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

    CSR and tax avoidance: A review of empirical research

    Kovermann, J. H. & Velte, P., 01.01.2021, In: Corporate Ownership & Control . 18, 2, p. 20-39 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Reform der Corporate Governance nach dem Wirecard-Skandal: Grundlagen – Problemfelder – Lösungsansätze

    Velte, P. & Graewe, D., 2021, 1 ed. Herne: Verlag Neue Wirtschaftsbriefe (NWB), Herne/Berlin. 114 p. (nwb Brennpunkt)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Towards an Intra- and Interorganizational Perspective: Objectives and Areas of Activity of Digital Innovation Units

    Raabe, J.-P., Drews, P., Horlach, B. & Schirmer, I., 01.01.2021, Proceedings of the 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2021. Bui, T. X. (ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, p. 5902-5911 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

  4. Published

    Modeling the C(o)urse of Privacy-critical Location-based Services: Exposing Dark Side Archetypes of Location Tracking

    Burmeister, F., Drews, P. & Schirmer, I., 01.01.2021, Proceedings of the 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2021. Bui, T. X. (ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, p. 6651-6660 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

  5. Published

    Stakeholder and Value Orientation in Digital Social Innovation: Designing a Digital Donation Concept to Support Homeless Neighbors

    Gebken, L., Drews, P. & Schirmer, I., 01.01.2021, Proceedings of the 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2021. Bui, X. T. (ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, p. 6410-6419 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

  6. Published

    Pathways of Data-driven Business Model Design and Realization: A Qualitative Research Study

    Rashed, F. & Drews, P., 2021, Proceedings of the 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2021. Bui, T. X. (ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, p. 5676-5685 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

    Do chief sustainability officers and CSR committees influence CSR-related outcomes? A structured literature review based on empirical-quantitative research findings

    Velte, P. & Stawinoga, M., 12.2020, In: Journal of Management Control. 31, 4, p. 333-377 45 p., 4.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Velocity-free friction compensation for motion systems with actuator constraint

    Su, Y., Zheng, C. & Mercorelli, P., 01.02.2021, In: Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 148, 15 p., 107132.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Environmental performance, carbon performance and earnings management: Empirical evidence for the European capital market

    Velte, P., 01.01.2021, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 28, 1, p. 42-53 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Compensation-related institutional investor activism. A literature review and integrated analysis of sustainability aspects

    Velte, P. & Obermann, J., 21.01.2021, In: Journal of Global Responsibility. 12, 1, p. 22-51 30 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch