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. 2011
  2. Published

    Contracting for Space: Contract Practice in the European Space Sector

    Smith, L. J. (Editor) & Baumann, I. (Editor), 11.2011, Farnham: Ashgate Publishing Limited. 456 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  3. Published

    Mixed impressions: Respectable work and slow progress in the science of personnel management within German speaking countries

    Martin, A., 11.2011, In: Management Revue. 22, 4, p. 306-311 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    National Regulation of Space Activities

    Smith, L. J., 11.2011, In: Space Policy. 27, 4, p. 250-251 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  5. Published

    Organization as communication: A luhmannian perspective

    Schoeneborn, D., 11.2011, In: Management Communication Quarterly. 25, 4, p. 663-689 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Product diversification and stability of employment and sales: First evidence from German manufacturing firms

    Braakmann, N. & Wagner, J., 11.2011, In: Applied Economics. 43, 27, p. 3977-3985 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    The German Manufacturing Sector is a Granular Economy

    Wagner, J., 11.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 12 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 219).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    The Performance of Foreign Affiliates in German Manufacturing: Evidence from a new Database

    Weche Gelübcke, J. P., 11.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 45 p. (Working Papers in Economics; no. 216).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    The Quality of the KombiFiD-Sample of Enterprises from Manufacturing Industries: Evidence from a Replication Study

    Wagner, J., 11.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 217).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Shareholder loans and Art 13 EIR: An analysis based on German insolvency law

    Schall, A., 01.10.2011, In: IILR - International Insolvency Law Review. 2, 4, p. 479-490 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Career-choice readiness in adolescence: Developmental trajectories and individual differences

    Hirschi, A., 10.2011, In: Journal of Vocational Behavior. 79, 2, p. 340-348 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review