial teams and their ventures : An agenda for ...
in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice vol. 45 (2021) issue 5. - pp. 1119-1153
doi:10.1177/1042258720978386 ...
Preller, Rebecca; Patzelt, Holger; Breugst, Nicola
Entrepreneurial visions in founding teams : Conceptualization, emergence, and effects on o ...
in Journal of Business Venturing vol. 35 (2020) issue 2
doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2018.11.004 ...
Breugst, Nicola; Preller, Rebecca; Patzelt, Holger; Shepherd, Dean A.
Information reliability and team reflection as contingencies of the relationship between i ...
in Journal of Organizational Behavior vol. 39 (2018) issue 10. - pp. 1314-1329
doi:10.1002/job.2298 ...
Dibbern, Rieke; Preller, Rebecca; Breugst, Nicola; Patzelt, Holger
Dynamics of co-founder exits in entrepreneurial teams
in Academy of Management Proceedings (2017) issue 1
doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2017.208 ...
Preller, Rebecca; Dibbern, Rieke; Patzelt, Holger
Can entrepreneurs ever make it right? : Societal evaluations of successful entrepreneurs
in Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research vol. 36 (2016) issue 3
Preller, Rebecca; Breugst, Nicola; Patzelt, Holger
Do we all see the same future? : The impact of entrepreneurial team members' visions on te ...
in Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research vol. 35 (2015) issue 8
Sarstedt, Marko; Ganßauge, Rebecca
Über die Effekte von Corporate Social Responsibility auf unternehmerische Zielgrößen
in Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium vol. 38 (2009) issue 10. - pp. 500-505
doi:10.15358/0340-1650-2009-10-500 ...
Scharf, Sebastian; Ganßauge, Rebecca; Schwaiger, Manfred
Status Quo des Kommunikationscontrollings
in Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium vol. 37 (2008) issue 4. - pp. 184-190
doi:10.15358/0340-1650-2008-4-184 ...
Article in a journal (not peer-reviewed)
Dibbern, Rieke; Preller, Rebecca
Why founders quit and how their companies fare
in Harvard Business Review vol. 96 (2018) issue 1. - pp. 30
Article in a book (not peer-reviewed)
Breugst, Nicola; Preller, Rebecca
Where the magic happens : Opening the black box of entrepreneurial team functioning
In: Gielnik, Michael M. ; Cardon, Melissa S. ; Frese, Michael (ed.): The Psychology of Entrepreneurship : new perspectives - New York ; London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. - pp. 80-96 . - (SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series)
Conference item (peer-reviewed)
Baur, Carmen Anna Elisa; Preller, Rebecca; Patzelt, Holger; Breugst, Nicola
Should we take route A or route B? : How founding teams navigate contradictory feedback
2022
25. Interdisziplinäre Jahreskonferenz zu Entrepreneurship, Innovation und Mittelstand (G-Forum), Dresden
Baur, Carmen; Patzelt, Holger; Breugst, Nicola; Preller, Rebecca
Should We Take Route A Or Route B? : How Start-Up Teams Navigate Contradictory Feedback
2022
2022 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Waco, USA
Koch, Kristina; Preller, Rebecca
The matchmaker : How accelerators act as intermediaries facilitating corporate-startup eng ...
2021
2021 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Online
Koch, Kristina; Preller, Rebecca
The matchmaker : How accelerators span boundaries to facilitate the initiation of corporat ...
2021
Research Policy Conference for Early Career Researchers, online
Preller, Rebecca; Breugst, Nicola; Patzelt, Holger
Digital images as entrepreneurial opportunities : Insights from social media influencers
2020
24. Interdisziplinäre Jahreskonferenz zu Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Mittelstand (G-Forum), Virtual
Preller, Rebecca; Breugst, Nicola; Patzelt, Holger
The invisible co-creator : How entrepreneurs' spouses shape opportunity development
2020
2020 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic),
Breugst, Nicola; Dibbern, Rieke; Ding, Waverly W.; Gray, Steven; Grimes, Matthew; Logue, Danielle; Ng, Weiyi; Patzelt, Holger; Preller, Rebecca
Advances in Understanding Interpersonal Processes in Early-Stage Start-Ups
2019
79th Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, USA
Preller, Rebecca; Breugst, Nicola; Patzelt, Holger
The entrepreneurs' digital images as co-constructed opportunities : Insights from social m ...
2019
2019 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Wellesley, USA
Dibbern, Rieke; Preller, Rebecca; Breugst, Nicola; Patzelt, Holger
Dynamics of co-founder exits in entrepreneurial teams
2017
77th Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, USA
Preller, Rebecca; Dibbern, Rieke; Patzelt, Holger
Can entrepreneurs ever make it right? : Societal evaluations of successful entrepreneurs
2016
20. Interdisziplinäre Jahreskonferenz zu Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Mittelstand (G-Forum), Leipzig
Preller, Rebecca; Dibbern, Rieke; Patzelt, Holger
Can entrepreneurs ever make it right? : Societal evaluations of successful entrepreneurs
2016
2016 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Bodø, Norwegen
Preller, Rebecca; Breugst, Nicola; Patzelt, Holger
Do we all see the same future? : Entrepreneurial team members' visions and opportunity dev ...
2016
76th Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, USA
Dibbern, Rieke; Preller, Rebecca; Breugst, Nicola; Patzelt, Holger
Why do entrepreneurial team members decide to dismiss their co-founders?
2016
20. Interdisziplinäre Jahreskonferenz zu Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Mittelstand (G-Forum), Leipzig
Preller, Rebecca; Breugst, Nicola; Patzelt, Holger
Do we all see the same future? : Entrepreneurial team members' visions and opportunity dev ...
2015
2015 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Wellesley, USA
Doctoral thesis
Preller, Rebecca
The entrepreneurial team journey : collectively exploring the venture's future
München, 2019
(thesis, , Technische Universität München)
Faculty of Law, Business & Economics
Entrepreneurial Behavior
Prof. Dr. Rebecca Preller
Chair holder
University of Bayreuth, Zapf Building, House 1, Room 1.3.11 Nürnberger Str. 38, 95448 Bayreuth
E-mail: Rebecca.Preller@uni-bayreuth.de