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

    Understanding and managing post-acquisition integration as change process

    Wöbken, K., 2010, Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovač. 503 p. (Schriften zur Arbeits-, Betriebs- und Organisationspsychologie; vol. 55)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  2. Published

    Understanding Context Collapse for Social Media Users

    Ijaz, D., Araja, J., Walker, S. & Mahmoud, M., 12.2022, Proceedings - 2022 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence, CSCI 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 807-812 6 p. (Proceedings - 2022 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence, CSCI 2022).

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

  3. Published

    Understanding Cross-Country Differences in Exporter Premia: Comparable Evidence for 14 Countries

    Pertl, L., Schiavo, S., Muuls, M., Pisu, M., Alvarez, R., Jaramillo, P., Lopez, R. A., Van Biesebroeck, J., Brandt, L., Zhang, Y., Fernandes, A. M., Isgut, A., Jorgensen, R., Kaiser, U., Bellone, F., Jabbour, L., Musso, P., Nesta, L., Fryges, H., Wagner, J., Castellani, D., Serti, F., Tomasi, C. & Zanfei, A., 01.12.2008, In: Review of World Economics. 144, 4, p. 596-635 40 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Understanding Environmental Posts: Sentiment and Emotion Analysis of Social Media Data

    Amangeldi, D., Usmanova, A. & Shamoi, P., 07.03.2024, In: IEEE Access. 12, p. 33504-33523 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. E-pub ahead of print

    Understanding Innovation

    Weisenfeld, U., 15.08.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship. Mitra, J. (ed.). Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  6. Published

    Understanding Low-Code Evolution, Adoption and Ecosystem for Software Development

    Naqvi, S. A. A. & Drews, P., 2025, ICSOB-C 2024, Software Business: PhD Retreat and Posters & Demos Track 2024: Companion Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Software Business (PhD Retreat, Posters & Demos Track), Utrecht, the Netherlands, November 18–20, 2024. D., Santos, R., Khanna, D. & Elshan, E. (eds.). Aachen: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, 9 p. (CEUR workshop proceedings; vol. 3921).

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

  7. Published

    Understanding Partnering Strategies in the Low-Code Platform Ecosystem

    Naqvi, S. A. A., Zimmer, M. P., Drews, P. & Basole, R. C., 07.01.2025, Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences: Hilton Waikoloa Village, January 7-10, 2025. Bui, T. X. (ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, p. 6226-6235 10 p.

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

  8. Published

    Understanding Similarities and Differences of Digital Health Platforms: Towards a Taxonomy

    Schubert, F., Maschewski, J. & Drews, P., 2024, Wirtschaftsinformatik 2024 Proceedings. Flath, C. M., Gust, G., Thiesse, F. & Winkelmann, A. (eds.). The Association for Information Systems (AIS), 15 p. 83

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

  9. Published

    Understanding the bright side and the dark side of telework: An empirical analysis of working conditions and psychosomatic health complaints

    Wöhrmann, A. M. & Ebner, C., 11.2021, In: New Technology, Work and Employment. 36, 3, p. 348-370 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Understanding the first-offer conundrum: How buyer offers impact sale price and impasse risk in 26 million eBay negotiations

    Schweinsberg, M., Petrowsky, H. M., Funk, B. & Loschelder, D. D., 01.08.2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA). 120, 32, e2218582120.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review