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

    Intraindividual variability in identity centrality: Examining the dynamics of perceived role progress and state identity centrality

    Tripathi, N., Zhu, J., Jacob, G. H., Frese, M. & Gielnik, M. M., 08.2020, In: Journal of Applied Psychology. 105, 8, p. 889-906 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    From Making to Displaying: The Role of Organizational Space in Showing Creative Coolness at the Volkshotel

    Cnossen, B., 04.2019, Creative Hubs in Question : Place, Space and Work in the Creative Economy. Gill, R., Pratt, A. C. & Virani, T. E. (eds.). 1 ed. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 265-279 15 p. 14. (Dynamics of virtual work).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    The role of space in the emergence and endurance of organizing: How independent workers and material assemblages constitute organizations

    Cnossen, B. & Bencherki, N., 01.06.2019, In: Human Relations . 72, 6, p. 1057-1080 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Liquidity risk and the covered bond market in times of crisis: empirical evidence from Germany

    Wegener, C., Basse, T., Sibbertsen, P. & Nguyen, D. K., 01.11.2019, In: Annals of Operations Research. 282, 1-2, p. 407–426 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    The walking debt crisis

    Wegener, C., Kruse, R. & Basse, T., 01.01.2019, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 157, p. 382-402 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Arbeitszufriedenheit als soziales Problemlösen

    Jochims, T., 08.06.2019, In: Arbeit. 28, 2, p. 177-204 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Personalized Transaction Kernels for Recommendation Using MCTS

    Tavakol, M., Joppen, T., Brefeld, U. & Fürnkranz, J., 01.09.2019, KI 2019: Advances in Artificial Intelligence - 42nd German Conference on AI, Proceedings. Benzmüller, C. & Stuckenschmidt, H. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer, p. 338-352 15 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 11793 LNAI).

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

  8. Published

    Simulationsbasierte Optimierung zur Energieersparnis und Verbrauchsflexibilisierung in der Hinterlandentwässerung

    Heger, J. & Voß, T., 09.2019, Simulation in Produktion und Logistik 2019: Chemnitz, 18.-20. September 2019 . Putz, M. & Schlegel, A. (eds.). Auerbach: Verlag Wissenschaftliche Scripten, p. 153-162 10 p. (ASIM-Mitteilungen aus den Arbeitskreisen; vol. 164).

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

  9. Published

    Handelsgesetzbuch: Handkommentar

    Heidel, T. (Editor) & Schall, A. (Editor), 2015, 2 ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 3043 p. (Nomos Kommentar)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  10. Published

    Handelsgesetzbuch: Handkommentar

    Heidel, T. (Editor) & Schall, A. (Editor), 2020, 3 ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 3347 p. (Nomos Kommentar)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch