Martin Obschonka appointed professor of Entrepreneurship

The UvA Executive Board has appointed Martin Obschonka professor of Entrepreneurship at the Amsterdam Business School (ABS). Obschonka will join the Entrepreneurship & Innovation section on 1 March 2022. The new ABS professor is a psychologist working in the research fields of applied psychology, entrepreneurship, vocational behaviour, and social, economic, and technological change. His research focusses on entrepreneurship development from the perspective of interactions and transactions between people and their environment. Based on the findings, he aims to advance the knowledge of psychological and economic factors and mechanisms relevant to entrepreneurial behaviour. Entrepreneurial mind-set essential . 'Fostering research and education related to entrepreneurship is essential in business education.