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. Published

    Developing Digitalization Strategies for SMEs: A Lightweight Architecture-based Method

    Tschoppe, N. & Drews, P., 01.01.2022, Proceedings of the 55th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences: January 3-7, 2022. Bui, T. X. (ed.). Honolulu: HICSS Conference Office, p. 4869-4878 10 p. ( Proceedings of the ... Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences; vol. 55).

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

  2. Published

    Developing Responsible and Sustainable Innovations in Entrepreneurship Education – Introducing the Sandbox Approach

    Meyer, V., Martins, F. P., Reihlen, M. & Pleß, F., 01.01.2022, Transforming Entrepreneurship Education: Interdisciplinary Insights on Innovative Methods and Formats. Halberstadt, J., Alcorta de Bronstein, A., Greyling, J. & Bissett, S. (eds.). Cham: Springer Verlag, p. 37-43 7 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Development and current criticism of asset impairment in German tax accounting

    Velte, P., 01.01.2015, In: Corporate Ownership & Control . 13, 1CONT 7, p. 756-768 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Development and Implementation of Technical Interventions to Motivate Young Females for STEM Studies

    Guerne, M. G. & Block, B. M., 2025, Futureproofing Engineering Education for Global Responsibility : Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2024. Auer, M. E. & Rüütmann, T. (eds.). Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 149-159 11 p. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; vol. 1280 LNNS).

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

  5. Published

    Development and prospects of degradable magnesium alloys for structural and functional applications in the fields of environment and energy

    Huang, Y., Zhang, Y., Song, J., Pan, F., Willumeit-Römer, R., Kainer, K. U. & Hort, N., 27.11.2023, In: Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 11, 11, p. 3926-3947 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  6. Published

    Development and validation of a U.S. and German short version of the Later Life Workplace Index (LLWI-S)

    Deller, J., Finsel, J., Wöhrmann, A. M., Oliveira, E., Axelrad, H., Vignoli, M., Gu, X. & van der Heijden, B., 01.12.2023, In: Innovation in Aging. 7, Supplement 1, p. 738–739 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Development and validation of the Later Life Work Index for successful management of an aging workforce

    Wöhrmann, A. M., Wilckens, M. R., Finsel, J., Deller, J. & Wang, M., 09.2020, BOOK OF PROCEEDINGS: 14th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology: Promoting healthy and sustainable work. Teoh, K., Torres, L. & Jain, A. (eds.). Nottingham: European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, p. 181-182 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearch

  8. E-pub ahead of print

    Development and Validation of the Short Form of the Later Life Workplace Index (LLWI-SF): A Study Across Ten 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., 04.05.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Work, Aging and Retirement.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Development of a cycling anger scale

    Brandmiller, C., Emmermann, B. & Oehl, M., 2015, Abstracts of the 57th Conference of Experimental Psychologists: TeaP 2015. Bermeitinger, C., Mojzisch, A. & Greve, W. (eds.). Lengerich: Pabst Science Publishers, p. 46-47 2 p.

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

  10. Published

    Development of a Didactic Graphical Simulation Interface on MATLAB for Systems Control

    Trindade, L. C., Dias, P. G. S., Grilo, V. F. D. S. B., Santos, M. F. & Mercorelli, P., 06.2022, 2022 23rd International Carpathian Control Conference (ICCC). Popescu, D., Barbulescu, L.-F., Popescu, E., Roman, M. & Sendrescu, D. (eds.). Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 6-11 6 p. (International Carpathian Control Conference, ICCC; vol. 23).

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