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.  

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    Die Psychologie der Entscheidung: Eine Einführung

    Pfister, H.-R., Jungermann, H. & Fischer, K., 2017, 4 ed. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag. 457 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsEducation

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    Digital Business Transformation and the Changing Role of the IT Function: Special Issue Editorial

    Urbach, N., Drews, P. & Ross, J., 2017, In: MIS Quarterly Executive. 16, 2, p. ii-iv 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

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    Digitalization of the Banking Industry: A Multiple Stakeholder Analysis on Strategic Alignment

    Schmidt, J., Drews, P. & Schirmer, I., 2017, AMCIS 2017 - America's Conference on Information Systems: A Tradition of Innovation. AIS eLibrary, Vol. 2017. 10 p. (Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS); vol. 2017-August).

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

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    Diversity Reporting als Bestandteil des Corporate Governance Reportings

    Buhleier, C., Kajüter, P., Müller, S., Scheffler, E., Velte, P. & Weber, S. C., 2017, Betriebswirtschaftliche Implikationen der digitalen Transformation . Krause, S. & Pellens, B. (eds.). 72/17 ed. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, Vol. Sonderheft . p. 355-373 19 p. (Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung; vol. 72/17).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

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    Einkommenssituation Selbständiger in der Europäischen Union

    Burmester, I., 2017, 1. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. 548 p. (Schriften des Forschungsinstituts Freie Berufe; vol. 25)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

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    Emotional appropriateness and decision making

    Pfister, H.-R. & Böhm, G., 2017, Emotionen: Perspektiven auf Innen und Außen. Kienlin, T. L. & Koch, L. C. (eds.). Bonn: Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH, p. 103-122 20 p. (Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie; vol. 305)(Kölner Beiträge zu Archäologie und Kulturwissenschaften; vol. 2).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review