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

    Are rational expectations equilibria with private information eductively stable?

    Heinemann, M., 01.06.2004, In: Journal of Economics. 82, 2, p. 169-194 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Are Retirees More Satisfied? Anticipation and Adaptation Effects of Retirement on Subjective Well-Being: A Panel Analysis for Germany

    Merz, J., 09.2018, Lüneburg: Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe, 35 p. (FFB Diskussionspapier; vol. 107).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    A Research-Led Contribution of Engineering Education for a Sustainable Future

    Block, B. M. & Guerne, M. G., 2024, Smart Technologies for a Sustainable Future: Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Smart Technologies and Education. Volume 1. Auer, M. E., Langmann, R., May, D. & Roos, K. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, Vol. 1. p. 86-97 12 p. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; vol. 1027 LNNS).

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

  4. Published

    A Research Note on Age Discrimination and the Desire to Retire: The Mediating Effect of Psychological Empowerment

    Schermuly, C. C., Deller, J. & Büsch, V., 05.2014, In: Research on Aging. 36, 3, p. 382-393 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Are Self-Employed Really Happier Than Employees? An Approach Modelling Adaptation and Anticipation Effects to Self-Employment and General Job Changes

    Hanglberger, D. & Merz, J., 2011, Lüneburg: Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe, 28 p. (FFB-Discussion Paper; no. 88).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    A Review of the Application of Machine Learning and Data Mining Approaches in Continuum Materials Mechanics

    Bock, F. E., Aydin, R. C., Cyron, C. C., Huber, N., Kalidindi, S. R. & Klusemann, B., 15.05.2019, In: Frontiers in Materials. 6, 23 p., 110.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  7. Published

    A review of the German mandatory deposit for one-way drinks packaging and drinks packaging taxes in Europe

    Groth, M., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 87).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    A revised theory of contestable markets: applied on the German telecommunication sector

    Wein, T. & Growitsch, C., 09.2002, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 15 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 275).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Are We Discovering or Making Concepts? Performativity in Concept Defining

    Niemimaa, M. & Zimmer, M. P., 07.2022, PACIS 2022 proceedings. AIS eLibrary, 9 p. 1853

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

  10. Published

    Are young and small firms hothouses for nascent entrepreneurs? Evidence from German micro data

    Wagner, J., 2004, In: Applied Economics Quarterly. 50, 4, p. 379-391 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review