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. Published

    Decisions And Characteristics During The Development Process Of A Software Demonstrator For Data Analysis In Production Logistics

    Maier, J. T., Berger, S., Heuer, T., Nyhuis, P. & Schmidt, M., 2021, Conference on Production Systems and Logistics: International Conference, CPSL 2021, Digital Event hosted via publish-Ing; August 10-11, 2021; Proceedings. Herberger, D. & Hübner, M. (eds.). Offenburg: publish-Ing., p. 514-523 10 p. (Proceedings of the ... Conference on Production Systems and Logistics; vol. 2).

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

  2. Published

    Decision Support and Online Advertising: Development and Empirical Testing of a Data Landscape

    Hansmann, T. & Nottorf, F., 01.01.2014, ICE-B 2014: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on e-Business, Vienna, Austria 28 - 30 August, 2014 . Obaidat, M. S., Holzinger, A., van Sinderen, M. & Dolog, P. (eds.). Science and Technology Publications, Lda (SciTePress), p. 111-122 12 p. (ICE-B 2014 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on e-Business, Part of ICETE 2014 - 11th International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications).

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

  3. Published

    Decision support in the field of online marketing - development of a data landscape

    Hansmann, T. & Nottorf, F., 2015, E-Business and Telecommunications - 11th International Joint Conference, ICETE 2014, Revised Selected Papers. Obaidat, M. S., Filipe, J. & Holzinger, A. (eds.). Springer New York LLC, p. 76-95 20 p. (Communications in Computer and Information Science; vol. 554).

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

  4. E-pub ahead of print

    Decoding evidence-based entrepreneurship: A systematic review of meta-analytic choices and reporting

    Rauch, A., Saeed, S. & Frese, M., 06.11.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Small Business Management. 47 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Decoding the Landscape of Smart City Platforms: A Taxonomy Approach

    Richter, K., Zimmer, M. P. & Lemmer, K., 10.09.2023, Wirtschaftsinformatik 2023 Proceedings. Beverungen, D., Lehrer, C. & Trier, M. (eds.). Association for Information Systems, 17 p. 90

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

  6. Published

    Decoding the Landscape of Smart City Platforms: A Taxonomy Approach

    Richter, K., Zimmer, M. P. & Lemmer, K., 04.2025, Transforming the Digitally Sustainable Enterprise: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, 2023, Vol. 3. Beverungen, D., Lehrer, C. & Trier, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 409-427 19 p. (Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation; vol. 76).

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

  7. Published

    Deconstructing corporate sustainability narratives: A taxonomy for critical assessment of integrated reporting types

    Lueg, K. & Lueg, R., 01.11.2021, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 28, 6, p. 1785-1800 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Deconstructing the Theoretical Language of Process Research: Metaphor and Metonymy in Interaction

    Cornelissen, J., Schoeneborn, D. & Vásquez, C., 2016, Sage Handbook of Process Organization Studies. Langley, A. & Tsoukas, H. (eds.). London: SAGE Publications Inc., p. 607-615 9 p. 39

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

  9. Published

    Deeper Insights into Different Consumer Perceptions of CSR Communication: Germany vs. United States vs. China

    Batt, V., Bögel, P. M., Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. & Cotton-Chan, V. Y. K., 2018, 47th European Marketing Academy 2018 Conference Proceedings: People Make Marketing. Spiros, G., Matthew, A., Kathy, H., Maria, K. & Ewelina, L. (eds.). Brussels ; Stockholm: European Marketing Academy, p. 1-7 7 p.

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

  10. Published

    Deep Learning auf sequenziellen Daten als Grundlage unternehmerischer Entscheidungen: Schwerpunkt Analyse sequenzieller Daten

    Funk, B., Dr. Rettenmeier, M. & Lang, T., 10.2017, In: Wirtschaftsinformatik & Management. 9, 5, p. 16-25 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review