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

    Do CEO incentives and characteristics influence Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and vice versa? A literature review

    Velte, P., 20.10.2020, In: Social Responsibility Journal. 16, 8, p. 1293-1323 31 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Do Brands and Faces share the same Perceptual Space?

    Lange, A. & Höger, R., 2015, In: World review of business research . 5, 2, p. 163-176 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Do Bondholder Relations Efforts Pay Off for German Firms? An empirical approach

    Janner, S., 01.2016, In: Kredit und Kapital. 49, 1, p. 127-153 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Do audit committees impact corporate social responsibility? A review of empirical quantitative research and research opportunities

    Velte, P., 01.2025, In: Corporate Governance (Bingley). 25, 8, p. 1-20 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    "Do as we say and you’ll be successful": Mundane power in corporate entrepreneurship

    Skade, L., Wenzel, M. & Koch, J., 05.2024, In: Journal of Product Innovation Management. 41, 3, p. 623-643 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    “Do as we say and you’ll be successful”: Accelerators as Organizations of Entrepreneurial Dressage

    Skade, L., Wenzel, M. & Koch, J., 01.08.2021, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2021, 1, 1 p., 10089.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearch

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    Do all new brooms sweep clean? Evidence for outside bank appointments

    Kick, T., Nehring, I. & Schertler, A., 11.2017, In: Journal of Banking and Finance. 84, p. 135-151 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Dividing Apples and Pears: Towards a Taxonomy for Agile Transformation

    Lueg, R., Zimmer, M. P. & Drews, P., 07.2022, PACIS 2022 proceedings. AIS eLibrary, 17 p. 1435

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

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    Diversity Reporting als Bestandteil des Corporate Governance Reportings

    Buhleier, C., Kajüter, P., Müller, S., Scheffler, E., Velte, P. & Weber, S. C., 2017, Betriebswirtschaftliche Implikationen der digitalen Transformation . Krause, S. & Pellens, B. (eds.). 72/17 ed. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, Vol. Sonderheft . p. 355-373 19 p. (Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung; vol. 72/17).

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