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. 2012
  2. Published

    Firmendatenbasiertes Benchmarking der Industrie und des Dienstleistungssektors in Niedersachsen - Methodisches Konzept und Anwendungen: Projektbericht

    Wagner, J. & Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 12.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 21 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; vol. 254).

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

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    Institutional Entrepreneurship: a literature review and analysis of the maturing consulting field

    Smets, M. & Reihlen, M., 12.2012, Handbook of research on Entrepreneurship in Professional Services. Reihlen, M. & Werr, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 297-317 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  4. Published

    Ist das Thema Anleihekommunikation bei Bond-Emittenten angekommen?

    Degenhart, H. & Janner, S., 12.2012, In: GoingPublic. 12, p. 30-31 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Mining User-Generated Financial Content to Predict Stock Price Movements

    Mastel, A. & Jacobs, J., 12.2012, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 42 p. (FInAL; vol. 22, no. 1).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Not Only the Miserable Receive Help: Empathy Promotes Prosocial Behaviour Toward the Happy

    Telle, N.-T. & Pfister, H.-R., 12.2012, In: Current Psychology. 31, 4, p. 393-413 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  7. Published

    Prozesse der Energiewende wissenschaftlich gestalten: Wichtige Impulse aus den NaWis-Institutionen

    Heinrichs, H., Mans, U., Alvarez, A., Schomerus, T. & Goldammer, K., 12.2012, In: GAIA. 21, 4, p. 316-318 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Students’ choice of universities in Germany: Structure, factors and information sources used

    Obermeit, K., 12.2012, In: Journal of Marketing for Higher Education. 22, 2, p. 206-230 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    German climate and energy legislation: an ambitious but fragmented framework

    Schomerus, T., 30.11.2012, Climate Law in EU Member States: Towards National Legislation for Climate Protection. Peeters, M., Stallworthy, M. & de Cendra de Larragan, J. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 178-202 25 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    Human capital investments in children - A comparative analysis of the role of parent-child shared time in selected countries

    Österbacka, E., Merz, J. & Zick, C. D., 30.11.2012, In: Electronic International Journal of Time Use Research. 9, 1, p. 120-143 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Leading academic change: Successful examples of how universities can respond to the demands of new educational policies and and to the growing demands for employees with higher education

    Köhler, K., Müller, R. & Remdisch, S., 19.11.2012, ICERI2012 Proceedings. Gomez Chova, L., Lopez Martinez, A. & Candel Torres, I. (eds.). International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), p. 2529-2537 9 p. (ICERI Proceedings; no. 12).

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