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

    Future work: Toward a practice perspective

    Wenzel, M., Krämer, H., Koch, J. & Reckwitz, A., 2023, Organization as time: Technology, Power and Politics. Vaujany, F. X. D., Holt, R. & Grandazzi, A. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 136-155 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  2. Published

    Imagining ways forward

    Wenzel, M., 2023, Imagination and Organization Studies: Insights and Reflections. Wenzel, M. (ed.). Lüneburg: OS insights, p. 43-46 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherResearch

  3. Published

    Imagination and organization studies: An introduction

    Wenzel, M., 2023, Imagination and Organization Studies: Insights and Reflections. Wenzel, M. (ed.). Lüneburg: OS insights, p. 1-5 5 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherResearch

  4. Published

    Restoring reflection in management education

    Wenzel, M., 2023, Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship: Courses and Cases. Wenzel, M. (ed.). 1 ed. Lüneburg: OS insights, p. 431-435 5 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherResearch

  5. Published

    Why study International Business Administration and Entrepreneurship?

    Wenzel, M., 2023, Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship: Courses and Cases. Wenzel, M. (ed.). 1 ed. Lüneburg: OS insights, p. 1-6 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherResearch

  6. Published

    Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship: Courses and Cases

    Wenzel, M. (Editor), 2023, Lüneburg: OS insights. 435 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  7. Published

    Imagination and Organization Studies: Insights and Reflections

    Wenzel, M. (Editor), 2023, Lüneburg: OS insights. 46 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    Das Streben nach Sicherheit in Organisationen: Zwischen Reflex und Reflexion

    Koch, J. & Wenzel, M., 10.2023, In: Zeitschrift für Führung und Organisation. 92, 5, p. 273-275 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    "Do as we say and you’ll be successful": Mundane power in corporate entrepreneurship

    Skade, L., Wenzel, M. & Koch, J., 05.2024, In: Journal of Product Innovation Management. 41, 3, p. 623-643 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Board Ancestral Diversity and Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emission Disclosure

    Barg, J. A., Drobetz, W., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O. & Schröder, H., 07.2024, In: British Journal of Management. 35, 3, p. 1512-1529 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review