Organisation profile

EMPOWERING MINDS. INSPIRING INNOVATIONS. SHAPING TRANSFORMATIONS.

As part of Leuphana University, the School of Management and Technology is a dynamic and innovative community of students and faculty with high-level expertise in the fields of organization studies, responsible management, entrepreneurship, product development process, digital transformation and data science, and psychology and societal transformation. Our core aspiration is driving innovation in management and technology to shape responsible and sustainable transformations. In our research, we pioneer understandings of and solutions to the core challenges of our time, such as digitalization and sustainable production. In our teaching, we challenge conventional wisdom and inspire entrepreneurial thinking and responsible action. In business and society, we team up with local and international partners to contribute to the regional development of northern Germany. We value the interrelationships between disciplines, which is reflected in our interdisciplinary degree programs and collaboration in research.

 

The School of Management and Technology is home to the disciplines of Accounting and Finance, Business Psychology, Business Information Systems, Engineering, Management and Marketing. We support the respective identities and profile development of the disciplines, while also promoting interdisciplinary research and teaching in the shape of programs of study and research centers. This interdisciplinary approach is characterized by a commitment to responsibility and helping meet societal challenges.

Main research areas

The School of Management and Technology is the academic and professional home to 1,500 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral students, more than 50 professors, more than 70 research associates and research assistants, 36 professional staff members.

The main themes of the school are reflected in its study programs: The 3 major and 7 minor programs at the College, 5 master's programs and 4 doctoral programs at the Graduate School provide academic training. The doctoral programs focus on (1.) Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation (EMI), (2.) Information Systems and Data Science, (3.) Engineering and (4.) Management, Finance and Accounting.

In total, we offer 16 programs of study in the disciplines of Business Administration (in particular Accounting and Finance), Business Information Systems, Business Psychology, Engineering and Management.  

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    The Corporate Construction of Transparency and (In)Transparency

    Christensen, L. T. & Schoeneborn, D., 03.2017, Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategy, communication, governance. Rasche, A., Morsing, M. & Moon, J. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 350-370 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

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    Trademarks, Comparative Advertising, and Product Imitations: An Untold Story of Law and Economics

    Dornis, T. W. & Wein, T., 03.2017, In: Penn State Law Review. 121, 2, p. 421-470 50 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Motivation related to work: A century of progress

    Kanfer, R., Frese, M. & Johnson, R. E., 01.03.2017, In: Journal of Applied Psychology. 102, 3, p. 338-355 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Organisationsmodelle für Innovation

    Arbeitskreis Organisation der Schmalenbach Gesellschaft für Betriebswirtschaft e.V., Becker, L., Frost, J., Ebers, M., Grundei, J., Schewe, G., Schäffer, M., Ullrich, M., Göse, S., Vetter, T. & Wolf, J., 01.03.2017, In: Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung. 69, 1, p. 81-109 29 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Dispute and morality in the perception of societal risks: extending the psychometric model

    Bassarak, C., Pfister, H.-R. & Böhm, G., 04.03.2017, In: Journal of Risk Research. 20, 3, p. 299-325 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Protean career orientation, vocational identity, and self-efficacy: an empirical clarification of their relationship

    Hirschi, A., Jaensch, V. K. & Herrmann, A., 04.03.2017, In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 26, 2, p. 208-220 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Exploring the uncanny valley effect in social robotics

    Tschöpe, N., Reiser, J. E. & Oehl, M., 06.03.2017, HRI '17 Proceedings of the Companion of the 2017 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, Vol. Part F126657. p. 307-308 2 p. (ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    Communicative Constitution of Organizations

    Schoeneborn, D. & Vásquez, C., 08.03.2017, The International Encyclopedia of Organizational Communication. Scott, C. R., Lewis, L., Barker, J. R., Keyton, J., Kuhn, T. & Turner, P. K. (eds.). Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons Inc., p. 1-21 21 p. (The International Encyclopedia of Organizational Communication).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch