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

    Deferential Spouses and Cautionary Wrecks - The Law of Personal or Cautionary Obligations in Scots Law

    Smith, L. J., 2007, Protection of Non-Professional Sureties in Europe : Formal and Substantive Disparity. Colombi Ciacchi, A. (ed.). 1. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 185-200 16 p. ( Schriftenreihe des Zentrums für Europäische Rechtspolitik an der Universität Bremen; no. 49).

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

  2. Published

    Finding the Balance: Optimum Regulatory Framework for Space Data in the Information Era

    Smith, L. J., 05.2009, Small Satellite Missions for Earth Observation: New Developments and Trends. Sandau , R., Roeser, H.-P. & Valenzuela , A. (eds.). 1 ed. Wissenschaft und Technik Verlag, p. 213-220 8 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  3. Published

    Legal and Regulatory Content for Small Satellites

    Smith, L. J., 2011, Small Satellites for Earth Observation: Digest ot the 8th International Symposium of the International Academy of Astronautics. Sandau, R., Roeser, H.-P. & Valenzuela, A. (eds.). Wissenschaft und Technik Verlag, p. 133-138 6 p.

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

  4. Published

    Business innovation symposium "At what Price? IP-Related Thoughts on New Business Models for Space Information"

    Smith, L. J., 09.2011, In: Acta Astronautica. 69, 7-8, p. 714-721 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Exports, imports and profitability: First evidence for manufacturing enterprises

    Wagner, J., 06.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 32 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 206).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Krisenneigung von Familienunternehmen - eine systemtheoretische Betrachtung

    Claßen, C., 2011, Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Finanz-, Wirtschafts- und andere Krisen ; Forschungsbeiträge. Schöning, S., Richter, J. & Pape, A. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 163-176 14 p.

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

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    The Ambiguities of Experience

    Kahle, E., 01.02.2011, In: International Management Review. 51, 1, p. 117-119 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    Organisationaler Wandel in Buchverlagen: Ergebnisse von Fallstudien

    Martin, A., Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S., Jochims, T. & Weisenfeld, U., 2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Mittelstandsforschung der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 36 p. (Schriften aus dem Institut für Mittelstandsforschung; no. 38).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Die Zinsschranke: Analyse und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten ausgewählter Problembereiche

    Sandin, C., 2008, Mittelstand 2008: aktuelle Forschungsbeiträge zu gesellschaftlichen und finanzwirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Wetzel, H. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt, Berlin ua.: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 189-211 22 p.

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

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    Management Approach im externen Rechnungswesen: Chancen und Risiken für das berichtende Unternehmen und die Adressaten des Jahresabschlusses

    Kadner, A., 2008, Mittelstand 2008: aktuelle Forschungsbeiträge zu gesellschaftlichen und finanzwirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Wetzel, H. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 247-264 17 p.

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