School of Management and Technology
Organisational unit: Research School
- Institute for Auditing & Tax
- Institute for production technology and systems
- Institute of Experimental Industrial Psychology
- Institute of Information Systems
- Institute of Knowledge and Information Management
- Institute of Management, Accounting & Finance
- Institute of Management and Organization
- Institute of Marketing
- Institute of New Venture Management
- Institute of Performance Management
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.
- 2026
Developing and Validating of Extra-Short Forms of the Later Life Workplace Index
Wehage, M. (Coauthor), Deller, J. (Speaker), Finsel, J. (Coauthor) & Wöhrmann, A. M. (Coauthor)
30.04.2026 → 02.05.2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
- 2025
Necessary HRM Practices for Extended Working Lives in Tight and Loose Societies: A Comparative Perspective
Oliveira, E. (presenter), van der Heijden, B. (Coauthor), Finsel, J. (Coauthor), Axelrad, H. (Coauthor), Derous, E. (Coauthor), Gu, X. (Coauthor), Marzec, I. (Coauthor), Mykletun, R. J. (Coauthor), Vignoli, M. (Coauthor), Pajic, S. (Coauthor), Wöhrmann, A. M. (Coauthor) & Deller, J. (Coauthor)
17.10.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
The German and U.S. Validation of the Later Life Workplace Index Extra- Short Form (LLWI-XSF)
Wehage, M. (presenter), Deller, J. (Coauthor), Finsel, J. (Coauthor) & Wöhrmann, A. M. (Coauthor)
17.10.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Climate Change and the Politics of System-Level Change: The Challenges of Moving beyond Incremental Transformation
Schüßler, E. (Speaker), Wickert, C. (Speaker), Bodrožić, Z. (Speaker), Delmestri, G. (Speaker) & Nyberg, D. (Speaker)
18.09.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Self-improvement for Computerized Adaptive Testing
Rudolph, Y. (Speaker), Neubauer, K. (Speaker) & Brefeld, U. (Coauthor)
16.09.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Enhancing careless responding detection: A norm group-based calculation approach
Escher, Y. A. (Speaker), Goldammer, P. (Coauthor), Stöckli, P. L. (Coauthor), Annen, H. (Coauthor) & Heimann, A. L. (Coauthor)
12.09.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Keynote bei der Vollversammlung der IHK LW
Usbeck, R. (Speaker)
11.09.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
27th International Conference on Business Informatics - CBI 2025
Drews, P. (Speaker)
09.09.2025 → 12.09.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Tag der Informatik 2025
Usbeck, R. (Speaker)
09.09.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Effects of using VR training for skill development in the context of parent-teacher conferences
Knabbe, F. (Speaker), Escher, Y. A. (Coauthor), Petrowsky, H. (Coauthor), Loschelder, D. (Coauthor) & Kuhl, P. (Coauthor)
29.08.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
35th International Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research UK – Emerging Scholars Colloquium
Bornhöft, S. (Speaker) & Lueg, R. (Coauthor)
25.08.2025 → 28.08.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Journal of Management Studies (Journal)
Schüßler, E. (Reviewer)
20.08.2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Erstbetreuung der Dissertation von Sara Maric
Schüßler, E. (Reviewer)
14.08.2025Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
Erstbetreuung der Dissertation von Nina Füreder
Schüßler, E. (Reviewer)
08.2025Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
Acknowledging the Pluriverse in Social and Environmental Responsibilities
Acosta, P. (Panel participant), Habersang, S. (Panel participant), Banerjee, B. (Panel participant), Bothello, J. (Panel participant), Döbbe, F. (Panel participant) & Potocnik, K. (Panel participant)
29.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Beyond the ‘Big Disconnect’: Pathways for Research on the System-Level Challenges of Climate Change Paper Presentation: The Mission (Im)possible of Institutional Climate Action through Quixotic Institutional Work
Schüßler, E. (presenter) & Delmestri, G. (presenter)
29.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Addressing the Spatial Turn in Entrepreneurship Research: New Dimensions and Emerging Issues
Cnossen, B. (Speaker)
27.07.2025 → 29.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Facilitating Innovation and Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Societal Challenges - Paper Presentation: When Drugs Fail: How Scientific Paradigms Limit Innovation in Antimicrobial Resistance
Schüßler, E. (presenter) & Otto, B. D. (presenter)
27.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Inside the Writers’ Room: Theorizing Relationality in Creative Collaboration
Cnossen, B. (Speaker)
27.07.2025 → 29.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Organizing space and spatializing organization: Charting new territories of inquiry
Cnossen, B. (Speaker)
27.07.2025 → 29.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Studying Institutional Fields Qualitatively for Advancing Knowledge on Grand Challenges
Schüßler, E. (Panel participant), Anspach, D. S. (Lecturer), Cloutier, C. (Lecturer), Furnari, S. (Panel participant), Granqvist, N. (Panel participant), Grodal, S. (Panel participant), Kim, A. (Panel participant), Wright, A. L. (Panel participant), Zietsma, C. E. (Panel participant) & Zilber, T. B. (Panel participant)
