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

    Entrepreneurship as a key element in advancing the psychology of competitive advantage. Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

    Rauch, A. & Frese, M., 03.2012, In: Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 5, 1, p. 108-111 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Entrepreneurship as a Tool to Tackle Graduate Youth Unemployment in Developing Economies: The Role of Action-Oriented Entrepreneurship Training

    Dash, A. & Gielnik, M., 01.04.2022, Promoting Entrepreneurship to Reduce Graduate Unemployment. Katono, I. W. (ed.). IGI Global Publishing, p. 1-24 24 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  3. Published

    Entrepreneurship-Education: Grundsätzliche Überlegungen aus fachwissenschaftlicher Sicht

    Schulte, R., 03.2012, Entrepreneurship und Arbeitnehmerorientierung: Leitbilder und Konzepte für die ökonomische Bildung in der Schule. Retzmann, T. (ed.). Schwalbach/Ts.: Wochenschau-Verlag, p. 197-209 12 p. (Wochenschau Wissenschaft).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  4. Published

    Entrepreneurship, small and medium-sized enterprises and the macroeconomy.

    Wagner, J., 01.11.1999, In: Kyklos. 52, 4, p. 591-592 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  5. Published

    Entrepreneurship Training and Transfer

    Weers, J. & Gielnik, M., 2021, The Psychology of Entrepreneurship: New Perspectives. Gielnik, M. M., Cardon, M. S. & Frese, M. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 282-304 23 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Published

    Entrepreneurship training in developing countries

    Bischoff, K. M., Gielnik, M. & Frese, M., 25.06.2014, Industrial and Organizational Psychology Help the Vulnerable: Serving the Underserved. Reichman, W. (ed.). Houndmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 92-119 28 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    Entrepreneur und Unternehmensgründer

    Schulte, R., 2006, In: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium. 35, 6, p. 355-355 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Entry, exit and productivity: empirical results for German manufacturing industries

    Wagner, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 16 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 44).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Entry, Exit and Productivity: Empirical Results for German Manufacturing Industries

    Wagner, J., 02.2010, In: German Economic Review. 11, 1, p. 78-85 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Entscheidung

    Kahle, E., 2008, Lexikon der Sozialwirtschaft. Maelicke, B. (ed.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch