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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    Re-registration as a means of altering a company's status: Introductory; Private company becoming public; Public company becoming private; Private limited company becoming unlimited; Unlimited private company becoming limited; Public company becoming private and unlimited

    Schall, A., 2014, Companies Act: Kommentar. Schall, A. (ed.). München: C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 198-214 17 p.

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

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    A company's registered office: General; Welsh companies;

    Schall, A., 2014, Companies Act: Kommentar. Schall, A. (ed.). München: C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 194-197 4 p.

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

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    A company's capacity and related matters: Capacity of company and power of directors to bind it; Formalities of doing business under the law of England and Wales or Northern Ireland; Formalities of doing business under the law of Scotland; Other matters

    Schall, A., 2014, Companies Act: Kommentar. Schall, A. (ed.). München: C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 83-142 60 p.

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

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    Company formation: General, Requirements for registration, Registration and its effect

    Schall, A., 2014, Companies Act: Kommentar. Schall, A. (ed.). München: C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 21-46 26 p.

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

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    General introductory provisions: Companies and Companies Acts, Types of company

    Schall, A., 2014, Companies Act: Kommentar. Schall, A. (ed.). München: C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 1-20 20 p.

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

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    The Gentle Art of Reinsurance Broking: Some comments on language and the perception of risk

    Hohlbein, B., 01.11.2014, In: Zeitschrift für Versicherungswesen. 65, 21, p. 624 - 627 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Law relating to Remote Sensing - Earth Observation

    Smith, L. J. & Doldirina, C., 10.11.2016, Routledge Handbook of Space Law. Jakhu, R. S. & Dempsey, P. S. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 241-267 27 p. 13. (Routledge Handbooks).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    A holistic view on security and collaboration in safe space: Legal considerations on a consensual orbital debris remediation scheme

    Smith, L. J., 2015, Proceedings of the 65th International Astronautical Congress: Our World Needs Space. New York: International Astronautical Foundation IAF, p. 9389-9402 13 p. (Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress; no. 13 of 14).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

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    Taking a stance: Managing liability for commercial space activities

    Smith, L. J., 29.12.2017, Commercial uses of Space and Space Tourism: Legal and policy Aspects. Wouters, J., De Man, P. & Hansen, R. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 19-43 25 p. (Leuven Global Governance series).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review