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

    Circular supply chain management for the wind energy industry: Conceptional ideas towards more circularity

    Kramer, K. & Schmidt, M., 14.09.2022, Digitization of the work environment for sustainable production. Plapper, P. (ed.). Berlin: GITO mbH Verlag, p. 61-80 20 p. (Schriftenreihe der Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft für Arbeits- und Betriebsorganisation (WGAB) e. V.).

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

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    Circular Scanning Resolution Improvement by its Velocity Close Loop Control

    Sepulveda-Valdez, C. A., Sergiyenko, O., Hernandez-Balbuena, D., Tyrsa, V., Mercorelli, P., Flores-Fuentes, W., Reyez-Garcia, M., Lindner, L. & Melnik, V., 06.2019, Proceedings - 2019 IEEE 28th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2019. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 244-249 6 p. 8781135

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

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    Chronischer beruflicher Stress: Behandlungsansätze mit Psychotherapie

    Koch, S., Lehr, D. & Hillert, A., 01.11.2022, In: Psychotherapie • Psychosomatik • Medizinische Psychologie . 72, 11, p. 497-512 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Chosen time headways by angry younger and older drivers

    Becker, T., Scheifele, C. & Oehl, M., 2016, 50. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie: Supplement to Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling 18. bis 22. September 2016. Fritsche, I. (ed.). Lengerich: Pabst Science Publishers, p. 606 1 p. (Psychological test and assessment modeling).

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

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    Choosing Who You Are: The Structure and Behavioral Effects of Revealed Identification Preferences

    Hett, F., Kröll, M. & Mechtel, M., 25.01.2019, Mainz: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 61 p. (GSME Discussion Paper Series; vol. 1903).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    China’s role in mitigating poverty and inequality in Africa: an empirical query

    NguyenHuu, T. & Schwiebert, J., 02.10.2019, In: Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. 24, 4, p. 645-669 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Chief Financial Officer compensation and corporate sustainability

    Bouzzine, Y. D. & Lueg, R., 15.11.2021, In: Encyclopedia. 2021, 6 p., 15929.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Charting the Emerging Financial Services Ecosystem of Fintechs and Banks: Six Types of Data-Driven Business Models in the Fintech Sector

    Schmidt, J., Drews, P. & Schirmer, I., 01.01.2018, Proceedings of the 51st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2018. Bui, T. X. (ed.). University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, p. 5004-5013 10 p. (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences; vol. 2018-January).

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

  10. Published

    Charting the Emerging Business Ecosystem of Fintechs and Banks: Seven Types of Collaborative Business Models

    Schmidt, J., Drews, P. & Schirmer, I., 2018, Twenty-Sixth European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS2018), Portsmouth,UK, 2018. Portsmouth: University of Portsmouth, 15 p. 1592. (Research Papers; vol. 104).

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