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

    Should Companies Bid on their Own Brand in Sponsored Search ?

    Blask, T., Funk, B. & Schulte, R., 2011, ICE-B 2011: Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business. Marca, D. A., Shishkov, B. & van Sinderen, M. (eds.). Science and Technology Publications, Lda (SciTePress), p. 14-21 8 p. (ICE-B 2011 - Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business).

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

  2. Published

    Shortening the potential duration of unemployment benefits and labor market outcomes: Evidence from a natural experiment in Germany

    Petrunyk, I. & Pfeifer, C., 01.2018, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 48 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 377).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Short-arc measurement and fitting based on the bidirectional prediction of observed data

    Fei, Z., Xu, X. & Georgiadis, A., 05.01.2016, In: Measurement Science and Technology. 27, 2, 19 p., 025013.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Shitstorm-Prävention

    Sikkenga, J., 2017, Berlin: Springer Gabler. 43 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  5. Published

    Shifting Competency Requirements for IT Professionals in the Digital Transformation: A Competency Transformation Process Model

    Pieczurczyk, S. & Drews, P., 07.01.2025, Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences: Hilton Waikoloa Village, January 7-10, 2025. Bui, T. X. (ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, p. 4789-4798 10 p. (Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS); vol. 2025).

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

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    Share of exports to low-income countries, productivity, and innovation: A replication study with firm-level data from six European countries

    Wagner, J., 2015, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 344).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Share of exports to low-income countries, productivity, and innovation: A replication study with firm-level data from six European countries

    Wagner, J., 2015, In: Economics Bulletin. 35, 4, p. 2409-2417 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Shareholder Rights

    Stiglbauer, M., Velte, P. & Laue, C., 2015, Dictionary of corporate social responsibility: CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance. Idowu, S. O., Capaldi, N., Fifka, M., Zu, L. & Schmidpeter, R. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 473 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  9. 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

  10. Published

    Shape-shifting: How boundary objects affect meaning-making across visual, verbal, and embodied modes

    Nathues, E., van Vuuren, M., Endedijk, M. D. & Wenzel, M., 03.2025, In: Human Relations. 78, 3, p. 279-311 33 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review