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

    Start-up success of freelancers: new microeconometric evidence from the German socio-economic panel

    Merz, J. & Paic, P., 02.2006, Lüneburg: Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe, 34 p. (FFB Diskussionspapier; no. 56).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  2. Published

    Start-up success of freelancers: new microeconometric evidence from the German socio-economic panel

    Merz, J. & Paic, P., 03.2006, Bonn: IZA - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit, 32 p. (IZA Diskussionspapier; no. 2036).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Start-ups: Jetzt gilt es, Projekte innovativ zu managen

    Karnani, F. & Richter, F., 2001, In: Unternehmensberater. 5, 2, p. 18-20 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  4. Published

    Start-up Consulting in the German Language Realm

    Schulte, R., Kailer, N. & Kraus, S., 2015, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing. 7, 2, p. 128-151 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Start-up activities, individual characteristics, and the regional milieu: Lessons for entrepreneurship support policies from German micro data

    Wagner, J. & Sternberg, R., 01.06.2004, In: The Annals of Regional Science. 38, 2, p. 219-240 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Stärkung der Forschungsleistungen durch Stärkung der Anreize zur Forschung: zwei pragmatische Anregungen

    Wagner, J., 2001, Kompetenz und Kreativität. Heilmann, J. (ed.). Lüneburg: UNIBUCH Verlag, p. 94-103 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  7. Published

    Stand und Perspektiven des Wirtschaftsrechtsstudiums an Fachhochschulen

    Schomerus, T., 1999, In: Juristische Schulung. 39, 9, p. 930-931 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  8. Published

    Stand und Herausforderungen der Bürgerenergie in Deutschland

    Holstenkamp, L. & Kahla, F., 07.2018, Die Energiewende der Bürger stärken. Lautermann, C. (ed.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag, p. 17-35 19 p. (Theorie der Unternehmung; vol. 67).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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    Standort

    Reese, J., 2008, Lexikon der Betriebswirtschaftslehre. Corsten, H. & Gössinger, R. (eds.). 5 ed. München: Oldenbourg Schulbuchverl, p. 764-769 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

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    Ständig innovativ sein: strategisches Benchmarking steigert die eigene Leistungsfähigkeit

    Weinrich, G., 2006, In: Bankinformation. 33, 12, p. 28-33 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch