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.  

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    To be or not to be stressed: Designing autonomy to reduce stress at work.

    Zeuge, A., Lemmer, K., Klesel, M., Kordyaka, B., Jahn, K. & Niehaves, B., 11.08.2023, In: Work. 75, 4, p. 1199-1213 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    To believe or not to believe? The joint impact of faultlines and pro-diversity beliefs on diplomats’ performance

    Schölmerich, F., Schermuly, C. C. & Deller, J., 07.09.2017, In: Human Performance. 30, 2-3, p. 99-115 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Tipping points ahead? How laypeople respond to linear versus nonlinear climate change predictions

    Formanski, F. J., Pein, M. M., Loschelder, D. D., Engler, J. O., Husen, O. & Majer, J. M., 01.11.2022, In: Climatic Change. 175, 1-2, 20 p., 8.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Timing, fragmentation of work and income inequality: an earnings treatment effects approach

    Merz, J., Boehm, P. & Burgert, D., 01.2005, Lüneburg: Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe, 48 p. (FFB Discussion Paper ; no. 48).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Time zones and German exports: first evidence from firm-product level data

    Wagner, J., 07.02.2019, In: Review of World Economics. 155, 1, p. 181-198 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Time zones and German exports: First evidence from firm-product level data

    Wagner, J., 25.02.2021, Microeconometric Studies Of Firms Imports And Exports: Advanced Methods Of Analysis And Evidence From German Enterprises. Wagner, J. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 391-412 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Time use research and time use data - actual topics and new frontiers

    Merz, J., 04.2002, Lüneburg: Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe, 256 p. (Diskussionspapier; no. 32).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Time Use Research and Time Use Data: Actual Topics and New Frontiers

    Merz, J., 2002, Neue Technologien in der Umfrageforschung: Anwendungen bei der Erhebung von Zeitverwendung. Ehling, M. & Merz, J. (eds.). 1. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 3-20 18 p. (Schriften des Forschungsinstituts Freie Berufe; vol. 14).

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

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    Time Use and Time Budgets

    Merz, J., 2010, Building on Progress: Expanding the Research Infrastructure for the Social, Economic, and Behavioral Sciences. Kalter, F., Klieme, E., Meulemann, H., Ott, N., Rässler, S., Rendtel, U., Solga, H., Stanat, P., Wagner, J., Westle, B., Egeler, R., Hohmann, E., Möller, J., von Oppeln-Bronikowski, S., Radermacher, W., Rattinger, H., Rehfeld, U. G., Schneider, H., Sure, Y., Wagner, G. G., Huschka, D., Oellers, C. & Rolf-Engel, G. (eds.). Leverkusen, Opladen: Budrich UniPress , Vol. 1. p. 413-450 38 p.

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