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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    Assessing a financial incentive for reducing length of stay of psychiatric inpatients: Implications for financing psychiatric services

    Warnke, I., Rössler, W., Nordt, C. & Herwig, U., 07.08.2014, In: Swiss Medical Weekly. 144, 10 p., w13991.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Entrepreneurial University Archetypes: A Meta-Synthesis of Case Study Literature

    Bronstein Bejerano, J. & Reihlen, M., 01.08.2014, In: Industry and Higher Education. 28, 4, p. 245-262 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Digital Control of a Camless Engine Using Lyapunov Approach with Backward Euler Approximation

    Mercorelli, P., Werner, N., Becker, U., Harndorf, H. & Van Niekerk, T., 08.2014, 19th IFAC World Congress IFAC 2014, Proceedings. Xia, X. & Boje, E. (eds.). 3 ed. International Federation of Automatic Control, Vol. 47. p. 5679-5684 6 p. (IFAC World Congress; vol. 19, no. 1).

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

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    How do Banks Assess Entrepreneurial Competence? The Role of Voluntary Information Disclosure.

    Fink, M., Moro, A. & Kautonen, T., 08.2014, In: International Small Business Journal . 32, 5, p. 525-544 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Lingering illness or sudden death? Pre-exit employment developments in German establishments

    Wagner, J., Schnabel, C. & Fackler, D., 08.2014, In: Industrial and Corporate Change. 23, 4, p. 1121-1140 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Role of Extensive Margins of Exports in The Great Export Recovery in Germany, 2009/2010

    Wagner, J., 08.2014, In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 234, 4, p. 518-526 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Hell is other people? Gender and interactions with strangers in the workplace influence a person's risk of depression

    Fischer, S., Wiemer, A., Diedrich, L., Moock, J. & Rössler, W., 30.07.2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 7, 9 p., e103501.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Erfolgsstrategien zur Gestaltung von Innovationsprozessen: eine empirische Analyse mittelständischer Innovationssysteme

    Seeger, B., 01.07.2014, Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler. 253 p. (Beiträge zur Produktionswirtschaft)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

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    Synthetic biology and biosecurity

    Robienski, J. & Simon, J., 01.07.2014, In: Revista de derecho y genoma humano = Law and the human genome review. 41, p. 15-35 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    An Adaptive and Optimized Switching Observer for Sensorless Control of an Electromagnetic Valve Actuator in Camless Internal Combustion Engines

    Mercorelli, P., 07.2014, In: Asian Journal of Control. 16, 4, p. 959-973 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Assessment of physical strain in younger and older subjects using heart rate and scalings of perceived exertion

    Kakarot, N. & Müller, F., 07.2014, In: Ergonomics . 57, 7, p. 1052-1067 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Atypische Beschäftigungsverhältnisse: Unternehmen im Spannungsfeld von Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten und Effizienzverlusten

    Braun, S., 07.2014, In: Neue Justiz. 68, 7, p. 276-282 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Determinants and interactions of sustainability and risk management of commercial cattle farmers in Namibia

    Ingenillem, J., Merz, J. & Baumgärtner, S., 07.2014, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 72 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 304).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Future Challenges for Global Tourism: A Delphi Survey

    von Bergner, N. M. & Lohmann, M., 07.2014, In: Journal of Travel Research. 53, 4, p. 420-432 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    On the Functional Controllability Using a Geometric Approach together with a Decoupled MPC for Motion Control in Robotino

    Straßberger, D., Mercorelli, P. & Georgiadis, A., 07.2014, Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems. Groningen: University of Groningen Press, p. 1080-1087 8 p.

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

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    The influence of time headway on subjective driver states in adaptive cruise control

    Siebert, F., Oehl, M. & Pfister, H.-R., 07.2014, In: Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 25, A, p. 65-73 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Entrepreneurship training in developing countries

    Bischoff, K. M., Gielnik, M. & Frese, M., 25.06.2014, Industrial and Organizational Psychology Help the Vulnerable: Serving the Underserved. Reichman, W. (ed.). Houndmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 92-119 28 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review