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.  

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    Erfolgsfaktoren der Weiterbildung: Studiengestaltung für Learning Professionals

    Remdisch, S. & Otto, C., 02.2016, Bielefeld: WBV Bertelsmann Verlag. 107 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Opening Universities for Lifelong Learning and the Challenge of Diversity Management: Support of Non-traditional Students in Germany, Finland and Denmark

    Remdisch, S. & Beiten, S., 2016, Universities and Engagement: international perspectives on higher education and lifelong learning. Field, J., Schmidt-Hertha, B. & Waxenegger, A. (eds.). Abingdong (Oxfordshire): Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 90-101 12 p.

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

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    Professionalisierung in und für Evaluationen: Bericht zur 17. Jahrestagung der DeGEval und der SEVAL 2014

    Remdisch, S., 01.01.2015, In: Zeitschrift für Evaluation. 14, 1, p. 139-144 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

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    Political orientations do not cancel out, and politics is not about truth

    Pfister, H.-R. & Böhm, G., 08.09.2015, In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 38, p. 34-35 2 p., e153.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Destinationsmanagement 3.0 – Auf dem Weg zu einem neuen Aufgabenverständnis

    Kreilkamp, E., 01.11.2015, In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft. 7, 2, p. 187-206 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    The Effects of Social Interaction and Social Norm Compliance in Pay-What-You-Want Situations

    Hilbert, L. P. & Süßmair, A., 08.2015, In: American Journal of Industrial and Business Management. 5, 8, p. 548-556 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Kommunikation von Start-ups: Bedeutung, Ziele, Zielgruppen und Kanäle

    Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S., Euler, M., Rudeloff, C. & Sikkenga, J., 09.2015, In: prmagazin. 46, 09/2015, p. 48-54 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Is it really worth it? A test of pay-what-you-want pricing strategies in a German consumer behaviour context

    Dorn, T. & Süßmair, A., 2016, In: Global Business and Economics Review. 18, 1, p. 82-100 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The relationship between corporate social and financial performance

    Süßmair, A. & Fronzek, A., 2016, Corporate Social Performance: Reflecting on the past and investing in the future. Stachowicz-Stanusch, A. (ed.). Charlotte, NC, USA: Information Age Publishing, p. 117-140 24 p. (Contemporary Perspectives in Corporate Social Performance and Policy).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review