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

    Careers and productivity in an internal labor market

    Yang, P., Janssen, S., Pfeifer, C. & Backes-Gellner, U., 01.02.2013, In: Journal of Business Economics : JBE. 83, 2, p. 121-143 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Careerists or Educational Aspirants? – (Re-)entry of European Lifelong Learners into Higher Education

    Müller, R. & Repo, S., 2013, In: Lifelong Learning in Europe. 2, p. 1-13 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Career engagement: Investigating intraindividual predictors of weekly fluctuations in proactive career behaviors

    Hirschi, A. & Freund, P. A., 05.03.2014, In: The Career Development Quarterly. 62, 1, p. 5-20 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Career Decision Making, Stability and Actualization of Career Intentions: The Case of Entrepreneurial Intentions

    Hirschi, A., 11.2013, In: Journal of Career Assessment. 21, 4, p. 555-571 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Career-choice readiness in adolescence: Developmental trajectories and individual differences

    Hirschi, A., 10.2011, In: Journal of Vocational Behavior. 79, 2, p. 340-348 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Carbon performance and disclosure: A systematic review of governance-related determinants and financial consequences

    Velte, P., Stawinoga, M. & Lueg, R., 01.05.2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 254, 20 p., 120063.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  7. Published

    Carbon performance and corporate financial performance during crises: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Global Financial Crisis

    Läger, F., Bouzzine, Y. D. & Lueg, R., 02.2025, In: Journal of Industrial Ecology. 29, 1, p. 246-263 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Carbon Footprint Apps - eine Analyse der Nutzungsintention

    Funk, B., Sagawe, A. & Niemeyer, P., 2016, Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik (MKWI) 2016 : Technische Universität Ilmenau 09. - 11. März 2016 . Nissen, V., Stelzer, D., Straßburger, S. & Fischer, D. (eds.). Universitätsverlag Ilmenau - ilmedia, Vol. 2. p. 901-911 11 p. (Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik, MKWI 2016; vol. 2).

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

  9. Published

    Carbon Accounting – Integrierte Strategien für Emissionsbilanzierung, Reporting und Optimierung: Die Praxis des Carbon Accounting bei the nature network

    Zeppenfeld, J., Petersen, M. & Lueg, R., 03.2024, Sustainability Reporting: Praxisnahe Informationen und Fallstudien. Theis, J. (ed.). Düsseldorf: IDW Verlag GmbH, p. 237-252 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to scientific reportsTransfer

  10. Published

    Capability and Fair return in European and International Space Cooperation: The Example of Columbus

    Smith, L. J. & Bank, C., 2009, Proceedings of the international Institute of Space Law : 51st Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space; 24th IAA–IISL Scientifi c-Legal Roundtable. Contant Jorgenson, C. M. (ed.). Washington: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA), p. 25-35 11 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch