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

    Don't be upset! Can cars regulate anger by communication?

    Wollstädter, S., Pfister, H.-R., Vollrath, M. & Höger, R., 2012, Human Factors of Systems and Technology: on the occasion of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter Annual Meeting in Leeds, England, October 2011. de Waard, D., Merat, N., Jamson, H., Barnard, Y. & Carsten, O. (eds.). Shaker Publishing, p. 223-234 12 p.

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

  2. Published

    Do Nonprofessional Investors Value the Assurance of Integrated Reports? Exploratory Evidence

    Gerwanski, J., Velte, P. & Mechtel, M., 01.02.2022, In: European Management Journal. 40, 1, p. 103-126 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Domestic Firms, Exporters and Importers: A Systemic Perspective

    Forrest, J.Y.-L., Trebing, M. E., Chatterjee, A. & Wagner, J., 01.01.2019, In: Theoretical Economics Letters. 9, 4, p. 649-674 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Do investors value the inclusion in sustainability indices? - Evidence from an event study based on the FTSE4Good Europe Index

    Bornhöft, S. C., Schuster, M., Teutrine, C. & Lueg, R., 2022, CSR Communication Conference 2022: Proceedings; The 6th International CSR Communication Conference; Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Lüneburg September 14-16, 2022. Trittin-Ulbrich, H., Schoeneborn, D., Wenzel, M., Golob, U. & Podnar, K. (eds.). 1 ed. Ljķbljani: University of Ljubljana, p. 145-149 5 p. (CSR Communication Conference Proceedings)(Marketing & odnosi z javnostmi).

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

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    "Doing-Gender" in universitären Übungsfirmen

    Ebbers, I. & Schulte, R., 2008, Lernen und Entwicklung im globalen Kontext: "Heimliche Lehrpläne" und Basiskompetenzen. Genkova, P. & Abele, A. E. (eds.). Lengerich: Pabst Science Publishers, p. 42-57 16 p. (Perspektiven politischer Psychologie; vol. 3).

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

  6. Published

    Do high incomes reflect individual performance? the determinants of high incomes in Germany

    Hirschel, D., 08.2003, Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe, 33 p. (Diskussionspapier; no. 42).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Do family investors differ from other investors? Similarity, experience, and professionalism in the light of family investee firm challenges

    Thiele, F. & Rottke, O. M., 01.02.2018, In: Journal of Business Economics : JBE. 88, 2, p. 139 - 166 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Do fair value measurements affect accounting-based earnings quality? A literature review with a focus on corporate governance as moderator

    Thesing, J. & Velte, P., 09.2021, In: Journal of Business Economics : JBE. 91, 7, p. 965-1004 40 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Do Exporters Really Pay Higher Wages? First Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 01.07.2016, Microeconometrics of International Trade. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 177-213 37 p. (World Scientific Studies in international Economics; vol. 52).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    Do Exporters Really Pay Higher Wages? First Evidence from German Linked Employer-Employee Data

    Schank, T., Schnabel, C. & Wagner, J., 05.2007, In: Journal of International Economics. 72, 1, p. 52-74 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review