26.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Market Valuation of Biodiversity Risk: Evidence from the EU Nature Restoration Law
Bornhöft, S. (Speaker)
23.07.2025 → 29.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The negotiator personality: Expert predictions vs. data-driven insights from higher-order latent modeling
Escher, Y. A. (Speaker), Petrowsky, H. M. (Coauthor), Curhan, J. R. (Coauthor), Lee, A. J. (Coauthor), Stöckli, P. L. (Coauthor), Elfenbein, H. A. (Coauthor) & Loschelder, D. D. (Coauthor)
16.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Fit für den demographischen Wandel: Wie der Later Life Workplace Index Unternehmen zukunftssicher macht
Deller, J. (Speaker) & Wilckens, M. (Speaker)
11.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
7th JRC Summer School on Sustainable Finance
Bornhöft, S. (Participant)
10.07.2025 → 11.07.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
41st European Group for Organisational Studies - EGOS 2025
Schüßler, E. (Organiser), Adler, P. S. (Organiser) & Bodrožić, Z. (Organiser)
03.07.2025 → 05.07.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Constructing Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence: Political uncertainty, legal ambiguity, and industry level contestation
Schüßler, E. (presenter), Lohmeyer, N. (presenter) & Ashwin, S. (presenter)
03.07.2025 → 05.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Navigating Object Ambiguity in Artistic and Scientific Experiments
Schüßler, E. (presenter), Hoop, M. (presenter), Schiemer, B. (presenter) & Grabher, G. (presenter)
03.07.2025 → 05.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
“When the drugs don’t work” – How paradigmatic rigidities constrain innovation in the case of antimicrobial resistance
Schüßler, E. (presenter) & Otto, B. D. (presenter)
03.07.2025 → 05.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
EGOS pre-Colloquium PhD Workshop 2025
Schüßler, E. (Organiser), Batsakis, G. (Organiser) & de Bakker, F. (Organiser)
01.07.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Vertrauensdozentin bei der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung
Kößler, F. (Consultant)
01.07.2025Activity: Consultancy
Being drawn along: The use of drawing in affective organizational ethnography
Bartusch, L. (Speaker)
07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
CRISIS-DRIVEN TRANSFORMATION IN ORGANIZATIONS
Fey, L. (Speaker)
07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
TONALi Festival / Zukunftstage
Jakob, L. (Moderator)
30.06.2025 → 03.07.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
PhD seminar
Cnossen, B. (Lecturer)
27.06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Diversität, Netzwerke und psychische Gesundheit in einer sich wandelnden Arbeitswelt (Keynote)
Kößler, F. (Speaker)
26.06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Understanding Audience Perception in Innovative Concert Formats: Transformative Learning Through Aesthetic Experiences?
Jakob, L. (Speaker) & Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Speaker)
26.06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Deconstructing the toxic ideology of positivity, proactivity, and performativity in occupational health psychology.
Hornung, S. (Speaker) & Kößler, F. (Speaker)
18.06.2025 → 20.06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Marginalized occupations, groups, and topics: A critique of blind spots in occupational health psychology.
Kößler, F. (Speaker) & Hornung, S. (Speaker)
18.06.2025 → 20.06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
hell:wach25 forum
Jakob, L. (Speaker)
14.06.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Erster Infotag für das Bachelorstudium an unserer Fakultät
Usbeck, R. (Speaker)
13.06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Posterpresentation LLM-Agents for Georelating
Moltzen, K. (Speaker)
12.06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Presentation Leuphana @ Session II Future Knowledge Experts
Moltzen, K. (Speaker)
12.06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
Current Practices of Classical Music - Artistic Citizenship
Jakob, L. (Oral presentation)
10.06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Education
Work Life Balance: Stipendiat*innen / Gen Z im Gespräch mit Laura Venz und David Gutensohn
Venz, L. (Speaker) & Gutensohn, D. (Speaker)
06.06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
“Today We’re Gonna Do Bankruptcy”: Humour as a Vehicle for Enacting Alternativity in a Local Art Space
Bartusch, L. (Speaker)
06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
University of California, Berkeley
Escher, Y. A. (Visiting researcher)
06.2025 → 07.2025Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
Immersive job interview training: A three-wave study to improve applicants’ efficacy and confidence
Escher, Y. A. (Speaker), Petrowsky, H. M. (Coauthor), Kuhl, P. (Coauthor) & Loschelder, D. D. (Coauthor)
23.05.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Spes contra spem. Hoffnung jenseits der Ratio: Die Herausforderung der Theologie
Mercorelli, P. (Speaker)
22.05.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Challenging misleading positive (re-)framings in work and organizational psychology [Panel].
Kößler, F. (Speaker), Wehrt, W. (Speaker), Fleuren, B. (Speaker) & Hornung, S. (Speaker)
21.05.2025 → 24.05.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research