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

    Let's Quiz?! - Assessing the Learner's Preferences with a Pedagogical Conversational Agent

    Khosrawi-Rad, B., Grogorick, L., Keller, P. F., Schlimbach, R., Di Maria, M. D. & Robra-Bissantz, S., 2023, Communities in New Media. Inclusive Digital: Forming Community in an Open Way Self-Determined Participation in the Digital Transformation - Proceedings of 26th Conference GeNeMe 2023. Kohler, T., Schoop, E., Kahnwald, N. & Sonntag, R. (eds.). TUDpress - Verlag der Wissenschaften GmbH, p. 201-211 11 p. (Communities in New Media. Inclusive Digital: Forming Community in an Open Way Self-Determined Participation in the Digital Transformation - Proceedings of 26th Conference GeNeMe 2023).

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

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    Design Principles for Gamified Pedagogical Conversational Agents

    Khosrawi-Rad, B., Borchers, A., Grogorick, L. & Robra-Bissantz, S., 03.10.2023, ACADEMIC MINDTRICK 2023 - Proceedings of the 26th International Academic Mindtrek Conference. Association for Computing Machinery, p. 67-82 16 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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

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    Towards Pedagogical Conversational Agents as Creativity Drivers in Virtual Worlds

    Khosrawi-Rad, B., Shahda, F. & Robra-Bissantz, S., 03.10.2023, ACADEMIC MINDTRICK 2023 - Proceedings of the 26th International Academic Mindtrek Conference. Association for Computing Machinery, p. 313-316 4 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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

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    Game-inspired Pedagogical Conversational Agents: A Systematic Literature Review

    Khosrawi-Rad, B., Grogorick, L. & Robra-Bissantz, S., 2023, In: AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction. 15, 2, p. 146-192 47 p., 2.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    AI-based Technologies for Conversational Agent Design– Development Tools and Architectures for Intelligent Interactions

    Strohmann, T., Khosrawi-Rad, B., Schmidt, L. & Hiske, P., 2023, 29th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2023. The Association for Information Systems (AIS), (29th Annual Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2023).

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

  6. Published

    Calculation of tooth pair stiffness by finite element analysis for the multibody simulation of flexible gear pairs with helical teeth and flank modifications

    Andary, F., Heinzel, C., Wischmann, S., Berroth, J. & Jacobs, G., 12.2023, In: Multibody System Dynamics. 59, 4, p. 395-428 34 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Development and Validation of a Us and German Short Version of the Later Life Workplace Index (llwi- S)

    Deller, J., Finsel, J., Woehrmann, A., Oliveira, E., Axelrad, H., Vignoli, M., Gu, X. & Van der Heijden, B., 12.2023, Innovation in Aging. Vol. 7. p. 738-739 2 p. (Innovation in Aging).

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

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    Discussion report part 1: Legal and managerial foundations

    Thiele, F., 14.12.2023, Family Firms and Family Constitution. Fleischer, H. & Prigge, S. (eds.). Emerald Publishing, p. 67-59 9 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Discussion report part 3: Managerial research II: Survey and quantitative analyses

    Thiele, F., 14.12.2023, Family Firms and Family Constitution. Fleischer, H. & Prigge, S. (eds.). Emerald Publishing, p. 175-176 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Discussion report part 2: Managerial research i: Conceptual and qualitative analyses

    Rückert, J. M. & Thiele, F., 14.12.2023, Family Firms and Family Constitution. Fleischer, H. & Prigge, S. (eds.). Emerald Publishing, p. 135-139 5 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review