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

    Responsible Artificial Intelligence Systems: Critical Considerations for Business Model Design

    Zimmer, M. P., Minkkinen, M. & Mäntymäki, M., 31.12.2022, In: Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems. 34, 2, p. 113-162 50 p., 4.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Sustainable Production of the Cyanophycin Biopolymer in Tobacco in the Greenhouse and Field

    Huckauf, J., Brandt, B. P., Dezar, C., Nausch, H., Hauerwaas, A., Weisenfeld, U., Elshiewy, O., Rua, M., Hugenholtz, J., Wesseler, J., Cingiz, K. & Broer, I., 13.06.2022, In: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10, p. 1-11 11 p., 896863.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Are We Discovering or Making Concepts? Performativity in Concept Defining

    Niemimaa, M. & Zimmer, M. P., 07.2022, PACIS 2022 proceedings. AIS eLibrary, 9 p. 1853

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

  4. Published

    Dividing Apples and Pears: Towards a Taxonomy for Agile Transformation

    Lueg, R., Zimmer, M. P. & Drews, P., 07.2022, PACIS 2022 proceedings. AIS eLibrary, 17 p. 1435

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

  5. Published

    Non-base compensation and the gender pay gap

    Hirsch, B. & Lentge, P., 01.09.2022, In: Labour - Review of labour economics and industrial relations. 36, 3, p. 277-301 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Regulierung der europäischen Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung: Empirische Befunde zur Richtlinie 2014/95 und Handlungsempfehlungen

    Velte, P., 2022, In: Der Betrieb. 75, 18, p. 1081-1090 10 p., DB1403672.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  7. Published

    Zur Schließung der „Verlässlichkeitslücke“ beim Corporate Governance Reporting

    Velte, P. & von Werder, A., 2022, In: Der Betrieb. 75, 27-28, p. 1593-1600 8 p., DB1399169.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  8. Published

    Egalitarian Norm Messaging Increases Human Resources Professionals’ Salary Offers to Women

    Schuster, C., Sparkman, G., Walton, G. M., Alles, A. & Loschelder, D. D., 01.04.2023, In: Journal of Applied Psychology. 108, 4, p. 541-552 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Soft Optimal Computing to Identify Surface Roughness in Manufacturing Using a Gaussian and a Trigonometric Regressor

    Haus, B., Mercorelli, P., Yap, J. S. & Schäfer, L., 2022, Soft Computing and its Engineering Applications: Third International Conference, icSoftComp 2021, Changa, Anand, India, December 10–11, 2021, revised selected papers. Patel, K. K., Doctor, G., Patel, A. & Lingras, P. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 41-50 10 p. (Communications in Computer and Information Science; vol. 1572 CCIS).

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

  10. Published

    Neue Wege in der ingenieurwissenschaftlichen Bildung am Beispiel der Elektrotechnik

    Block, B.-M., 2022, Produktions- und Dienstleistungsstrukturen der Zukunft im Fokus: Wege zu technischer Bildung : Referate der 15. Ingenieurpädagogischen Regionaltagung 2021 an der Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz vom 17.-19. Juni 2021. Kammasch, G., Keil, S. & Winkler, D. (eds.). Berlin: Ingenieur-Pädagogische Wissenschaftsgesellschaft, p. 177-182 6 p.

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