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

    Polarization of Time and Income - A Multidimensional Analysis for Germany

    Merz, J. & Scherg, B., 16.09.2014, Economic Wellbeing and Inequality: Papers from the Fifth ECINEQ Meeting. Bishop, J. & Rodriguez, J. G. (eds.). 1. ed. Bradford: Emerald Publishing Limited, p. 273-321 49 p. (Research on Economic Inequality; vol. 22).

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

  2. Published

    Polarization of Time and Income: A Multidimensional Approach with Well-Being Gap and Minimum 2DGAP: German Evidence

    Merz, J. & Scherg, B., 05.2013, Lüneburg : Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe, 46 p. (FFB Diskussionspapier; no. 95).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Polarisierung von Einkommen und Vermögen

    Scherg, B., 01.02.2017, Freie Berufe - Einkommen, Zeit und darüber hinaus: Forschungergebnisse für Wissenschaft, Praxis und Politik. Merz, J. (ed.). 1 ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 187-205 19 p. (Schriften des Forschungsinstituts Freie Berufe; vol. 23).

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

  4. Published

    Polarisierung von Arbeitseinkommen im internationalen Vergleich – Empirische Befunde

    Burmester, I. & Scherg, B., 12.2013, Lüneburg : Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe, 18 p. (FFB Diskussionspapier; no. 96).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Polarisierung von Arbeitseinkommen - Empirische Befunde im internationalen Vergleich

    Burmester, I. & Scherg, B., 2013, Daten in der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Forschung : Festschrift zum 65. Geburtstag von Herrn Prof. Dr. Merz . Hirschel , D., Paic, P. & Zwick , M. (eds.). 1. ed. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, Vol. 1. p. 173-197 25 p.

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

  6. Published

    Polarisierung der Einkommen von Selbständigen? zur Dynamik der Einkommensverteilung und der hohen Einkommen von Selbständigen und abhängig Beschäftigten

    Merz, J., 2006, Leuphana: Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe, 31 p. (FFB Diskussionspapier; no. 67).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Polarisierung der Einkommen von Selbständigen? Zur Dynamik der Einkommensverteilung und der hohen Einkommen von Selbständigen und abhängig Beschäftigten

    Merz, J., 2007, Fortschritte der MittelstandsForschung. Merz, J. (ed.). 1. ed. Münster: LIT Verlag, p. 395-416 22 p. (Entrepreneurship, Professions, Small Business Economics; vol. 3).

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

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  9. Published

    Poison pills: creator or destructor of value? A conceptual framework and a research agenda

    Bornhöft, S. C., Schuller, F., Schuster, M. & Teutrine, C., 31.03.2021, In: Management Studies. 11, 1, p. 5-10 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Points of cooperation: integrating cooperative learning into web-based courses

    Wessner, M. & Pfister, H.-R., 2007, The role of technology in CSCL: Studies in Technology Enhanced Collaborative Learning. Hoppe, H. U., Ogata, H. & Soller, A. (eds.). New York, NY: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 21-46 26 p. (Computer-supported collaborative learning; vol. 9).

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