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

    Who guards the guards with AI-driven robots? The ethicalness and cognitive neutralization of police violence following AI-robot advice

    Hohensinn, L., Willems, J., Soliman, M., Vanderelst, D. & Stoll, J., 07.2024, In: Public Management Review. 26, 8, p. 2355-2379 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Who’s afraid of the senses? Organization, management and the return of the sensorium

    Beyes, T., Cnossen, B., Ashcraft, K. & Bencherki, N., 01.09.2022, In: Management Learning. 53, 4, p. 625-639 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Who seeks career counselling? A prospective study of personality and career variables among Swiss adolescents

    Balin, E. & Hirschi, A., 10.2010, In: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance. 10, 3, p. 161-176 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Who stays proactive after entrepreneurship training? Need for cognition, personal initiative maintenance, and well-being

    Mensmann, M. & Frese, M., 01.2019, In: Journal of Organizational Behavior. 40, 1, p. 20-37 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Why Abandon the Paradise? Stations’ Incentives to Reduce Gasoline Prices at First

    Wein, T., 01.12.2021, In: Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade. 21, 4, p. 465-504 40 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Why a Systematic Investigation of Production Planning and Control Procedures is Needed for the Target-oriented Configuration of PPC

    Mütze, A., Hillnhagen, S., Schäfers, P., Schmidt, M. & Nyhuis, P., 14.12.2020, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2020: 14 - 17 December 2020. Piscataway: IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 103-107 5 p. 9309885. (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management; vol. 2020-December).

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

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    Why does repatriate career success vary? An empirical investigation from both traditional and protean career perspectives

    Breitenmoser, A., Bader, B. & Nicola, B., 01.09.2018, In: Human Resource Management. 57, 5, p. 1049 - 1063 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Why Do Extreme Work Hours Persist? Temporal Uncoupling as a New Way of Seeing

    Blagoev, B. & Schreyögg, G., 01.12.2019, In: Academy of Management Journal. 62, 6, p. 1818-1847 30 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Why do German physicians reject managed care?

    Ehlert, A. & Oberschachtsiek, D., 01.01.2019, In: International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 34, 1, p. 87-99 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Why husbands matter: Review of spousal influence on women entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa

    Wolf, K. & Frese, M., 02.01.2018, In: Africa Journal of Management. 4, 1, p. 1-32 32 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review