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

    Rethink Textile Production - Developing sustainable concepts for textile industry using production simulation

    Müller, K., Guerne, M. G., Block, B.-M. & Heger, J., 04.2025, 14th International Materials Education Symposium: Clare College, University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK April 10-11, 2025. Canonsburg: University of Cambridge, p. 27 1 p. ( Materials Education Symposium).

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

  3. Published

    Study on AZ31 magnesium alloy-based surface composite through friction stir processing: a review

    Patel, V. K., Rana, H. & Patel, D. K., 04.2025, In: Welding International. 39, 4, p. 280-296 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  4. Published

    The impact of environmental sustainability on willingness to invest in startups: A survey among private investors

    Voß, L., Cordes, H. & Lueg, R., 04.2025, In: Sustainable Development. 33, 2, p. 2672-2695 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries

    Author Collaboration of " Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries", Cologna, V., Mede, N. G., Berger, S., Besley, J., Brick, C., Genschow, O. & Westfal, M., 04.2025, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 9, 4, p. 713-730 18 p., e2108576118.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Sensing the room: The role of atmosphere in collective sensemaking

    Knight, E., Lok, J., Jarzabkowski, P. & Wenzel, M., 01.04.2025, In: Academy of Management Journal. 68, 2, p. 326-356 31 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Capitalizing on natural language processing (NLP) to automate the evaluation of coach implementation fidelity in guided digital cognitive-behavioral therapy (GdCBT)

    Zainal, N. H., Eckhardt, R., Rackoff, G. N., Fitzsimmons-Craft, E. E., Rojas-Ashe, E., Barr Taylor, C., Funk, B., Eisenberg, D., Wilfley, D. E. & Newman, M. G., 02.04.2025, In: Psychological Medicine. 55, e106.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. E-pub ahead of print

    Sustainable corporate governance and corporate carbon outputs: Status quo of empirical research and further improvements

    Velte, P., 14.04.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting. 47 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  9. E-pub ahead of print

    Beyond Digital vs. IT: The Untold Story of Their Relationship from an Organizing Logic Perspective

    Baiyere, A., Zimmer, M. P., Staykova, K. S. & Jöhnk, J., 15.04.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Information Systems Research. 37 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Comprehensive analysis of the forming zone and improvement of diameter reduction prediction in the dieless wire drawing process

    Braatz, M., Bohlen, J. & Ben Khalifa, N., 15.04.2025, In: Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 139, p. 210-223 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    La-Ni-H metal hydride system aging effects identification

    Shang, Y., Chen, T., Karimi, F., Le, T. T., Markmann, J., Embs, J. P., Klusemann, B., Klassen, T. & Pistidda, C., 15.04.2025, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 510, 15 p., 161682.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review