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

    How cognitive issue bracketing affects interdependent decision-making in negotiations

    Warsitzka, M., Zhang, H., Loschelder, D. D., Majer, J. & Trötschel, R., 01.03.2022, In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 99, 16 p., 104268.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    How Citizen Entrepreneurship Works

    Langfermann, J., 2024, In: Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies. 10, 2, p. 327-334 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    How can problems be turned into something good? The role of entrepreneurial learning and error mastery orientation

    Funken, R., Gielnik, M. M. & Foo, M.-D., 01.03.2020, In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 44, 2, p. 315-338 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    How can corporate social responsibility (CSR) gain relevance in internal communication? A network perspective on communication processes

    Kollat, J., 2015, CSR Communication Conference 2015: Conference Proceedings. Golob , U., Podnar, K., Nielsen, A.-E., Thomsen, C. & Elving, W. (eds.). Ljubljana: University of Ljubljana, p. 214 1 p.

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

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    How Big Does Big Data Need to Be?

    Stange, M. & Funk, B., 06.2016, Enterprise Big Data Engineering, Analytics, and Management. Atzmueller, M., Oussena, S. & Roth-Berghofer, T. (eds.). Hershey: Business Science Reference, p. 1-12 12 p.

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

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    How attribution-of-competence and scale-granularity explain the anchor precision effect in negotiations and estimations.

    Frech, M.-L., Loschelder, D. D. & Friese, M., 2020, In: Social Cognition. 38, 1, p. 40-61 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    How and Why Precise Anchors Distinctly Affect Anchor Recipients and Senders

    Loschelder, D. D., Friese, M. & Trötschel, R., 01.05.2017, In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 70, p. 164-176 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    How and Why Different Forms of Expertise Moderate Anchor Precision in Price Decisions: A Pre-Registered Field Experiment

    Frech, M.-L., Loschelder, D. D. & Friese, M., 03.2019, In: Experimental Psychology. 66, 2, p. 165-175 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    How alloying and processing effects can influence the microstructure and mechanical properties of directly extruded thin zinc wires

    Nienaber, M., Bramkamp, S., Ben Khalifa, N. & Bohlen, J., 07.2024, In: Materials Science and Engineering: A. 905, 12 p., 146720.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review