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

    Environmental Regulation and Sustainable Competitiveness: Evaluating the Role of Firm-Level Green Investments in the Context of the Porter Hypothesis

    Stoever, J. & Weche, J. P., 01.06.2018, In: Environmental and Resource Economics. 70, 2, p. 429-455 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Development of a procedure for forming assisted thermal joining of tubes

    Chen, H., Löbbe, C., Staupendahl, D. & Tekkaya, A. E., 02.05.2018, In: AIP Conference Proceedings. 1960, 1, 7 p., 050006.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Exploiting ConvNet diversity for flooding identification

    Nogueira, K., Fadel, S. G., Dourado, I. C., De Werneck, R. O., Munoz, J. A. V., Penatti, O. A. B., Calumby, R. T., Li, L. T., Dos Santos, J. A. & Torres, R. D. S., 09.2018, In: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. 15, 9, p. 1446-1450 5 p., 8398414.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Do personal traits, creativity and organizational trust influence the innovative skills of technical students evidence from a private university?

    Prasad, S., Kamath, G. B., Barkur, G. & Kiefer, N., 2018, In: Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues. 22, 2, 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Vergleichssystematik für Optimierungsansätze: Ansatz zur systematischen Analyse und Auswahl von Optimierungsansätzen für Produktionsnetzwerke

    Bressner, M. & Wings, L. M., 2018, In: WT Werkstattstechnik. 108, 7-8, p. 555-560 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    The Importance of Empowerment in Entrepreneurship

    Henao-Zapata, D. & Peiró, J. M., 2018, Inside the Mind of the Entrepreneur: Cognition, Personality Traits, Intention, and Gender Behavior. Porcar, A. T. & Ribeiro Soriano, D. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 185-206 22 p. (Contributions to Management Science).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    Crossmodal Associations Between Olfaction and Vision: Color and Shape Visualizations of Odors

    Kaeppler, K., 01.10.2018, In: Chemosensory Perception. 11, 2, p. 95-111 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    The underlying factors in the uptake of electricity demand response: The case of Poland

    Rollert, K. E., 10.2018, In: Utilities Policy. 54, p. 11-21 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    The Contribution of Large Banking Institutions to Systemic Risk: What Do We Know? A Literature Review

    Moch, N., 01.12.2018, In: Review of Economics. 69, 3, p. 231-257 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Corporate governance codes: How to deal with the bright and dark sides of family influence

    Prigge, S. & Thiele, F. K., 01.01.2019, The Palgrave Handbook of Heterogeneity among Family Firms. Memili, E. & Dibrell, C. (eds.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 297-331 35 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review