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

    From temporal myopia to foresight: Bridging the near and the distant future through temporal work

    Blagoev, B., Von Guttenberg, L. & Schoeneborn, D., 01.08.2021, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2021, 1, 1 p., 14570.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearch

  2. Published

    Relational Competence, Social Status, and Humor: Evidence from Two Experiments

    Bäker, A., Hofmann, J. & Mechtel, M., 01.08.2021, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2021, 1, 1 p., 13347.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearch

  3. Published

    Digital Technologies and Expatriation – A Systematic Literature Review

    Bucher, J. & Deller, J., 01.08.2021, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2021, 1, 1 p., 11027.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearch

  4. Published

    “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

  5. Published

    Simulation of fatigue crack growth in residual‐stress‐afflicted specimen with a phase‐field model

    Seiler, M., Keller, S., Kashaev, N., Klusemann, B. & Kästner, M., 01.12.2021, In: PAMM. 21, 1, 2 p., e202100210.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearch

  6. Published

    Resource Allocation in Startup Teams: Exploring Entrepreneurial Coping with Radical Uncertainty during the Corona Pandemic

    Yahyaoui, Y., Farny, S., Jakob, E. & Steinmetz, H., 14.06.2022, Frontiers of entrepreneurship research 2021: proceedings. Zacharakis, A. (ed.). MDPI AG, p. 331-334 3 p. (Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research).

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

  7. Published

    Poison pills: creator or destructor of value? A conceptual framework and a research agenda

    Bornhöft, S. C., Schuller, F., Schuster, M. & Teutrine, C., 31.03.2021, In: Management Studies. 11, 1, p. 5-10 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    § 348 Erfüllung Zug-um-Zug

    Schall, A., 01.02.2022, beck-online.GROSSKOMMENTAR: BGB. Gsell, B., Krüger, W., Lorenz, S. & Mayer, J. (eds.). München: C.H. Beck Verlag, p. Rn. 1-6

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  9. Published

    Distributional effects of carbon pricing by transport fuel taxation

    Jacobs, L., Quack, L. & Mechtel, M., 25.11.2021, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre - Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 58 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 405).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Toward a Framework for University-Based Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Human Capital Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Unisave Entrepreneurship HUB @ Universidade Save, Mozambique

    Bronstein, J. & Bissett, S., 01.01.2021, Resilience, Entrepreneurship and ICT: Latest Research from Germany, South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia. Halberstadt, J., Gomez, J. M., Greyling, J., Mufeti, T. K. & Faasch, H. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature AG, p. 31-56 26 p. (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review