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

    The causal effects of exports on firm size and labor productivity: First evidence from a matching approach

    Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 47-55 9 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  2. Published

    The causal effects of exports on firm size and labor productivity: first evidence from a matching approach

    Wagner, J., 01.10.2002, In: Economics Letters. 77, 2, p. 287-292 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    The challenges of gamifying CSR communication

    Maltseva, K., Fieseler, C. & Trittin-Ulbrich, H., 04.02.2019, In: Corporate Communications: An International Journal. 24, 1, p. 44-62 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    The Challenges of Gamifying Sustainability Communication.

    Maltseva, K., Fieseler, C. & Trittin, H., 2018, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2018, 1, 14058abstract.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    The Changing Skill Structure of Employment in German Manufacturing: A Peek Inside the Industry Black Box

    Addison, J. T. & Wagner, J., 01.01.1998, Globalization, Technological Change, and Labor Markets. Black, S. W. (ed.). Boston, MA: Springer UK, p. 59-87 29 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  6. Published

    The citizens forest model: Climate change, preservation of natural resources and forest ethics

    Simon, J. W. & Bode, W., 01.05.2012, Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Ethical Perspectives on Land Use and Food Production. Potthast, T. & Meisch, S. (eds.). Wageningen Academic Publishers, p. 137-141 5 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    The commercial Law Annual Account

    Velte, P., 10.2013, In: Betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung und Praxis. 65, 5, p. 568-569 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  8. Published

    The Communicative Constitution of Organizationality

    Schoeneborn, D., Blagoev, B. & Dobusch, L., 25.04.2022, The Routledge Handbook of the Communicative Constitution of Organization. Basque, J., Bencherki, N. & Kuhn, T. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 134-147 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    The Communicative Constitution of Organization, Organizing, and Organizationality

    Schoeneborn, D., Kuhn, T. & Kärreman, D., 01.04.2019, In: Organization Studies. 40, 4, p. 475-496 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    The competition rules applying to the relationship between a minority shareholder and the joint venture

    Wirtz, M. & Dompke, J., 01.10.2021, In: Journal of European Competition Law and Practice. 12, 8, p. 604-616 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review