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

    Affective States and Driving Behavior of Novice and Young Drivers

    Oehl, M. & Höger, R., 2014, Proceeding of the 5th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics AHFE 2014. Ahram, T., Karwowski, W. & Marek, T. (eds.). The Printing House, p. 8317-8325 9 p.

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

  2. Published

    Extensive margins of imports, productivity and profitability: First evidence for manufacturing enterprises in Germany

    Wagner, J., 2014, In: Economics Bulletin. 34, 3, p. 1669-1678 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Determinants and interactions of sustainability and risk management of commercial cattle farmers in Namibia

    Ingenillem, J., Merz, J. & Baumgärtner, S., 07.2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 72 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 304).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Exports and Firm Profitability: Quality matters!

    Wagner, J., 2014, In: Economics Bulletin. 34, 3, p. 1644-1652 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Lingering illness or sudden death? Pre-exit employment developments in German establishments

    Wagner, J., Schnabel, C. & Fackler, D., 08.2014, In: Industrial and Corporate Change. 23, 4, p. 1121-1140 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Governance of professional service firms: a configurational approach

    Harlacher, D. & Reihlen, M., 01.06.2014, In: Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research (SBuR). 7, 1, p. 125-160 36 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Institutional change in the German higher education system: From professional dominance to managed education.

    Reihlen, M. & Wenzlaff, F., 01.01.2014, Handbook on the entrepreneurial University. Fayolle, A. & Redford, D. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 112 - 135 24 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. Published

    Time poverty and price dispersion: Do time poor individuals pay more?

    Rathjen, T., 03.2015, In: Time & Society. 24, 1, p. 27-53 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    A Note on Firm Age and the Margins of Exports: First Evidence from Germany

    Wagner, J., 03.2015, In: International Trade Journal. 29, 2, p. 93-102 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    The Role of Extensive Margins of Exports in The Great Export Recovery in Germany, 2009/2010

    Wagner, J., 08.2014, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 234, 4, p. 518-526 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review