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 and Why Different Forms of Expertise Moderate Anchor Precision in Price Decisions: A Pre-Registered Field Experiment

    Frech, M.-L., Loschelder, D. D. & Friese, M., 03.2019, In: Experimental Psychology. 66, 2, p. 165-175 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Formative Perspectives on the Relation Between CSR Communication and CSR Practices: Pathways for Walking, Talking, and T(w)alking

    Schöneborn, D., Morsing, M. & Crane, A., 01.01.2020, In: Business and Society. 59, 1, p. 5-33 29 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Online stakeholder dialogue: quo vadis? – An empirical analysis in German-speaking countries

    Hetze, K., Bögel, P. M., Emde, A., Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. & Glock, Y., 23.05.2019, In: Corporate Communications. 24, 2, p. 248-268 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Let’s talk about money! Assessing the link between firm performance and voluntary Say-on-Pay votes

    Obermann, J., 01.02.2020, In: Journal of Business Economics. 90, 1, p. 109-135 27 p., 1.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Managing Multiple Logics: The Role of Performance Measurement Systems in Social Enterprises

    Nielsen, J. G., Lueg, R. & van Liempd, D., 18.04.2019, In: Sustainability. 11, 8, 23 p., 2327.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  6. Published

    Learning to Rate Player Positioning in Soccer

    Dick, U. & Brefeld, U., 01.03.2019, In: Big Data. 7, 1, p. 71-82 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    An innovative teaching approach in Engineering Education to impart reflective digitalization competences

    Block, B. M., 07.03.2019, Frontiers in Education: Fostering Innovation Through Diversity, FIE 2018 - Conference Proceedings. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 8658604. (Proceedings (Frontiers in Education Conference. Online)).

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

  8. Published

    Trouble on my mind: the effect of catastrophic events on people’s worries

    Ehlert, A., Seidel, J. & Weisenfeld, U., 01.08.2020, In: Empirical Economics. 59, 2, p. 951-975 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    The impact of systemic innovations for transforming transplant systems. Lessons learned from the German lung transplantation system: A qualitative study

    Hauerwaas, A. & Weisenfeld, U., 01.04.2020, In: Health Systems. 9, 1, p. 76-93 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Affective startle modulation and psychopathology: Implications for appetitive and defensive brain systems

    Boecker, L. & Pauli, P., 01.08.2019, In: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 103, p. 230-266 37 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch