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. 2020
  2. Published

    The contagion effect of environmental violations: The case of Dieselgate in Germany

    Bouzzine, Y. D. & Lueg, R., 12.2020, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 29, 8, p. 3187-3202 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Standard-Essential Patents and FRAND Licensing—At the Crossroads of Economic Theory and Legal Practice

    Dornis, T. W., 01.12.2020, In: Journal of European Competition Law and Practice. 11, 10, p. 575-591 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    The effects of managerial preferences on the financial behaviour of small firms: A demand-side perspective

    Schulte, R. & Weigand, C., 01.12.2020, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing. 12, 5, p. 522-546 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Gesundheitsrisiken durch Fluglärm

    Penzel, T., Krämer, U., Höger, R., Zimmermann, S. & Wichmann, H.-E., 02.12.2020, Handbuch der Umweltmedizin: Toxikologie - Epidemiologie - Hygiene - Belastungen - Wirkungen - Diagnostik - Prophylaxe. Wichmann, E. & Fromme, H. (eds.). Landsberg: ecomed Medizin

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

  6. Published

    Detecting Various Road Damage Types in Global Countries Utilizing Faster R-CNN

    Kortmann, F., Talits, K., Fassmeyer, P., Warnecke, A., Meier, N., Heger, J., Drews, P. & Funk, B., 10.12.2020, Proceedings - 2020 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2020: Proceedings, Dec 10 - Dec 13, 2020 • Virtual Event. Wu, X., Jermaine, C., Xiong, L., Hu, X. T., Kotevska, O., Lu, S., Xu, W., Aluru, S., Zhai, C., Al-Masri, E., Chen, Z. & Saltz, J. (eds.). Piscataway: IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 5563-5571 9 p. 9378245. (Proceedings - 2020 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2020).

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

  7. Published

    Dynamically changing sequencing rules with reinforcement learning in a job shop system with stochastic influences

    Heger, J. & Voß, T., 14.12.2020, Proceedings of the 2020 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2020. Bae, K.-H., Feng, B., Kim, S., Lazarova-Molnar, S., Zheng, Z., Roeder, T. & Thiesing, R. (eds.). IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 1608 - 1618 11 p. 9383903. (Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference; vol. 2020-December).

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

  8. Published

    On the granularity of the German economy - first evidence from the top 100 companies panel database

    Wagner, J. & Weche, J. P., 14.12.2020, In: Applied Economics Letters. 27, 21, p. 1768 - 1771 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Why a Systematic Investigation of Production Planning and Control Procedures is Needed for the Target-oriented Configuration of PPC

    Mütze, A., Hillnhagen, S., Schäfers, P., Schmidt, M. & Nyhuis, P., 14.12.2020, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2020: 14 - 17 December 2020. Piscataway: IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 103-107 5 p. 9309885. (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management; vol. 2020-December).

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

  10. Published

    Data Observer: Fünf Jahre Service für die empirische Wirtschaftsforschung

    Wagner, J., 20.12.2020, In: Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik. 21, 4, p. 422-424 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  11. Published

    Discovering Workscapes: An investigation of collective workspaces

    Ahmed-Brakel, F., Cnossen, B. & Schlegelmilch, J., 29.12.2020, Collaborative Spaces at Work: Innovation, Creativity and Relations. Montanari, F., Mattarelli, E. & Chiara, A. (eds.). Milton Park: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 2-13 12 p.

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