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

    Excludable and non-excludable public inputs: Consequences for economic growth

    Ott, I. & Turnovsky, S. J., 01.03.2005, München: Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute (CESifo), 34 p. (CES IFO WORKING PAPER; no. 1423).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  2. Published

    Exercise of members' rights: Effect of provisions in company's articles; Information rights; Exercise of rights where shares held on behalf of others

    Schall, A. & Wiegand, C., 2014, Companies Act: Kommentar. Schall, A. (ed.). München: C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 254-262 9 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  3. Published

    Exessive Pricing and the Goals of Competition Law – An Enforcement Perspective: comment on Ackermann

    Terhechte, J., 2012, The Goals of Competition Law. Zimmer, D. (ed.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 371-378 8 p.

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

  4. Published

    Existenzgründung: das Risiko der persönlichen Haftung unter handels- und gesellschaftsrechtlichen Aspekten

    Braun, S., 2008, Mittelstand 2008: aktuelle Forschungsbeiträge zu gesellschaftlichen und finanzwirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Wetzel, H. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main [u.a]: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 149-163 15 p.

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

  5. Published

    Existenzgründung: "deutsche" Limited als Rechtsformalternative?

    Braun, S. & Richter, J., 2008, Neue Ansätze der Mittelstandsforschung. Merz , J. & Schulte, R. (eds.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 313-333 21 p.

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

  6. Published

    Existenzgründung: Wie werde ich selbständig, wie werde ich Freiberufler? Ein Leitfaden

    Merz, J., Loest, O. & Simon, A., 06.1999, Lüneburg, 39 p. (FFB-Discussionpaper; no. 26).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Existenzgründung 1: Tips, Training und Erfahrungen

    Merz, J. (Editor), 2001, 1. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. 246 p. (Schriften des Forschungsinstituts Freie Berufe; vol. 11)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  8. Published

    Existenzgründung 2: Erfolgsfaktoren und Rahmenbedingungen

    Merz, J. (Editor), 2001, 1. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. 232 p. (Schriften des Forschungsinstituts Freie Berufe; vol. 12)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  9. Published

    Existenzgründung als geplantes Verhalten: Forschungsansatz und erste Ergebnisse

    Tegtmeier, S., 2005, Ergebnisse der MittelstandsForschung. Schulte, R. (ed.). Münster, Westfalen: LIT Verlag, p. 3-22 20 p.

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

  10. Published

    Existenzgründung - Beiträge zur Gründungsforschung

    Schöning, S. (Editor), Richter, J. (Editor), Wetzel, H. (Editor) & Nissen, D. (Editor), 2006, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 302 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch