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. 2025
  2. Published

    Refill friction stir spot welding: Effects of energy input on residual stresses and mechanical properties in AA6082-T6

    Becker, N., Maawad, E. & Klusemann, B., 2025, In: Procedia Structural Integrity. 68, p. 776-781 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

  3. Accepted/In press

    Reviewing is caring! Revaluing a critical, but invisibilized, underappreciated, and exploited academic practice

    Dobusch, L., Plotnikof, M. & Wenzel, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Organization. 17 p., 13505084251343672.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Accepted/In press

    Risk tolerance and altruism: evidence on their relationship from Germany

    Friehe, T. & Pfeifer, C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Applied Economics Letters. 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Round, just-below, or precise prices? Cultural differences in the prevalence of price endings in E-commerce

    Ventura, A., Troll, E. S., Soliman, M. & Loschelder, D. D., 2025, In: Frontiers in Behavioral Economics. 4, 18 p., 1296207.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Social Modulation of Imitative Behavior

    Genschow, O. & Cracco, E., 2025, Automatic Imitation. Genschow, O. & Cracco, E. (eds.). Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 219–239 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. In preparation

    Special Issue: What do social and environmental responsibilities mean in the ‘Global South’? Towards pluriversal perspectives in management studies

    Acosta, P. (Editor), Banerjee, B. (Editor), Bothello, J. (Editor), Habersang, S. (Editor), Nkomo, S. (Editor) & Potočnik, K. (Editor), 2025, (In preparation) John Wiley & Sons Inc. (Journal of Management Studies)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  8. Accepted/In press

    Stability matters: A dynamic process view on self-efficacy in training transfer.

    Weers, J. & Gielnik, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Applied Psychology.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Accepted/In press

    Sustainable Dividend Policies and CSR Disclosure: How Strategic Investors Influence Wealth Distribution

    Heinzel, N. & Lueg, R., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Tension/Length-Controlled Winch System for Tethered UAVs*

    Guscott, T., Welgemoed, J., Van Niekerk, T., Mercorelli, P. & Mpurwana, K., 2025, 2025 European Conference on Mobile Robots, ECMR 2025 - Proceedings. Gasteratos, A., Bellotto, N. & Tortora, S. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (European Conference on Mobile Robots; vol. 2025).

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

  11. Accepted/In press

    The effectiveness of a team intervention to enhance team regulation in hybrid teams: a randomized controlled trial

    Althammer, S. E., Wöhrmann, A. M. & Michel, A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review