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

    Working Hour Tension Dynamics: Professions, Entrepreneurs and Employees in a Ten Years Panelanalysis of Desired vs. Actual Working Hours Incorporating Non-Market Influences

    Merz, J. & Lang, R., 1999, Time use - research, data, and policy: Contributions from the International Conference on Time Use (ICTU). Merz, J. & Ehling, M. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Vol. 10. p. 241-268 28 p. (Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe (FFB) Universität Lüneburg; vol. 10).

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

  2. Published

    Working hour arrangements and working hours: a microeconometric analysis based on German time diary data

    Merz, J. & Burgert, D., 2003, Lüneburg: Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe, 39 p. (Diskussionspapier; no. 41).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Working hour arrangements and working hours: a microeconometric analysis based on German time diary data

    Merz, J. & Burgert, D., 11.2003, Bonn: IZA - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit, 34 p. (IZA Discussionspaper; no. 922).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Working from home during the COVID-19 crisis: How self-control strategies elucidate employees’ job performance

    Troll, E. S., Venz, L., Weitzenegger, F. & Loschelder, D. D., 07.2022, In: Applied Psychology. 71, 3, p. 853-880 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Working conditions and organizational practices to support the well-being of multiage workforce in Germany, USA, Japan, and South Korea

    Deller, J., Gu, X., Choi, S.-J. & Wöhrmann, A. M., 2025, In: Public Administration and Policy.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Workforce age trends and projections

    Deller, J. & Walwei, U., 17.01.2022, Age and work: Advances in theory, methods, and practice. Zacher, H. & Rudolph, C. W. (eds.). 1 ed. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 25-43 19 p. 2. ( SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    Worker Participation and Firm Performance: Evidence from Germany and Britain

    Siebert, S. W., Wagner, J., Wei, X. & Addison, J. T., 01.03.2000, In: British Journal of Industrial Relations. 38, 1, p. 7-48 42 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Work effort during and after employment probation: Evidence from German personnel data

    Pfeifer, C., 01.02.2010, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 230, 1, p. 77-91 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Work, aging and retirement in Europe: Introduction to the special issue

    Fraccaroli, F. & Deller, J., 01.07.2015, In: Work, Aging and Retirement. 1, 3, p. 237-242 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  10. Published

    Women on management board and ESG performance

    Velte, P., 09.05.2016, In: Journal of Global Responsibility. 7, 1, p. 98-109 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review