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

    What Makes a Person a Potential Tourist and a Region a Potential Tourism Destination? Prerequisites for Demand and Destinations and Their Relevance for Destination Brand Management

    Lohmann, M., 2009, 3rd International Conference on Destination Branding and Marketing: Conference proceedings. Dioko, L. A. N. & Li, X. (eds.). Institute for Tourism Studies, p. 275-284 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

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    What makes communication ‘organizational’? How the many voices of a collectivity become the one voice of an organization: von J. R. Taylor und F. Cooren (1997)

    Schoeneborn, D., 01.01.2022, Schlüsselwerke: Theorien (in) der Kommunikationswissenschaft. Spiller, R., Rudeloff, C. & Döbler, T. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Verlag, p. 239-250 12 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

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    What Makes for a Good Theory? How to Evaluate a Theory Using the Strength Model of Self-Control as an Example

    Gieseler, K., Loschelder, D. D. & Friese, M., 01.01.2019, Social Psychology in Action : Evidence-Based Interventions from Theory to Practice. Sassenberg, K. & Vliek, M. L. W. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature, p. 3-21 19 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    What makes for successful repatriate knowledge transfer? Implications for repatriation and global leadership

    Osland, J. S., Szkudlarek, B., Oddou, G., Furuya, N. & Deller, J., 19.10.2020, Advances in Global Leadership. Osland, J., Szkudlarek, B., Mendenhall, M. E. & Reiche, B. S. (eds.). 1 ed. Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited, Vol. 13. p. 105-128 24 p. (Advances in Global Leadership; vol. 13).

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

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    What makes for trusting relationships in online communication?

    Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. & Eichenlaub, A., 16.11.2010, In: Journal of Communication Management. 14, 4, p. 337 - 355 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    What makes me angry on the bicycle: Traffic related anger among cyclists in German cities

    Karwehl, L., Oehl, M. & Höger, R., 2014, 49. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie: Supplement to Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling. Güntürkün, O. (ed.). Pabst Science Publishers, p. 570 1 p.

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

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    What makes small companies special? a qualitative approach

    Eggers, F., 2007, Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Unternehmensnachfolge und Innovationspotenzial: Forschungsbeiträge. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Wetzel, H. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 31-40 10 p.

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

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    What Provides Justification for Cheating-Producing or Observing Counterfactuals?

    Bassarak, C., Leib, M., Mischkowski, D., Strang, S., Glöckner, A. & Shalvi, S., 10.2017, In: Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. 30, 4, p. 964-975 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    What’s Hot: Machine Learning for the Quantified Self: On the Art of Learning from Sensory Data

    Hoogendoorn, M. & Funk, B., 28.09.2017

    Research output: other publicationsArticles in scientific forums or blogsResearchpeer-review

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    What's on in Arts Marketing Research?

    Holst, C., Myers, E. M. & Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S., 01.12.2021, In: Journal of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy. 7, 2, p. 201-214 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review