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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    Klimapolitik und Entwicklung

    Hein, W., Betz, J., Eucker, D., Hein, J., Holstenkamp, L. & Never, B., 2017, Handbuch globale Klimapolitik. Simonis, G. (ed.). Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh, p. 397-448 52 p. 11. (utb; no. 8672).

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    The impact of personality traits on wage growth and the gender wage gap

    Schäfer, K. & Schwiebert, J., 01.2018, In: Bulletin of Economic Research. 70, 1, p. 20-34 15 p.

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    Exploring the uncanny valley effect in social robotics

    Tschöpe, N., Reiser, J. E. & Oehl, M., 06.03.2017, HRI '17 Proceedings of the Companion of the 2017 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, Vol. Part F126657. p. 307-308 2 p. (ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction).

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

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    Beschäftigungsstruktur und Produktivität: Empirische Befunde für deutsche Unternehmen

    Pfeifer, C. & Wagner, J., 2017, In: Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter. 64, 1, p. 63-70 8 p.

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    Does ESG performance have an impact on financial performance? Evidence from Germany

    Velte, P., 29.08.2017, In: Journal of Global Responsibility. 8, 2, p. 169-178 10 p.

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    R&D Activities and Extensive Margins of Exports in Manufacturing Enterprises: First Evidence for Germany

    Wagner, J., 27.05.2017, In: International Trade Journal. 31, 3, p. 232-244 13 p.

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    Artificial neural network for correction of effects of plasticity in equibiaxial residual stress profiles measured by hole drilling

    Chupakhin, S., Kashaev, N., Klusemann, B. & Huber, N., 01.04.2017, In: The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design. 52, 3, p. 137-151 15 p.

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    Entschleunigung von innerörtlichem Durchgangsverkehr durch künstlerische Installationen im Straßenraum

    Höger, R., Müller, C. W., Dörner, M. & Rummel-Suhrcke, R., 2017, Immer mehr Technik – von Smartphone zu Automaten: Abstracts; 2. Kongress Fachgruppe Verkehrspsychologie. Vollrath, M. (ed.). Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie, p. 13 1 p.

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