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. Chapter › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    Affect, stress, and health: The role of work characteristics and work events

    Venz, L., Casper, A. & Sonnentag, S., 2020, The Cambridge Handbook of Workplace Affect. Yang, L.-Q., Cropanzano, R., Daus, C. & Martinez-Tur, V. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 105-119 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  3. Published

    Alternating between Partial and Complete Organization: The Case of Anonymous

    Schoeneborn, D. & Dobusch, L., 07.2019, Organization outside Organizations: The Abundance of Partial Organization in Social Life. Ahrne, G. & Brunsson, N. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 318-333 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  4. Published

    Altruism and egoism of the social planner in a dynamic context

    Ott, I., 06.03.2003, Growth Theory and Growth Policy. Hagemann, H. & Seiter, S. (eds.). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 119-135 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  5. Published

    Ambidextrous leadership in the innovation process

    Rosing, K., Frese, M. & Rosenbusch, N., 08.2010, Innovation and international corporate growth. Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, p. 191-204 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Published

    Analysing Positional Data

    Brefeld, U., Mair, S. & Lasek, J., 01.10.2020, Science Meets Sports: When Statistics Are More Than Numbers. Ley, C. & Dominicy, Y. (eds.). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 81-94 13 p. (Physical Sciences).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    An EU law perspective on the role of regional authorities in the field of renewable energy

    Peeters, M. & Schomerus, T., 26.12.2014, Renewable Energy Law in the EU: Legal Perspectives on Bottom-up Approaches. Peeters, M. & Schomerus, T. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 10-32 23 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. Published

    A New Look at Errors: On errors, error prevention, and error management in organizations

    Frese, M. & Hofmann, D. A., 21.07.2011, Errors in Organizations. Hofmann, D. A. & Frese, M. (eds.). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 317-326 10 p. (SIOP organizational frontiers series).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    Anforderungen der Wirtschaftswissenschaften an die Europarechtswissenschaft

    Wein, T., 01.04.2018, Europarechtswissenschaft. Hatje, A., Müller-Graf, P.-C. & Terhechte, J. P. (eds.). 1 ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 133 - 147 15 p. 6. (Europarecht / Beiheft).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    An InfoSpace Paradigm for Local and ad hoc Peer-to-Peer Communication

    Brehm, J., Brancovici, G., Müller-Schloer, C., Smaoui, T., Voigt, S. & Welge, R., 01.01.2003, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics): On The Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2003: CoopIS, DOA, and ODBASE. Meersman, R., Tari, Z. & Schmidt, D. C. (eds.). Berlin: Springer Verlag, Vol. 2888. p. 282-300 19 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 2888).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  11. Published

    A Note on the firm size-export relationship

    Wagner, J., 16.03.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 25-38 14 p. (Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  12. Published

    Antinomies of environmental risk perception: cognitive structure and evaluation

    Böhm, G. & Pfister, H.-R., 15.04.2008, Culture and the changing environment: Uncertainty, Cognition, and Risk Management in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Casimir, M. J. (ed.). New York: Berghahn Books, p. 61-77 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  13. Published

    A Robust Approximated Derivative Action of a PID Regulator to be Applied in a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Control

    Mercorelli, P., 01.01.2017, Robust Control: Systems, Theory and Analysis. Bennett, S. (ed.). New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 103-112 10 p. 4. (Mechanical Engineering Theory and Applications).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  14. Published

    A Social Network Perspective on International Assignments: The Role of Social Support

    Schuster, T. & Bader, B., 04.01.2017, Expatriate Management : Transatlantic Dialogues. Bader, B., Schuster, T. & Bader, A. K. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 101-136 36 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  15. Published

    Assessment of age-correlated occupational strain as a prerequisite for age-appropriate work organization

    Müller, F. & Kakarot, N., 01.01.2016, Healthy at Work: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Wiencke, M., Cacace, M. & Fischer, S. (eds.). Springer International Publishing, p. 367-377 11 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  16. Published

    Bearing fruit: Interpersonal competency development in sustainability education

    Konrad, T. & Freeth, R., 20.02.2025, The Routledge Handbook of Global Sustainability Education and Thinking for the 21st Century. John, M. (ed.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 420-435 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  17. Published

    Building collective institutional infrastructures for decent platform work: The development of a crowdwork agreement in Germany

    Gegenhuber, T., Schüßler, E., Reischauer, G. & Thäter, L., 29.03.2022, Organizing for societal grand challenges. Gümüsay, A. A., Marti, E., Trittin-Ulbrich, H. & Wickert, C. (eds.). Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited, p. 43-68 26 p. (Research in the Sociology of Organizations; vol. 79).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  18. Published

