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 chief sustainability officers and CSR committees influence CSR-related outcomes? A structured literature review based on empirical-quantitative research findings

    Velte, P. & Stawinoga, M., 12.2020, In: Journal of Management Control. 31, 4, p. 333-377 45 p., 4.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Velocity-free friction compensation for motion systems with actuator constraint

    Su, Y., Zheng, C. & Mercorelli, P., 01.02.2021, In: Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 148, 15 p., 107132.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Environmental performance, carbon performance and earnings management: Empirical evidence for the European capital market

    Velte, P., 01.01.2021, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 28, 1, p. 42-53 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Compensation-related institutional investor activism. A literature review and integrated analysis of sustainability aspects

    Velte, P. & Obermann, J., 21.01.2021, In: Journal of Global Responsibility. 12, 1, p. 22-51 30 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Effect of overlapping audit and compensation committee memberships on the readability of management compensation reports in the German HDAX

    Velte, P., 2021, In: Journal of Managerial Issues. 33, 1, p. 27-48 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Vergütungsbericht - Eine Komponente der nichtfinanziellen Berichterstattung

    Velte, P., 2021, Handbuch Unternehmensberichterstattung : Regulatorische Anforderungen - Entwicklungstendenzen - Perspektiven der Stakeholder. von Keitz, I., Wulf, I. & Pelster, C. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 101-118 18 p.

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

  7. Published

    Zur Symbiose von Integrated Reporting und Controlling: Einbettung in die empirische Forschung und Handlungsempfehlungen

    Velte, P., 01.01.2022, Handbuch Controlling. Becker, W. & Ulrich, P. (eds.). 2., überarbeitete und erweiterte ed. Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler, p. 1213-1231 19 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  8. Published

    §41 Internationale Dimensionen des Verwaltungsrechts der Europäischen Union

    Terhechte, J. P., 2022, Verwaltungsrecht der Europäischen Union. Terhechte, J. P. (ed.). 2. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 1773-1788 15 p.

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

  9. Published

    Europäisches Unionsrecht – EUV/AEUV/CRC –

    Terhechte, J. P. (Editor), Hatje, A. (Editor) & Schwarze, J. (Editor), 06.2025, 8. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 8300 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesEducation

  10. In preparation

    Europarecht – Das Recht der Europäischen Union: Hintergründe – Rechtsordnung & Rechtsgebiete – Gestaltungsaufgaben“

    Terhechte, J. P., 2020, (In preparation) Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck GmbH and Co. KG. 900 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsEducation