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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    Teilhabe behinderter Menschen am Arbeitsleben: Grundsätze: § 114 Leistungsrahmen

    Schubert, J., 2014, SGB III: Arbeitsförderung. Schubert, J. (ed.). Saarbrücken: Juris, p. 869-870 2 p. (juris PraxisKommentar).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

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    The current challenges of liability for loss of satellite based services

    Smith, L. J., 2014, Proceedings of the International Institute of Space Law2013: 64th International Astronautical Congress 2013, IAC 2013, 23 September 2013 through 27 September 2013. Jorgenson, C. (ed.). Eleven International Publishing, p. 291-304 14 p. (Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC; vol. 14).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

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    The Experience of Driving Anger among Taxi Drivers in German Cities

    Seigies, K., Oehl, M. & Höger, R., 2014, 49. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie: Supplement to Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling. Güntürkün, O. (ed.). Pabst Science Publishers, p. 570 1 p.

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

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    The impact of management board diversity on corporate performance: An empirical analysis for the German two-tier system

    Eulerich, M., Velte, P. & van Uum, C., 2014, In: Problems and Perspectives in Management (PPM). 12, 1, p. 25-39 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Influence of Robots’ Emotion Expressions on the Uncanny-Valley-Effect

    Tschöpe, N., Reiser, J., Oehl, M. & Höger, R., 2014, 49. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie: Supplement to Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling. Güntürkün, O. (ed.). Pabst Science Publishers, p. 418 1 p.

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

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    The Law of Close Corporations

    Schall, A., 2014, German National Reports to the 19th International Congress of Comparative Law. Schmidt-Kessel, M. (ed.). Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck Verlag, p. 355-415 61 p. (Rechtsvergleichung und Rechtsvereinheitlichung; vol. 24).

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

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    The psychology of entrepreneurship

    Frese, M. & Gielnik, M., 2014, In: Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior. 1, p. 413-438 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    The Short-Run Impact of Twinning in the First Birth on Female Labor Supply in Tanzania

    Schwiebert, J., 2014, In: The Empirical Economics Letters. 13, 12, p. 1261-1266 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Towards a Dynamic Interpretation of Subjective and Objective Values

    Meynhardt, T. & von Müller, C., 2014, Managementperspektiven für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts: Management als Liberal Art. von Müller, C. (ed.). Heidelberg: Gabler Verlag, p. 45-65 21 p.

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