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

    Optimizing price levels in e-commerce applications with respect to customer lifetime values

    Funk, B., 12.08.2009, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Electronic Commerce, ICEC 2009. Chau, P. Y. K., Lyytinen, K. & Wei, C.-P. (eds.). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 169-175 7 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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

  2. Published

    Klassifizierung von Schuldverhältnissen auf der Grundlage der Risikoverteilung und daraus resultierende Ansprüche

    Schottke, R., 2001, Akquisition - Nachträge - funtionale Leistungsbeschreibung: Tagungsbericht zur 1. Interdisziplinären Norddeutschen Tagung für Baubetriebswirtschaft und Baurecht. Buhr, H. D., Hecklau, H.-J., Smidt, W., Freise, H., Schottke, R., Englert, K. & Schonebeck, K.-H. (eds.). SEMINA Verlag, p. 62-79 18 p.

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

  3. Published

    Recht, Fakten und Versicherungen, Teil 2: Anmerkungen zu Deckung und Haftung

    Hohlbein, B., 2009, In: Zeitschrift für Versicherungswesen. 60, 9, p. 296-299 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  4. Published

    Old-Age Security and Silver Workers: An Empirical Survey Identifies Challenges for Companies, Insurers and Society

    Deller, J., Liedtke, P. M. & Maxin, L. M., 01.01.2009, In: The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice. 34, 1, p. 137-157 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    On the Effects of Redistribution on Growth and Entrepreneurial Risk–Taking

    Clemens, C. & Heinemann, M., 17.03.2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 6).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Converging institutions: shaping the relationships between nanotechnologies, economy and society

    Ott, I. & Papilloud, C., 01.12.2007, In: Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society. 27, 6, p. 455-466 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Betriebliche Weiterbildung und der Verbleib Älterer im Betrieb

    Burgert, D., 10.2006, Lüneburg: Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe, 41 p. (FFB Diskussionspapier; no. 68).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Start-up success of freelancers: new microeconometric evidence from the German socio-economic panel

    Merz, J. & Paic, P., 03.2006, Bonn: IZA - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit, 32 p. (IZA Diskussionspapier; no. 2036).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Published

    Working hour arrangements and working hours: a microeconometric analysis based on German time diary data

    Merz, J. & Burgert, D., 11.2003, Bonn: IZA - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit, 34 p. (IZA Discussionspaper; no. 922).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    XOperator - An extensible semantic agent for instant messaging networks

    Dietzold, S., Unbehauen, J. & Auer, S., 2008, The Semantic Web: Research and Applications - 5th European Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2008, Proceedings. Bechhofer, S., Hauswirth, M., Hoffmann, J. & Koubarakis, M. (eds.). Springer, p. 787-791 5 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 5021).

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