    Clustering design science research based on the nature of the designed artifact

    Laine, J., Zimmer, M. P., Minkkinen, M., Salmela, H. & Mäntymäki, M., 01.01.2022, The Role of Digital Technologies in Shaping the Post Pandemic World: 21st IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society, I3E 2022, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, September 13–14, 2022, Proceedings. Papagiannidis, S., Alamanos, E., Gupta, S., Dwivedi, Y. K., Mäntymäki, M. & Pappas, I. O. (eds.). Cham: Springer Schweiz, p. 254–266 13 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 13454).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  19. Published

    Cognition, consciousness and business ethics - the role of implicit social cognition in moral management behaviour

    Marquardt, N., 01.01.2011, Perspectives on Ethics. Duncan, J. S. (ed.). Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 57-80 24 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  20. Published

    Collective intentionality in entrepreneurship-as-practice

    Farny, S. & Kibler, E., 01.01.2022, Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship as Practice. Thompson, N. A., Byrne, O., Jenkins, A. & Teague, B. T. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 127-140 14 p. (Handbooks of Business and Management Research as Practice).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  21. Published

    Comparative human resource management

    Brewster, C. & Haak-Saheem, W., 01.02.2020, Human Resource Management in an Emerging South Asian Economy: The Case of Brunei. Darwish, T. K. & Abdul Fattaah, P. M. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 21-36 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  22. Published

    Complexity cost management

    Schaffer, J. & Schleich, H.-H., 01.01.2008, Build To Order: The Road to the 5-Day Car. Parry, G. & Graves, A. (eds.). Guildford, Surrey [u.a.]: Springer Verlag, p. 155-174 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  23. Published

    Complexity Measures of Traffic Scenarios: Psychological Aspects and Practical Applications

    Höger, R., Wiethof, M. & Rheker, T., 2012, Driver Behaviour and Training. Dorn, L. (ed.). Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Limited, Vol. 5. p. 289-298 10 p. (Human Factors in Road and Rail Transport).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  24. Published

    Computer-mediated knowledge systems in consultancy firms: do they work?

    Reihlen, M. & Ringberg, T., 26.06.2006, Professional service firms. Greenwood, R. & Suddaby, R. (eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., p. 307-336 30 p. (Research in the Sociology of Organizations; vol. 24).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  25. Published

    Conclusions and Outlook

    Smith, L. J. & Baumann, I., 2011, Contracting for Space : Contract Practice in the European Space Sector. Smith, L. J. & Baumann, I. (eds.). Farnham: Ashgate Publishing Limited, p. 417-422 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  26. Published

    Consensus Vs. Dissensus: The Communicative Constitution Of Responsible Management

    Schöneborn, D., Trittin-Ulbrich, H. & Cooren, F., 05.2020, Research Handbook of Responsible Management. Laasch, O., Jamali, D., Freeman, R. E. & Suddaby, R. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 453-469 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  27. Published

    Constitutive views on csr communication: The communicative constitution of responsible organization, organizing, and organizationality

    Schoeneborn, D., Glozer, S. & Trittin-Ulbrich, H., 22.11.2022, The Routledge Handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility Communication. O'Connor, A. (ed.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 73-84 12 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  28. Published

    Control system strategy of a modular omnidirectional AGV

    Macfarlane, A. B. S., van Niekerk, T., Becker, U. & Mercorelli, P., 01.01.2024, Modeling, Identification, and Control for Cyber- Physical Systems Towards Industry 4.0. Marcorelli, P., Zhang, W., Nemati, H. & Zhang, Y. (eds.). Academic Press Inc., p. 169-197 29 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  29. Published

    Corporate governance codes: How to deal with the bright and dark sides of family influence

    Prigge, S. & Thiele, F. K., 01.01.2019, The Palgrave Handbook of Heterogeneity among Family Firms. Memili, E. & Dibrell, C. (eds.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 297-331 35 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  30. Published

    Creativity and entrepreneurship: A process perspective

    Lex, M. & Gielnik, M. M., 17.07.2017, The Wiley Handbook of Entrepreneurship. Ahmetoglu, G., Chamorro-Premuzic, T., Klinger, B. & Karcisky, T. (eds.). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons Inc., p. 139-172 34 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  31. Published

    Creativity in entrepreneurship: Dancing between nothing and structure

    Hubner-Benz, S. & Frese, M., 01.01.2023, Handbook of Organizational Creativity: Leadership, Interventions, and Macro Level Issues. Reiter-Palmon, R. & Hunter, S. (eds.). Second Edition ed. Elsevier B.V., p. 377-392 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  32. Published

    Credit Constraints and Exports: A Survey of Empirical Studies Using Firm Level Data

    Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 401-421 21 p. (World Scientific Studies in International Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  33. Published

    Credit Constraints and Margins of Import: First Evidence for German Manufacturing Enterprises

    Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 423-452 30 p. (World Scientific Studies in International Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  34. Published

    Cultural Influences on Errors: Prevention, Detection, and Management

    Gelfand, M. J., Frese, M. & Salmon, E., 21.07.2011, Errors in Organizations. Hofmann, D. A. & Frese, M. (eds.). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 273-315 43 p. (SIOP organizational frontiers series).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  35. Published

