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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    Organization as communication: Perspectives in dialogue

    Blaschke, S. (Editor) & Schoeneborn, D. (Editor), 01.12.2016, New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 235 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

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    Strategische Kommunikation im Spannungsfeld zwischen Intention und Emergenz

    Wehmeier, S. (Editor) & Schoeneborn, D. (Editor), 2018, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 278 p. (Organisationskommunikation - Studien zu Public Relations/Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und Kommunikationsmanagement)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Von anpassungsfähigen Amöben bis tanzenden Elefanten

    Schoeneborn, D. & Oswald, S., 01.01.2011, In: Organisationsentwicklung. 20, 1, p. 57 - 63 7 p., ZOE0402176.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Organization as communication: A luhmannian perspective

    Schoeneborn, D., 11.2011, In: Management Communication Quarterly. 25, 4, p. 663-689 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Talking the Talk, Moral Entrapment, Creeping Commitment? Exploring Narrative Dynamics in Corporate Responsibility Standardization

    Haack, P., Schoeneborn, D. & Wickert, C., 22.06.2012, In: Organization Studies. 33, 5-6, p. 815-845 31 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Clandestine Organizations, al Qaeda, and the Paradox of (In)Visibility: A Response to Stohl and Stohl

    Schoeneborn, D. & Scherer, A. G., 07.2012, In: Organization Studies. 33, 7, p. 963-971 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    An eye for an I: Thoughts about management communication quarterly from the next generation

    Koschmann, M. A., Bisel, R., Botero, I., Lin, C., Olufowote, J., Perriton, L., Schoeneborn, D. & Wieland, S., 01.11.2012, In: Management Communication Quarterly. 26, 4, p. 656-681 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

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    The Three Schools of CCO Thinking: Interactive Dialogue and Systematic Comparison

    Schoeneborn, D., Blaschke, S., Cooren, F., McPhee, R. D., Seidl, D. & Taylor, J. R., 05.2014, In: Management Communication Quarterly. 28, 2, p. 285-316 32 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review