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

    The effects of managerial preferences on the financial behaviour of small firms: A demand-side perspective

    Schulte, R. & Weigand, C., 01.12.2020, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing. 12, 5, p. 522-546 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Diffusion-driven microstructure evolution in OpenCalphad

    Herrnring, J., Sundman, B. & Klusemann, B., 01.04.2020, In: Computational Materials Science. 175, 10 p., 109236.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Dynamic capabilities? Unleashing their dynamics through a practice perspective on organizational routines

    Wenzel, M., Danner-Schröder, A. & Spee, A. P., 10.2021, In: Journal of Management Inquiry. 30, 4, p. 395-406 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Future and organization studies: On the rediscovery of a problematic temporal category in organizations

    Wenzel, M., Krämer, H., Koch, J. & Reckwitz, A., 01.10.2020, In: Organization Studies. 41, 10, p. 1441-1455 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    DISKNET – A Platform for the Systematic Accumulation of Knowledge in IS Research

    Dann, D., Maedche, A., Teubner, T., Mueller, B., Meske, C. & Funk, B., 2019, ICIS 2019 Proceedings: IS research methods, theorizing and philosophy of science. Association for Information Systems, 9 p. Paper ID 2785. (40th International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2019).

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

  6. Published

    Using Natural Language Processing Techniques to Tackle the Construct Identity Problem in Information Systems Research

    Ludwig, S., Funk, B. & Mueller, B., 07.01.2020, Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2020: Knowing What We Know: Theory, Meta-analysis, and Review. Bui, T. X. (ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, p. 5675-5684 10 p. (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences; vol. 2020-January).

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

  7. Published

    Collective Renewable Energy Prosumers and the Promises of the Energy Union: Taking Stock

    Horstink, L., Wittmeyer, J. M., Ng, K., Pontes Luz, G., Marín-González, E., Gährs, S., Campos, I., Holstenkamp, L., Oxenaar, S. & Brown, D., 15.01.2020, In: Energies. 13, 2, 30 p., 421.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Firm wage premia, industrial relations, and rent sharing in Germany

    Hirsch, B. & Müller, S., 01.10.2020, In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 73, 5, p. 1119-1146 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Understanding the gender gap in immigrant entrepreneurship: A multi-country study of immigrants’ embeddedness in economic, social, and institutional contexts

    Brieger, S. A. & Gielnik, M. M., 02.2021, In: Small Business Economics. 56, 3, p. 1007-1031 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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