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

    Data-driven and physics-based modelling of process behaviour and deposit geometry for friction surfacing

    Bock, F. E., Kallien, Z., Huber, N. & Klusemann, B., 01.01.2024, In: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 418, Part A, 26 p., 116453.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  2. Published

    The Low-Code Phenomenon: Mapping the Intellectual Structure of Research

    Naqvi, S. A. A., Zimmer, M. P., Drews, P., Lemmer, K. & Basole, R. C., 03.01.2024, Proceedings of the 57th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2024. Bui, T. X. (ed.). Hawai: University of Hawaii at Manoa, p. 7800-7809 10 p. (Proceedings of the Hawaii Interna8onal Conference on System Sciences).

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

  3. Published

    Unions as insurance: Workplace unionization and workers' outcomes during COVID-19

    Braakmann, N. & Hirsch, B., 04.2024, In: Industrial Relations. 63, 2, p. 152-171 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Institutional ownership and board governance. A structured literature review on the heterogeneous monitoring role of institutional investors

    Velte, P., 16.02.2024, In: Corporate Governance (Bingley). 24, 2, p. 225-263 39 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Worlds Apart: Does Perceptual Congruence Between Leaders and Older Employees Regarding Age-Friendly Organizational Climate, Management, and Work Design Matter?

    Finsel, J., Venz, L., Wöhrmann, A. M., Wilckens, M. R. & Deller, J., 13.04.2024, In: Work, Aging and Retirement. 10, 2, p. 123-137 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Soziale Farbe (III): Blau machen

    Beyes, T., 09.2025, In: Merkur. 79, 916, p. 50-60 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  7. Published

    Comparing Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Temporary and Permanent Nurses: A Propensity Score Matching Approach

    Kößler, F., Gahrmann, C. & Klumb, P. L., 05.09.2025, In: Occupational Health Science. 2025

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  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

    Digital leadership routines: Understanding the role of artifacts in digital leadership development

    Eberl, J. K., Zimmer, M. P. & Drews, P., 12.2025, In: Information and Organization. 35, 4, 100599.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

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

    Bornhöft, S. C., 17.06.2025, Academy of Management Proceedings. 1 ed. Vol. 2025.

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