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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    Steuerung von Innovationsprozessen in KMU

    Sturm, N., 2011, Die Dynamisierung des Innovationsgeschehens in einer Wirtschaftsregion: Dokumentation des Workshops zum Auftakt der Lüneburger Innovationsinitiative . Fischer, S., Seeger, B. & Weihe, J. (eds.). Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovač, p. 51-61 11 p. (Schriftenreihe Innovative Betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung und Praxis; vol. 298).

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

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    Erfahrungen und Perspektiven bei der Transferkooperation von Hochschulen mit der Wirtschaftspraxis

    Weihe, J., 2011, Die Dynamisierung des Innovationsgeschehens in einer Wirtschaftsregion: Dokumentation des Workshops zum Auftakt der Lüneburger Innovationsinitiative . Fischer, S., Seeger, B. & Weihe, J. (eds.). Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovač, p. 1-7 7 p. (Schriftenreihe Innovative Betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung und Praxis; vol. 298).

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

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    Charakteristika von innovativen MitarbeiterInnen

    Fischer, S., 2011, Die Dynamisierung des Innovationsgeschehens in einer Wirtschaftsregion: Dokumentation des Workshops zum Auftakt der Lüneburger Innovationsinitiative . Fischer, S., Seeger, B. & Weihe, J. (eds.). Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovač, p. 75-86 (Schriftenreihe Innovative Betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung und Praxis; vol. 298).

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

  4. Published

    Die Dynamisierung des Innovationsgeschehens in einer Wirtschaftsregion: Dokumentation des Workshops zum Auftakt der Lüneburger Innovationsinitiative

    Fischer, S. (Editor), Seeger, B. (Editor) & Weihe, J. (Editor), 2011, Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovač. 92 p. (Schriftenreihe Innovative Betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung und Praxis; vol. 298)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsTransfer

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    Realitäten zur Ansicht – die Gruppendiskussion als Ort der Datenproduktion

    Wolff, S. & Puchta, C., 2007, Stuttgart: Lucius & Lucius. 251 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Focus Group Practice

    Puchta, C. & Potter, J., 01.01.2004, London: SAGE Publications Inc. 184 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Diskursanalysen institutioneller Gespräche - das Beispiel von „Focus Groups“

    Puchta, C. & Wolff, S., 2010, Handbuch Sozialwissenschaftliche Diskursanalyse: Forschungspraxis. Keller, R., Hirseland, A., Schneider, W. & Viehöver, W. (eds.). 4 ed. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Vol. 2. p. 473-490 18 p. (Handbuch sozialwissenschaftliche Diskursanalyse; vol. 2)(Interdisziplinäre Diskursforschung).

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

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    Repeat Receipts: A device for generating visible data in market research focus groups

    Puchta, C., Potter, J. & Wolff, S., 01.12.2004, In: Qualitative Research. 4, 3, p. 285-309 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Culture Check: Kulturwissenschaftliche Marktforschung: Das Beispiel Zigaretten

    Puchta, C. & Rüsing, O., 31.10.2006, In: Planung & Analyse. 34, 5, p. 24-26 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Mind, mousse and moderation: New Approaches to Psychology and Interaction

    Potter, J. & Puchta, C., 12.07.2007, Discursive research in practice: new approaches to psychology and interaction. Hepburn, A. & Wiggins, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 104-124 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review