    Deutsches Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz

    Velte, P., 2024, Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung. Mittelbach-Hörmanseder, S., Hummel, K. & Schneider, G. (eds.). 1 ed. Wien: LexisNexis ARD ORAC, p. 105-119 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  36. Published

    Digital–sustainable co-transformation: Introducing the triple bottom line of sustainability to digital transformation research

    Zimmer, M. P. & Järveläinen, J., 01.01.2022, Human Choice and Digital by Default: Autonomy vs Digital Determination: HCC 2022. Kreps, D., Davison, R., Komukai, T. & Ishii, K. (eds.). Cham: Springer Verlag, p. 100-111 12 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; vol. 656).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  37. Published

    Diversity Management and Corporate Change: Implications for Co-Determination

    Braun, S., 01.01.2015, Management of Permanent Change. 1. Auflage ed. New York: Springer New York, p. 65-87 23 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  38. Published

    Does it pay to be active on many foreign markets? profitability in german multi-market exporters and importers from manufacturing industries

    Wagner, J., 16.03.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 413-427 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  39. Published

    Do Exporters Really Pay Higher Wages? First Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 177-213 37 p. (World Scientific Studies in international Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  40. Published

    Do outliers and unobserved heterogeneity explain the exporter productivity premium? Evidence from France, Germany and the United Kingdom

    Wagner, J. & Temouri, Y., 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. 223-236 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  41. Published

    Dynamic Capabilities: Celebrating the Plurality of Understandings of the Concept

    Wenzel, M., Rauch, M., Adegbile, A., Bogodistov, Y., Cénophat, S., Hartmann, M., Wagner, D. & Wohlgemuth, V., 2021, Dynamic Capabilities and Relationships: Discourses, Concepts, and Reflections. Bayón, T., Eisend, M., Koch, J., Söllner, A., Vodosek, M. & Wagner, H.-T. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 1-28 28 p. (Contributions to Management Science).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  42. Published

    Dynamic performance

    Frese, M. & Sonnentag, S., 18.09.2012, The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Psychology. Kozlowski, S. W. J. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, Vol. 1. p. 548-578 31 p. (Oxford Library of Psychology).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  43. Published

    Effects of Chinese anti-dumping duties on Germany's exports: First evidence from transaction data

    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. 429-444 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  44. Published

    Emancipatory entrepreneurship education through critical pedagogy: Employing Paulo Freire’s pedagogical model in the South African townships context

    Felix-Faure, C. & Fayolle, A., 15.03.2025, Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Learning. Politis, D., Aaboen, L. & Gabrielsson, J. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 252-264 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  45. Published

    Emotional intelligent führen – Emotionen im Führungsprozess erkennen, verstehen und steuern

    Pundt, A. & Venz, L., 14.07.2023, Handbuch Mitarbeiterführung. Felfe, J. & van Dick, R. (eds.). 2 ed. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 12 p. (Springer Reference Psychologie).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  46. Published

    Emotion Regulation of Car Drivers by the Physical and Psychological Parameters of Music

    Höger, R., Wollstädter, S., Eichhorst, S. & Becker, L., 2013, Driver Behaviour and Training. Dorn, L. & Sullman, M. (eds.). Ashgate Publishing Limited, Vol. 6. p. 101-108 8 p. (Human Factors in Road and Rail Transport).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  47. Published

    Employment dynamics, firm growth, and new firm formation: Evidence from panel studies for Germany and comparative findings from the U.S.

    Gerlach, K. & Wagner, J., 17.08.2005, Institutional Frameworks and Labor Market Performance: Comparative Views on the U.S. and German Economies. Buttler, F., Franz, W., Schettkat, R. & Soskice, D. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 270-284 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  48. Published

    Enforcement concepts and strategies in the EU

    van der Heijden, J. & Batura, O., 21.09.2023, Research Handbook on the Enforcement of EU Law. Scholten, M. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 76-90 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  49. Published

    Enhancing firm performance and innovativeness through error management culture

    Keith, N. & Frese, M., 12.2011, The handbook of organizational culture and climate. Ashkanasy, N. M., Wilderom, C. P. M. & Peterson , M. F. (eds.). 2., revised edition ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications Inc., p. 137-157 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  50. Published

    Entrepreneurial actions: An action theory approach

    Frese, M., 07.01.2011, Social psychology and organizations . De Cremer, D., van Dick , R. & Murnighan, J. K. (eds.). 1. ed. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 87-118 32 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  51. Published

    Entrepreneurial Investment Cycle – A Large-scale Longitudinal Study

    Schulte, R., 06.11.2023, De Gruyter Handbook of SME Entrepreneurship. Dabić, M. & Kraus, S. (eds.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, p. 97-112 15 p. (De Gruyter Handbooks in Business, Economics and Finance).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review