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

    Training participation of an aging workforce in an internal labor market

    Pfeifer, C., Janssen, S., Yang, P. & Backes-Gellner, U., 2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, (Working paper series in economics; no. Working Paper No 170).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  2. Published

    Risk Aversion and Sorting into Public Sector Employment

    Pfeifer, C., 01.02.2011, In: German Economic Review. 12, 1, p. 85-99 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Investigacion con celulas troncales humanas adultas: el caso de Alemania

    Braun, S. & Simon, J., 2004, Invesitgacion con celulas troncales: Colaboran en esta Monografía. Casabona, C. M. R. (ed.). Barcelona: Fundación Medicina y Humanidades Médicas, p. 183-199 17 p. (Monografias humanitas; vol. 4).

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

  4. Published

    Innovating entrepreneurial pedagogy: Examples from France and Germany

    Klapper, R. & Tegtmeier, S., 10.2010, In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. 17, 4, p. 552-568 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Gründungsprozesse erleben: Leitfaden zur Gestaltung handlungsorientierter Gründungssimulationen an Hochschulen

    Ebbers, I., Schulte, R., Birkholz, M. & Krämer, C., 2010, Marburg: Tectum Verlag. 123 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  6. Published

    Bürokratie(kosten)abbau: verbesserte Rahmenbedingungen für Existenzgründer?

    Braun, S., 2010, In: Neue Justiz. 12, p. 500-507 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Ehrenamtliche Arbeit im Ruhestand: Motivation und Gestaltung von Einsätzen des Senior Experten Services

    Maxin, L. & Deller, J., 2010, In: Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie. 43, Supplement 1, p. 55 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

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    Hoffnung Alter: Perspektiven auf Arbeit im aktiven Alter

    Deller, J., 09.2010, In: Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie. 43, 1 Supplement, p. 54 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

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    Zum Umfang beruflicher Beschäftigung im aktiven Rentenalter in Deutschland

    Deller, J. & Maxin, L., 09.2010, In: Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie. 43, 1 Supplement, p. 55 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Scripting a distance-learning university course: Do students benefit from net-based scripted collaboration?

    Haake, J. M. & Pfister, H.-R., 01.06.2010, In: International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. 5, 2, p. 191-210 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review