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

    Empathic Healthcare Chatbots: Comparing the Effects of Emotional Expression and Caring Behavior

    Seitz, L. & Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S., 2021, 42nd International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2021 TREOs: "Building Sustainability and Resilience with IS: A Call for Action". Association for Information Systems, 1402. (42nd International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2021 TREOs: "Building Sustainability and Resilience with IS: A Call for Action").

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

  2. Published

    Empathy and Donation Behavior Toward Happy and Sad Chimpanzees

    Telle, N.-T. & Pfister, H.-R., 2014, In: Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin. 2, 2, p. 1-20 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Empirical evidence of the disclosure and assurance of Integrated Reporting -: A content analysis of the IIRC Examples Database

    Stawinoga, M. & Velte, P., 2017, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 40, 1, p. 59-84 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Empirical Implications for Promoting Students "Entrepreneurial Intentions"

    Tegtmeier, S., 2012, In: Journal of Enterprising Culture. 20, 2, p. 151 - 169 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Empirical Research on Corporate Social Responsibility Assurance (CSRA): A Literature Review

    Velte, P. & Stawinoga, M., 01.11.2017, In: Journal of Business Economics : JBE. 87, 8, p. 1017 - 1066 50 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Empirical research on the European Nonfinancial Reporting Directive 2014/95 (NFRD) – a structured literature review

    Velte, P., 2022, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 45, 4, p. 481-518 38 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  7. Published

    Employee roles in sustainability transformation processes A move away from expertise and towards experience-driven sustainability management

    Süßbauer, E., Maas-Deipenbrock, R. M., Friedrich, S., Kreß-Ludwig, M., Langen, N. & Muster, V., 01.01.2019, In: GAIA. 28, SUPPL.1, p. 210-217 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Employees' emotions in change: advancing the sensemaking approach

    Helpap, S. & Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S., 2016, In: Journal of Organizational Change Management. 29, 6, p. 903 - 916 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Employees’ perceived benefits from participating in CSR activities and implications for increasing employees engagement in CSR

    Koch, C., Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S., Bögel, P. M. & Adam, U., 23.05.2019, In: Corporate Communications. 24, 2, p. 303-317 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Employing A-B tests for optimizing prices levels in e-commerce applications

    Funk, B., 2009, 15th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2009, AMCIS 2009. AIS eLibrary, p. 347 1 p. (Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS); vol. 2009).

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