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

    Organisationaler Wandel im Lichte der Organisationskultur

    Behrends, T., 2008, Steuerung versus Emergenz: Entwicklung und Wachstum von Unternehmen: Festschrift zum 65. Geburtstag von Prof. Dr. Egbert Kahle. Bouncken, R. B., Jochims, T. & Küsters, E. A. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Dr. Gabler Verlag, p. 445-484 40 p.

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

  2. Published

    Organisational age cultures: The interplay of chief executive officers age and attitudes toward younger and older employees

    Zacher, H. & Gielnik, M., 05.2014, In: International Small Business Journal . 32, 3, p. 327-349 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Organisation

    Reese, J., 1999, Die Theorie der Unternehmung in Forschung und Praxis. Albach, H., Eymann, E., Luhmer, A. & Steven, M. (eds.). 1 ed. Berlin et. al: Springer Verlag, p. 585-604 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

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    Organhaftung und Freistellungsanspruch aus § 670 BGB

    Schall, A., 01.05.2015, In: Juristenzeitung. 70, 9, p. 455-459 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Ordnungsgemäßer baubetriebswirtschaftlicher Nachweis von veränderten Bauumständen

    Schottke, R., 2007, Störungen des Bauablaufes, aktuelle Probleme bei der Wertung von Angeboten: 7. Interdisziplinäre Norddeutsche Tagung für Baubetriebswirtschaft und Baurecht am 3./4. Juni 2005 in Hannover. . Schottke, R. (ed.). Neustadt: SEMINA Verlag, p. 13-55 43 p.

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

  6. Published

    Orchestrating distributed data governance in open social innovation

    Gegenhuber, T., Mair, J., Lührsen, R. & Thäter, L., 01.03.2023, In: Information and Organization. 33, 1, 11 p., 100453.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Optimizing price levels in e-commerce applications with respect to customer lifetime values

    Funk, B., 12.08.2009, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Electronic Commerce, ICEC 2009. Chau, P. Y. K., Lyytinen, K. & Wei, C.-P. (eds.). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 169-175 7 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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

  8. Published

    Optimizing price levels in e-commerce applications: an empirical study

    Funk, B., 01.01.2009, ICE-B 2009 - International Conference on e-Business, Proceedings. Science and Technology Publications, Lda (SciTePress), p. 37-43 7 p. (Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business).

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

  9. Published

    Optimizing eating disorder treatment outcomes for individuals identified via screening: An idea worth researching

    Taylor, C. B., Graham, A. K., Fitzsimmons-Craft, E. E., Sadeh-Sharvit, S., Balantekin, K. N., Flatt, R. E., Goel , N. J., Monterubio, G. E., Topooco, N., Karam, A. M., Firebaugh, M.-L., Ruzek, J. I., Funk, B., Oldenburg, B., Wilfley, D. E. & Jacobi, C., 01.11.2019, In: The International journal of eating disorders. 52, 11, p. 1224-1228 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. E-pub ahead of print

    Optimizing counteroffers: How timing and magnitude shape sale prices and impasses in 26 million asynchronous online negotiations

    Teichmann, L., Petrowsky, H. M., Escher, Y. A., Lee, A. J. & Loschelder, D. D., 04.06.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Group Decision and Negotiation. 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review