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

    German Holiday Travel 2025: Development of holiday travel demand in the German source market

    Lohmann, M., Schmücker, D. & Sonntag, U., 2014, Kiel: FUR Forschungsgemeinschaft Urlaub und Reisen. 160 p. (RA ReiseAnalyse)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  2. Published

    Processing of CSR communication: insights from the ELM

    Bögel, P. M., 07.04.2015, In: Corporate Communications: An International Journal. 20, 2, p. 128-143 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Wie attraktiv ist der Arbeitgeber Kita für Männer im Vergleich zu Frauen? Ergebnisse der Lüneburger Studie

    Rohrmann, T. & Schumacher, L., 2014, In: Kindergarten heute. Das Leitungsheft 2, p. 30-31 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  4. Published

    Evaluationsbericht „Gemeinsam gesunde Schule entwickeln“: Eine Initiative der DAK-Gesundheit – Januar 2014 ; Evaluationsbericht der DAK-Initiative "Gemeinsam gesunde Schule entwickeln" 2007 - 2013

    Paulus, P., Schumacher, L., Sieland, B., Burrows, E., Rupprecht, S. & Schwarzenberg, K., 01.2014, Lüneburg: DAK Gesundheit, 129 p. (ZAG Forschungs- und Arbeitsberichte; vol. 30).

    Research output: Working paperResearch communication reportsResearch

  5. Published

    Träger und Kitas als attraktive Arbeitgeber

    Schumacher, L., 2014, In: KiTa aktuell : Fachzeitschrift für die Leitung von Kindertageseinrichtungen ; Ausgabe Nordrhein-Westfalen. 117, 5, p. 123-125 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Innovationskultur als Treiber des Unternehmenserfolgs

    Schumacher, L., 2015, Innovationsmanagement in der Sozialwirtschaft. Moos, G. & Peters, A. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 35-60 25 p.

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

  7. Published

    How small business managers’ age and focus on opportunities affect business growth: A mediated moderation growth model

    Gielnik, M. M., Zacher, H. & Schmitt, A., 07.2017, In: Journal of Small Business Management. 55, 3, p. 460-483 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  8. Published

    § 261 HGB: Vorlegung von Unterlagen auf Bild- oder Datenträgern

    Velte, P., 2016, Systematischer Praxiskommentar Bilanzrecht: Rechnungslegung - Offenlegung. Petersen, K., Zwirner, C. & Brösel, G. (eds.). 3 ed. Köln: Bundesanzeiger Verlag, p. 644-645 2 p.

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

  9. Published

    Die finalen IFAC-Leitlinien zur Ableitung und Darstellung von „ergänzenden“ Finanzkennzahlen

    Jaufmann, M. & Velte, P., 2015, In: Zeitschrift für Corporate Governance (ZCG). 10, 1, p. 40-43 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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