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.  

  1. 2018
  2. Published

    Perspectives on new venture creation

    Eller, F. J. & Gielnik, M. M., 01.2018, The SAGE Handbook of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Blackburn, R., De Clercq, D. & Heinonen, J. (eds.). Los Angeles: SAGE Publications Inc., p. 166-190 25 p.

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

  3. Published

    Shortening the potential duration of unemployment benefits and labor market outcomes: Evidence from a natural experiment in Germany

    Petrunyk, I. & Pfeifer, C., 01.2018, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 48 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 377).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    The impact of personality traits on wage growth and the gender wage gap

    Schäfer, K. & Schwiebert, J., 01.2018, In: Bulletin of Economic Research. 70, 1, p. 20-34 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Appointing female CEOs in risky and precarious firm circumstances. A review of the glass cliff phenomenon

    Velte, P., 01.01.2018, In: Corporate Ownership & Control . 15, 2, p. 33-43 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Charting the Emerging Financial Services Ecosystem of Fintechs and Banks: Six Types of Data-Driven Business Models in the Fintech Sector

    Schmidt, J., Drews, P. & Schirmer, I., 01.01.2018, Proceedings of the 51st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2018. Bui, T. X. (ed.). University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, p. 5004-5013 10 p. (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences; vol. 2018-January).

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

  7. Published

    Control of the inverse pendulum based on sliding mode and model predictive control

    Schwab, K. C., Schräder, L., Mercorelli, P. & Lassen, J. T., 01.01.2018, In: WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control. 13, p. 529-536 8 p., 60.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Control oriented modeling of DCDC converters

    Schmidt, S., Richter, M., Oberrath, J. M. & Mercorelli, P., 01.01.2018, In: IFAC-PapersOnLine. 51, 2, p. 331-336 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Entrepreneurship and professional service firms: The team, the firm, the ecosystem and the field

    Reihlen, M., Werr, A. & Seckler, C., 01.01.2018, Professions and Professional Service Firms: Private and Public Sector Enterprises in the Global Economy. Saks, M. & Muzio, D. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 110-133 24 p.

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

  10. Published

    Narrative consistency across replays of pro-social interactive digital narratives

    Barbara, J., 01.01.2018, Interactive Storytelling - 11th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2018, Proceedings. Rouse, R., Haahr, M. & Koenitz, H. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 154-159 6 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 11318 LNCS).

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

  11. Published

    Private Equity Investors and Family Firms: The Role of Exit Intentions and Conflicts

    Thiele, F., Busse, S. & Prigge, S., 01.01.2018, In: Corporate Ownership & Control . 15, 2, p. 44-58 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review