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

    How do family entrepreneurs recognize opportunities? Three propositions

    Tegtmeier, S. & Classen, C., 2017, In: Review of International Business and Strategy. 27, 2, p. 199-216 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Diversity Reporting als Bestandteil des Corporate Governance Reportings

    Buhleier, C., Kajüter, P., Müller, S., Scheffler, E., Velte, P. & Weber, S. C., 2017, Betriebswirtschaftliche Implikationen der digitalen Transformation . Krause, S. & Pellens, B. (eds.). 72/17 ed. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, Vol. Sonderheft . p. 355-373 19 p. (Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung; vol. 72/17).

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

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    Effectiveness of a Web-Based Intervention in Reducing Depression and Sickness Absence: Randomized Controlled Trial

    Beiwinkel, T., Eißing, T., Telle, N.-T., Siegmund-Schultze, E. & Rössler, W., 15.06.2017, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 19, 6, 14 p., e213.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Frame-based Data Factorizations

    Mair, S., Boubekki, A. & Brefeld, U., 25.07.2017, 34th International Conference on Machine Learning, ICML 2017. Precup, D. & Teh, Y. W. (eds.). Red Hook: Curran Associates, p. 2305-2313 9 p. (Proceedings of Machine Learning Research; vol. 70).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    Distributed robust Gaussian Process regression

    Mair, S. & Brefeld, U., 01.05.2018, In: Knowledge and Information Systems. 55, 2, p. 415-435 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Do all new brooms sweep clean? Evidence for outside bank appointments

    Kick, T., Nehring, I. & Schertler, A., 11.2017, In: Journal of Banking and Finance. 84, p. 135-151 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Modi der Verständlichkeit und die Magie des Unverständlichen

    Pfister, H.-R., Böhm, G. & Bassarak, C., 07.2017, In: Psychologische Rundschau. 68, 3, p. 203-207 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Die forschungsbasierte Ausgestaltung der Studieneingangsphase in den Ingenieurwissenschaften

    Block, B.-M., 2017, Technische Bildung im Spannungsfeld zwischen beruflicher und akademischer Bildung: Die Vielfalt der Wege zu technischer Bildung, Referate der 11. Ingenieurpädagogischen Regionaltagung 2016 an der Technischen Universität Hamburg vom 23.–25. Juni 2016. Kammasch, G., Klaffke, H. & Knutzen, S. (eds.). Harburg: Ingenieur-Pädagogische Wissenschaftsgesellschaft, p. 151–157 7 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    Intra-good trade in Germany: a first look at the evidence

    Wagner, J., 08.12.2017, In: Applied Economics. 49, 57, p. 5753-5761 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Fast or sustainable fashion? The intersection of values and gender as triggers of consumer motivation

    Niehuis, E., Wallaschkowski, S. & Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S., 2017, EMAC 2017 Conference Proceedings: 46th EMAC Annual Conference. European Marketing Academy, p. 33 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearch