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. 2024
  2. Published

    A family member's death increases religious activity: Evidence from Germany

    Friehe, T. & Pfeifer, C., 05.2024, In: Kyklos. 77, 2, p. 458-468 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Customer Profitability Analysis in decision-making–The roles of customer characteristics, cost structures, and strategizing

    Lueg, R. & Ilieva, D., 05.2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 5, 25 p., e0296974.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    "Do as we say and you’ll be successful": Mundane power in corporate entrepreneurship

    Skade, L., Wenzel, M. & Koch, J., 05.2024, In: Journal of Product Innovation Management. 41, 3, p. 623-643 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Event Extraction Alone Is Not Enough

    Huang, J., Jiang, L., Möller, C. & Usbeck, R., 05.2024, Narrative Extraction From Texts 2024: Proceedings of Text2Story — Seventh Workshop on Narrative Extraction From Texts held in conjunction with the 46th European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR 2024). Campos, R., Jorge, A. M., Jatowt, A., Bhatia, S. & Litvak, M. (eds.). Aachen: Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Vol. 3671. p. 105-114 10 p. (CEUR Workshop Proceedings; vol. 3671).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksConference contributionpeer-review

  6. Published

    Numerical simulation of friction extrusion: process characteristics and material deformation due to friction

    Diyoke, G., Rath, L., Chafle, R., Ben Khalifa, N. & Klusemann, B., 05.2024, In: International Journal of Material Forming. 17, 3, 13 p., 26.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Purchase intention and attitude towards advertisements on Instagram: an empirical study using Instagram Stories

    Woo, L. J. & Suessmair, A., 05.2024, In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research. 27, 3, p. 434-471 38 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Strategic Practice Drift: How Open Strategy Infiltrates the Strategy Process

    Stjerne, I., Geraldi, J. & Wenzel, M., 05.2024, In: Journal of Management Studies. 61, 3, p. 820-856 37 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Sustainable board governance and environmental performance: European evidence

    Velte, P., 05.2024, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 33, 4, p. 3397-3421 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Zukunftslabor Produktion: Vernetzung, Modellierung und Optimierung in der industriellen Produktion

    Kallisch, J., Denkena, B., Kramer, K., Stürenburg, L., Pachandrin, S., Rokicki, M., Walter, J., Nein, M., Voss, M., Wunck, C., Niemann, K. H., Schmidt, M., Dilger, K., Niederée, C. & Hoffmann, N., 05.2024, In: ZWF Zeitschrift fuer Wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb. 119, 5, p. 372-377 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Sustainable board governance and sustainable supply chain reporting. European evidence

    Velte, P., 10.05.2024, In: Journal of Strategy and Management. 17, 2, p. 222-243 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review