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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    Does board composition have an impact on CSR reporting?

    Velte, P., 07.06.2017, In: Problems and Perspectives in Management (PPM). 15, 2, p. 19-35 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    AFM imaging and nanoindentation of polymer of intrinsic microporosity PIM-1

    Polak-Kraśna , K., Fuhrhop, C., Rochat, S., Burrows, A., Georgiadis, A., Bowen, C. & Mays, T., 14.09.2017, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 42, 37, p. 23915 - 23919 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Effects of Altruism and Social Background in an Online-Based, Pay-What-You-Want Situation

    Peschla, H., Süßmair, A. & Meier, G., 31.03.2017, In: American Journal of Industrial and Business Management. 7, 3, p. 245-269 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Data-driven analyses of electronic text books

    Boubekki, A., Kröhne, U., Goldhammer, F., Schreiber, W. & Brefeld, U., 2016, Solving large scale learning tasks: Challenges and algorithms : essays dedicated to Katharina Morik on the occasion of her 60th birthday. Michaelis, S., Piatkowski, N. & Stolpe, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 362-376 15 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 9580).

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

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    Feature Extraction and Aggregation for Predicting the Euro 2016

    Tavakol, M., Zafartavanaelmi, H. & Brefeld, U., 09.2016, In: CEUR Workshop Proceedings. 1842, 1842, 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

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    Predicting the Individual Mood Level based on Diary Data

    Bremer, V., Becker, D., Funk, B. & Lehr, D., 06.2017, Proceedings of the 25th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2017. AIS eLibrary, p. 1161-1177 17 p. (Proceedings of the 25th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2017).

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

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    Hysteresis Analysis and Control of a Metal-Polymer Hybrid Soft Actuator

    Schimmack, M., Feistauer, E. E., Amancio-Filho, S. T. & Mercorelli, P., 08.04.2017, In: Energies. 10, 4, 20 p., 508.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Rise and Fall of Electricity Distribution Cooperatives in Germany

    Holstenkamp, L., 2017, Cooperativism around the World: Opportunities and Challenges. Temel, B. (ed.). New York: Createspace Independent Pub., p. 85-95 11 p.

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

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    The perceiver’s social role and a risk’s causal structure as determinants of environmental risk evaluation

    Böhm, G. & Pfister, H.-R., 03.06.2017, In: Journal of Risk Research. 20, 6, p. 732-759 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review