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

    Navigating the Family Support Paradox in Female Entrepreneurship – A Developing Country Perspective

    Hundera, M., Mensmann, M. & Habersang, S., 07.2025, In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. 2025, 1

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Soziale Farbe (II): Farbe an der Arbeit

    Beyes, T., 07.2025, In: Merkur. 79, 914, p. 21-31 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  4. Published

    Special Issue: Embracing Contrarian Thinking: Value-Reflexive Research for a Digital World

    Zimmer, M. P. (Editor), Vasilakopoulou, P. (Editor), Grisot, M. (Editor) & Niemimaa, M. (Editor), 07.2025, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. (European Journal of Information Systems)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  5. Published

    Toward Holistic Stakeholder Engagement: Integrating Participation, Inclusion, and Democracy

    Wenzel, M., Trittin-Ulbrich, H., Edinger-Schons, L. M., Castelló, I. & de Bakker, F. G. A., 07.2025, In: Business and Society. 64, 6, p. 1055-1076 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  6. Published

    Market Valuation of Biodiversity Risk: Evidence from the EU Nature Restoration Law

    Bornhöft, S. C., 01.07.2025, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2025, 1, 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Navigating (In)Visibility: Exploring Political Dynamics in Future-Making

    Düsterbeck, J., Habersang, S. & Reihlen, M., 01.07.2025, In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. 2025, 1

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

  8. E-pub ahead of print

    ShortPathQA: A Dataset for Controllable Fusion of Large Language Models with Knowledge Graphs

    Salnikov, M., Sakhovskiy, A., Nikishina, I., Usmanova, A., Kraft, A., Möller, C., Banerjee, D., Huang, J., Jiang, L., Abdullah, R., Yan, X., Tutubalina, E., Usbeck, R. & Panchenko, A., 2026, Natural Language Processing and Information Systems: 30th International Conference on Applications of Natural Language to Information Systems, NLDB 2025, Proceedings. Ichise, R. (ed.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 95-110 16 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 15836 LNCS).

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

  9. E-pub ahead of print

    Development and validation of the short form of the Later Life Workplace Index: a study across 10 countries

    Finsel, J., Axelrad, H., Choi, S. J., Derous, E., Gu, X., Guandalini, P., Ha, J., Kim, E. S., Marzec, I., Mykletun, R. J., Oliveira, E., Pajic, S., Schellaert, M., van der Heijden, B. I. J. M., Vignoli, M., Wöhrmann, A. M. & Deller, J., 12.07.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Work, Aging and Retirement. 20 p., waaf006.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Automating SPARQL Query Translations between DBpedia and Wikidata

    Bartels, M. C., Banerjee, D. & Usbeck, R., 14.07.2025, Linking Meaning: Semantic Technologies Shaping the Future of AI: Cover 74617 Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Semantic Systems, 3-5 September 2025, Vienna, Austria. Spahiu, B., Vahdati, S., Salatino, A., Pellegrini, T. & Havur, G. (eds.). IOS Press BV, p. 176-193 18 p. (Studies on the Semantic Web; vol. 62).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  11. Published

    Policy document 4: AGE AND DIGITALIZATION IN WORK: COST Action CA21107 “Work inequalities in later life redefined by digitalization” (DIGI-net), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)

    Genkova, P., Rašticová, M., Tometten, L., Langmann, E., Deller, J., Wehage, M., Mosene, K., Kater, M., Stratmann, L., Gehring, L., Lang, F., von Redwitz, A. & Walwei, U., 18.07.2025, 20 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers