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. Published

    The Impact of Digitalization on the IT Department

    Urbach, N., Ahlemann, F., Böhmann, T., Drews, P., Brenner, W., Schaudel, F. & Schütte, R., 12.02.2019, In: Business and Information Systems Engineering. 61, 1, p. 123-131 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  2. Published

    The Impact of Corporate Governance on Corporate Tax Avoidance. A Literature Review

    Kovermann, J. H. & Velte, P., 01.09.2019, In: Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation . 36, 29 p., 100270.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  3. Published

    The impact of chief executive officer narcissism on environmental, social, and governance reporting

    Kind, F. L., Zeppenfeld, J. & Lueg, R., 11.2023, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 32, 7, p. 4448-4466 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    The impact of CEO overconfidence and firm performance on SOP dissent – Evidence for SOP voting firms in Germany

    Trautberg, M., Bouzzine, Y. D. & Steen, H., 30.06.2019, In: Management Studies. 9, 2, p. 23-43 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    The impact of auditor rotation, audit firm rotation and non-audit services on earnings quality, audit quality and investor perceptions: A literature review

    Velte, P. & Loy, T., 01.01.2018, In: Journal of Governance and Regulation. 7, 2, p. 74-90 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    The Impact of AGVs and Priority Rules in a Real Production Setup – A Simulation Study

    Müller, K., Andrew, A. & Heger, J., 08.04.2024, Dynamics in Logistics : Proceedings of the 9th International Conference LDIC 2024, Bremen, Germany. Freitag, M., Kinra, A., Kotzab, H. & Megow, N. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media B.V., p. 249-260 12 p. (Lecture Notes in Logistics; vol. Part F2520).

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

  7. Published

    The impact of age and experience on expatriate outcomes

    Albrecht, A.-G., Wiernik, B. M., Deller, J., Dilchert, S., Ones, D. S. & Paulus, F. M., 2018, Managing expatriates: Success factors in private and public domains. Wiernik, B. M., Rüger, H. & Ones, D. S. (eds.). Opladen: Verlag Babara Budrich, p. 131-148 18 p. (Beitrag zur Bevölkerungswissenschaft; vol. 50).

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

  8. Published

    The identification of up-And downstream industries using input-output tables and a firm-level application to minority shareholdings

    Bodnar, O. A., Buchwald, A. & Weche, J. P., 20.12.2017, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 237, 6, p. 499-525 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    The Heterogeneous Economic Consequences of Works Council Relations

    Pfeifer, C., 2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 19 p. (Working paper series in Econonomics ; no. 203).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    The heterogeneous economic consequences of work council relations

    Pfeifer, C., 2011, In: Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) - Schmollers Jahrbuch. 131, 1, p. 59-71 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review