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

    Global text processing in CSCL with learning protocols: A coding scheme for eye movement analyses

    Oehl, M., Pfister, H.-R. & Gilge, A., 01.01.2008, Proceedings of the eighth international conference on the learning sciences - ICLS 2008: International Perspectives in the Learning Sciences: Cre8ing a Learning World. International Society of the Learning Sciences, Vol. 3. p. 103-104 2 p. (Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS; vol. 2008, no. 3).

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

  2. Published

    Biomechanical characteristics of the porcine denticulate ligament in different vertebral levels of the cervical spine-Preliminary results of an experimental study

    Polak, K., Czyż , M., Ścigała , K., Jarmundowicz , W. & Będziński , R., 06.2014, In: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 34, p. 165-170 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Transnationale Delikte vor nationalen Gerichten oder: Wie weiter nach dem Ende der amerikanischen Rechtshegemonie?

    Halfmeier, A., 2014, Festschrift für Ulrich Magnus zum 70. Geburtstag. Mankowski, P. & Wurmnest, W. (eds.). München: Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt, p. 433-448 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  4. Published

    The Great Export Recovery in German Manufacturing Industries, 2009/2010

    Wagner, J., 2013, In: Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften. 64, 3, p. 325-340 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The global context and people at work: Special issue introduction

    Kraimer, M. L., Takeuchi, R. & Frese, M., 03.2014, In: Personnel Psychology. 67, 1, p. 5-21 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Unpacking the Personal Initiative-Performance Relationship: A Multi-Group Analysis of Innovation by Ugandan Rural and Urban Entrepreneurs

    Rooks, G., Sserwanga, A. & Frese, M., 01.01.2016, In: Applied Psychology. 65, 1, p. 99-131 33 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    The emergence of evidence-based entrepreneurship

    Frese, M., Rousseau, D. M. & Wiklund, J., 03.03.2014, In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 38, 2, p. 209-216 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The psychology of entrepreneurship

    Frese, M. & Gielnik, M., 2014, In: Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior. 1, p. 413-438 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Action and action-regulation in entrepreneurship: Evaluating a student training for promoting entrepreneurship

    Gielnik, M., Frese, M., Kahara-Kawuki, A., Katono, I. W., Kyejjusa, S., Ngoma, M., Munene, J., Namatovu-Dawa, R., Nansubuga, F., Orobia, L., Oyugi, J., Sejjaaka, S., Sserwanga, A., Walter, T., Bischoff, K. M. & Dlugosch, T., 01.03.2015, In: Academy of Management Learning & Education. 14, 1, p. 69-94 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Patterns of entrepreneurial career development: An optimal matching analysis approach

    Zacher, H., Biemann, T., Gielnik, M. & Frese, M., 2012, In: International Journal of Developmental Science. 6, 3-4, p. 177-187 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review