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

    Qualität von Softwaresystemen

    Funk, B., 2010, In: WI.ONLINE. 1.2010, p. 37

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    Daten- und Informationsqualität

    Funk, B., 2010, In: WI.ONLINE. 1.2010, p. 34

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    On entrepreneurial risk-taking and the macroeconomic effects of financial constraints

    Clemens, C. & Heinemann, M., 10.2010, In: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 34, 9, p. 1610-1626 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Swiss Adolescents' Career Aspirations: Influence of Context, Age, and Career Adaptability

    Hirschi, A., 01.02.2010, In: Journal of Career Development. 36, 3, p. 228-245 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Engagement in adolescent career preparation: Social support, personality and the development of choice decidedness and congruence

    Hirschi, A., Niles, S. G. & Akos, P., 02.2011, In: Journal of Adolescence. 34, 1, p. 173-182 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    READY! Un programma per stimolare la prontezza decisionale

    Hirschi, A. & Läge, D., 2010, Sfide e nuovi orizzonti per l’orientamento: Bd. 1 Metodologie e buone pratiche. Nota, L. & Soresi, S. (eds.). Florenz: Giunti O.S. Organizzazioni Speciali, p. 267-282 16 p.

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

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    Vocational identity trajectories: Differences in personality and development of well-being.

    Hirschi, A., 01.2012, In: European Journal of Personality. 26, 1, p. 2–12 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Relation of vocational identity statuses to interest structure among Swiss adolescents

    Hirschi, A., 10.2011, In: Journal of Career Development. 38, 5, p. 390-407 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Effects of orientations to happiness on vocational identity achievement.

    Hirschi, A., 06.2011, In: The Career Development Quarterly. 59, 4, p. 367-378 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Callings in career: A typological approach to essential and optional components

    Hirschi, A., 08.2011, In: Journal of Vocational Behavior. 79, 1, p. 60-73 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review