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. 2024
  2. Published

    Transparency in an Age of Digitalization and Responsibility

    Reischauer, G., Hess, T., Sellhorn, T. & Theissen, E., 11.12.2024, In: Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research (SBuR). 76, 4, p. 483-494 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  3. Published

    Towards a future conceptualization of destination resilience: exploring the role of actors, agency and resilience narratives

    Posch, E., Eckert, E. & Thiebes, B., 16.12.2024, In: Journal of Tourism Futures. 10, 3, p. 461-475 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Innovative Solid-State Recycling of Aluminum Alloy AA6063 Chips Through Direct Hot Rolling Process

    Carta, M., Ben Khalifa, N., Buonadonna, P., El Mohtadi, R., Bertolino, F. & El Mehtedi, M., 17.12.2024, In: Metals. 14, 12, 19 p., 1442.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Developing and Validating an Extra-short Form of the Later Life Workplace Index (llwi-xs) in Germany and the Us

    Deller, J., Wehage, M., Finsel, J. S. & Woehrmann, A., 31.12.2024, In: Innovation in Aging. 8, SP_1, p. 728-728 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  6. 2025
  7. Published

    Analyzing the Influence of Knowledge Graph Information on Relation Extraction

    Möller, C. & Usbeck, R., 2025, The Semantic Web. Curry, E., Acosta, M., Poveda-Villalón, M., van Erp, M., Ojo, A., Hose, K., Shimizu, C. & Lisena, P. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 460-480 21 p.

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

  8. Accepted/In press

    An attention-based perspective on how climate impact affects opportunity entrepreneurship

    Hirschmann, M., Fisch, C. & Farny, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Small Business Economics.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Accepted/In press

    An extended active learning framework of entrepreneurship education and training

    Gielnik, M. & Glosenberg, A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Accepted/In press

    A path-centric account of action-oriented entrepreneurship training

    Gielnik, M., Blagoev, B. & Melyoki, L. L., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Small Business Economics. 2025

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Automatic Imitation

    Genschow, O. (Editor) & Cracco, E. (Editor), 2025, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG. 355 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  12. Accepted/In press