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

    Noninteracting optimal and adaptive torque control using an online parameter estimation with help of polynomials in EKF for a PMSM

    Zwerger, T. & Mercorelli, P., 01.03.2025, In: ISA Transactions. 158, p. 452-467 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Sustainable Institutional Investors and Environmental Decoupling: Does Carbon Assurance (quality) have an impact?

    Velte, P., 03.03.2025, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 47, 1, p. 37-64 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    An entrepreneurial roadmap for the future of workplace learning

    Glosenberg, A., Gielnik, M. & Steffens, P., 07.03.2025, In: Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice. 18, 1, p. 162-166 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  5. Published

    Multimodality in Strategy-as-Practice Research

    Knight, E. & Wenzel, M., 11.03.2025, Cambridge Handbook of Strategy as Practice. Golsorkhi, D., Rouleau, L., Seidl, D. & Vaara, E. (eds.). 3 ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 729-739 11 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Published

    Emancipatory entrepreneurship education through critical pedagogy: Employing Paulo Freire’s pedagogical model in the South African townships context

    Felix-Faure, C. & Fayolle, A., 15.03.2025, Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Learning. Politis, D., Aaboen, L. & Gabrielsson, J. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 252-264 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    Reduction of Sintering Distortion in Metal Binder Jetting: Measuring Friction Under Sintering Conditions

    Blunk, H. & Seibel, A., 15.03.2025, In: Funtai Oyobi Fummatsu Yakin/Journal of the Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy. 72, Issue Supplement, p. S1475-S1479 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. E-pub ahead of print

    Corporate social responsibility (CSR) decoupling and tax avoidance. Symbolic use of sustainable boards in the European Union?

    Velte, P., 16.03.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Seeking social support on social media: a coping perspective

    Chen, A. & Lemmer, K., 18.03.2025, In: Internet Research. 35, 2, p. 664-690 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Accepted/In press

    Future Making: Towards a Practice Perspective

    Wenzel, M., Cabantous, L. & Koch, J., 20.03.2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Management Studies. 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. E-pub ahead of print

    Composing with the terra fluida of interaction: new paths for CCO research as relational practice

    Mallette, S., Nathues, E., Cnossen, B. & Brummans, B. H. J. M., 25.03.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management. 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesEducationpeer-review