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

    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

  2. Published

    Deliberate practice among South African small business owners: Relationships with education, cognitive ability, knowledge, and success

    Unger, J., Keith, N., Hilling, C., Gielnik, M. & Frese, M., 03.2009, In: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. 82, 1, p. 21-44 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    A situational judgment test of personal initiative and its relationship to performance

    Bledow, R. & Frese, M., 01.2009, In: Personnel Psychology. 62, 2, p. 229-258 29 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    A dialectical perspective on innovation: Conflicting demands, multiple pathways, and ambidexterity

    Bledow, R., Frese, M., Anderson, N., Erez, M. & Farr, J., 09.2009, In: Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 2, 3, p. 305-337 32 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Extending and refining the dialectic perspective on innovation: There is nothing as practical as a good theory; nothing as theoretical as a good practice

    Bledow, R., Frese, M., Anderson, N., Erez, M. & Farr, J., 09.2009, In: Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 2, 3, p. 363-373 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Toward a psychology of entrepreneurship - An action theory perspective

    Frese, M., 2009, In: Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship. 5, 6, p. 437-496 60 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Human capital and entrepreneurial success: A meta-analytical review

    Unger, J., Rauch, A., Frese, M. & Rosenbusch, N., 05.2011, In: Journal of Business Venturing. 26, 3, p. 341-358 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Age and leadership: The moderating role of legacy beliefs

    Zacher, H., Rosing, K. & Frese, M., 02.2011, In: The Leadership Quarterly. 22, 1, p. 43-50 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Maintaining a focus on opportunities at work: The interplay between age, job complexity, and the use of selection, optimization, and compensation strategies

    Zacher, H. & Frese, M., 02.2011, In: Journal of Organizational Behavior. 32, 2, p. 291-318 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Focus on opportunities as a mediator of the relationship between business owner's age and venture growth

    Gielnik, M., Zacher, H. & Frese, M., 01.2012, In: Journal of Business Venturing. 27, 1, p. 127-142 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review