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

    Institutional Change of the German Higher Education System: From Professional Dominance to Managed Education

    Reihlen, M. & Wenzlaff, F., 02.2013, Lüneburg: Otto Group Lehrstuhl für Strategisches Management an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 37 p. (Arbeitspapier : Discussion paper; no. 9).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Institutional Discrimination of Women and Workplace Harassment of Female Expatriates: Evidence from 25 Host Countries

    Bader, B., Störmer, S., Bader, A. K. & Schuster, T., 21.03.2018, In: Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Research. 6, 1, p. 40-58 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Institutional dual ownership and voluntary greenhouse gas emission disclosure

    Barg, J. A., Drobetz, W., Ghoul, S. E., Guedhami, O. & Schröder, H., 12.2024, In: Journal of Corporate Finance. 89, 22 p., 102671.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Institutional Entrepreneurship: a literature review and analysis of the maturing consulting field

    Smets, M. & Reihlen, M., 12.2012, Handbook of research on Entrepreneurship in Professional Services. Reihlen, M. & Werr, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 297-317 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  5. Published

    Institutional Entrepreneurship: A Literature Review and Analysis of the Maturing Consulting Field

    Smets, M. & Reihlen, M., 2012, Lüneburg: Otto Group Lehrstuhl für Strategisches Management an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Discussion paper series; no. 6).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Institutional entrepreneurship for responsible digital innovation: The case of corporate digital responsibility

    Trittin-Ulbrich, H. & Böckel, A., 01.09.2022, In: Creativity and Innovation Management. 31, 3, p. 447-459 13 p., 3.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Institutional Logics as orchestras' strategic dilemma

    Heinen, A. & Weisenfeld, U., 30.10.2015, In: International Review of Social Research. 5, 2, p. 130-140 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Institutional ownership and board governance. A structured literature review on the heterogeneous monitoring role of institutional investors

    Velte, P., 16.02.2024, In: Corporate Governance (Bingley). 24, 2, p. 225-263 39 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Institutional Perspectives on Digital Transformation

    Gegenhuber, T., Logue, D., Hinings, B. & Barrett, M., 23.09.2022, Digital Transformation and Institutional Theory. Gegenhuber, T., Logue, D., Hinings, C. R. & Barrett, M. (eds.). Emerald Publishing Limited, p. 1-32 32 p. (Research in the Sociology of Organizations; vol. 83).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review