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

    Green Big Data – eine Green IT/Green IS Perspektive auf Big Data

    Hansmann, T., Funk, B. & Niemeyer, P., 2013, IT-gestütztes Ressourcen- und Energiemanagement: Konferenzband zu den 5. BUIS-Tagen. Marx Gómez, J. C., Lang, C. & Wohlgemuth, V. (eds.). Springer Vieweg, p. 455-466 12 p.

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

  2. Published

    Green Big Data: A Green IT/Green IS Perspective on Big Data

    Hansmann, T., Funk, B. & Niemeyer, P., 2014, Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering: Selected Contributions to the Sixth International Conference on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering (ITEE2013). Funk, B., Niemeyer, P. & Gómez, J. M. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, p. 67-76 10 p.

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

  3. Published

    Greater fit and a greater gap: How environmental support for entrepreneurship increases the life satisfaction gap between entrepreneurs and employees

    Brieger, S. A., De Clercq, D., Hessels, J. & Pfeifer, C., 28.05.2020, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. 26, 4, p. 561-594 34 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Graph Conditional Variational Models: Too Complex for Multiagent Trajectories?

    Rudolph, Y., Brefeld, U. & Dick, U., 2020, In: Proceedings of Machine Learning Research. 137, p. 136-147 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Grain Structure Evolution Ahead of the Die During Friction Extrusion of AA2024

    Chan, C. Y. C., Suhuddin, U. F. H. R., Rath, L., Bachiega, F. L. & Klusemann, B., 2024, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Technology of Plasticity - Current Trends in the Technology of Plasticity - ICTP 2023 - Volume 3. Mocellin, K., Bouchard, P.-O., Bigot, R. & Balan, T. (eds.). Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 422-428 7 p. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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

  6. Published

    Government popularity and the economy: first evidence from German microdata

    Enkelmann, S., 05.2014, In: Empirical Economics. 46, 3, p. 999-1017 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Governmental activity, integration, and agglomeration

    Ott, I. & Soretz, S., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 57).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Governmental activity and private capital adjustment

    Ott, I. & Soretz, S., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 26).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Accepted/In press

    Govern Like You Mean It: Embedding Data Ethics Practices within Data Governance

    Richter, K., Zimmer, M. P. & Drews, P., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems 2025. AIS eLibrary

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

  10. Published

    Governance of professional service firms: a configurational approach

    Harlacher, D. & Reihlen, M., 01.06.2014, In: Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research (SBuR). 7, 1, p. 125-160 36 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review