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

    The exporter productivity premium along the productivity distribution: evidence from quantile regression with nonadditive firm fixed effects

    Powell, D. & Wagner, J., 11.2014, In: Review of World Economics. 150, 4, p. 763-785 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Integration of laboratory experiments into introductory electrical engineering courses: concept, implementation and competence-based evaluation

    Block, B.-M., 2014, 2014 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference: Engineering Education Towards Openness and Sustainability, IEEE EDUCON 2014. I. O. E. A. E. E. & B. U. (eds.). IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 23-29 7 p. 6826062. (IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON).

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

  3. Published

    Kompetenzorientierte Lehre in den Ingenieurwissenschaften- ein Verbundprojekt zwischen Universität und Gymnasien

    Block, B.-M., 2014, In: Das Hochschulwesen. 62, 1-2, p. 24-31 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    The influence of time headway on subjective driver states in adaptive cruise control

    Siebert, F., Oehl, M. & Pfister, H.-R., 07.2014, In: Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 25, A, p. 65-73 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Closed-Loop Supply Chain Management - Eine Simulationsstudie

    Reese, J. & Kayser, J., 2014, Management integrativer Leistungserstellung: Festschrift für Hans Corsten. Gössinger, R. & Zäpfel, G. (eds.). 1 ed. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot GmbH, p. 371-400 29 p. (Betriebswirtschaftliche Schriften; vol. 168).

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

  6. Published

    Musikwissenschaft im Phonomarkt: Bericht zum 1. Lüneburger Musiksymposium im Februar 1999

    Marien, E. (Editor) & Heinen, A. (Editor), 2002, Wilhelmshaven: Verlag Florian Noetzel. 142 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsTransfer

  7. Published

    Integrierte Versorgung - Wettbewerbspotenzial in der Gesundheitsversorgung heben!

    Ehlert, A. & Wein, T., 03.2014, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 94, 3, p. 194-202 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Time and Income Poverty: An Interdependent Multidimensional Poverty Approach with German Time Use Diary Data

    Merz, J. & Rathjen, T., 09.2014, In: Review of Income and Wealth. 60, 3, p. 450 - 479 30 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    "I put in effort, therefore I am passionate": Investigating the path from effort to passion in entrepreneurship

    Gielnik, M. M., Spitzmuller, M., Schmitt, A., Klemann, K. & Frese, M., 01.08.2015, In: Academy of Management Journal. 58, 4, p. 1012-1031 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Effect of international activity on firm performance: Trade liberalization benefits better performing firms and contributes to economic growth

    Wagner, J., 05.2014, In: IZA World of Labor. 2014, 10 p., 47.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review