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

    Management Consulting Firms as Institutional Agents: Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Institutional Capital

    Reihlen, M., Smets, M. & Veit, A., 2010, In: Schmalenbach Business Review. 62, 3, p. 317-339 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Management Consultancies as Institutional Agents: Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Institutional Capital

    Reihlen, M., Smets, M. & Veit, A., 01.08.2009, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2009, 1, 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Managementaspekte operationeller Risiken

    Schöning, S. & Hofmann, M., 2002, In: Zeitschrift für das gesamte Kreditwesen. 55, 17, p. 882-888 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  4. Published

    Management Approach im externen Rechnungswesen: Chancen und Risiken für das berichtende Unternehmen und die Adressaten des Jahresabschlusses

    Kadner, A., 2008, Mittelstand 2008: aktuelle Forschungsbeiträge zu gesellschaftlichen und finanzwirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Wetzel, H. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 247-264 17 p.

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

  5. Published

    M&A durch private Familienunternehmen: Messung der langfristigen Entwicklung von Akquisitionen

    Müller, M. P., 19.08.2015, [Wiesbaden]: Springer Gabler. 314 p. (Entscheidungs- und Organisationstheorie)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  6. Published

    M&A – der Erfolgsfaktor Mensch: Strategische Personalauswahl und -entwicklung im Kontext von Mergers & Acquisitions ; mit konkreten Anleitungen zur Diagnostik und Förderung erfolgskritischer Kompetenzen

    Deller, J. (Editor) & Klendauer, R. (Editor), 2008, 1. ed. Mering: Hampp Verlag. 152 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  7. Published

    Making transparency transparent: a systematic literature review to define and frame supply chain transparency in the context of sustainability

    Schäfer, N., 06.2023, In: Management Review Quarterly. 73, 2, p. 579-604 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Making the most out of timeseries symptom data: A machine learning study on symptom predictions of internet-based CBT

    Hentati Isacsson, N., Zantvoort, K., Forsell, E., Boman, M. & Kaldo, V., 12.2024, In: Internet Interventions. 38, 8 p., 100773.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Make-by-Customer Supply Chains in der Schuhindustrie: Kundenintegration in individualisierten Massenmärkten

    Wagner, C., Decker, C. & Steblau, A., 2018, In: Fabriksoftware. 23, 3, p. 20-22 3 p., 2.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  10. Published

    Maintaining the Reputation of Reputation: About the Control of Consumer-generated Reviews in Travel and Tourism

    Schemmann, B. & Horster, E., 2011, Transforming experiences: Tourism marketing from both sides of the counter: Book of extended structured abstracts. Lebe, S. S., Gnoth, J., Andreu, L., Fyall, A. & Kozak, M. (eds.). Maribor: Multidisciplinary Research Institute, p. 28-30 3 p.

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