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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  2. Published

    M&A durch private Familienunternehmen: Messung der langfristigen Entwicklung von Akquisitionen

    Müller, M. P., 19.08.2015, [Wiesbaden]: Springer Gabler. 314 p. (Entscheidungs- und Organisationstheorie)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  3. Published

    The face of schadenfreude: Differentiation of joy and schadenfreude by electromyography

    Boecker, L., Likowski, K. U., Pauli, P. & Weyers, P., 18.08.2015, In: Cognition and Emotion. 29, 6, p. 1117-1125 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Issuers’ credit risk and pricing of warrants in the recent financial crisis

    Schertler, A. & Störch, S., 17.08.2015, In: Journal of Risk Finance. 16, 4, p. 444-462 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The nexus between top managers’ human capital and firm productivity

    Pfeifer, C., 13.08.2015, In: Applied Economics Letters. 22, 12, p. 982-986 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Vernetzung von Offenlandbiotopen in der Lüneburger Heide: Konzeptionelle Überlegungen und Umsetzungserfahrungen

    Kaiser, V. T., 07.08.2015, In: Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung. 47, 8-9, p. 292-295 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    "I put in effort, therefore I am passionate": Investigating the path from effort to passion in entrepreneurship

    Gielnik, M. M., Spitzmuller, M., Schmitt, A., Klemann, K. & Frese, M., 01.08.2015, In: Academy of Management Journal. 58, 4, p. 1012-1031 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Are economically significant bond returns explained by corporate news? An examination of the German corporate bond market

    Janner, S. & Schmidt, D., 08.2015, In: Financial Markets and Portfolio Management. 29, 3, p. 271-298 28 p., A004.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Discussion Report: The Proposal for a Directive on the Single-Member Private Limited Liability Company

    Kravets, A., 08.2015, In: European Company and Financial Law Review. 12, 2, p. 125-138 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  10. Published

    Repatriate knowledge transfer: Towards the development of a new measurement instrument

    Burmeister, A., Deller, J., Osland, J., Oddou, G., Szkudlarek, B. & Blakeney, R., 08.2015, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2015, 1, p. 1-34 34 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    The Effects of Social Interaction and Social Norm Compliance in Pay-What-You-Want Situations

    Hilbert, L. P. & Süßmair, A., 08.2015, In: American Journal of Industrial and Business Management. 5, 8, p. 548-556 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review