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

    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

  2. Published

    Wissen für eine sozial-ökologische Transformation: Perspektiven der Geschlechterforschung auf Klima- und Umweltkrisen

    Brückner, M., Kreissl, K., Reitter, V. & Sardadvar, K., 12.2025, In: Osterreichische Zeitschrift fur Soziologie. 50, 1, 27 p., 11.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Accepted/In press

    Emotional Dynamics of Social Comparisons: Nonlinear Relationships Between Comparison Extremity and Social Emotions, and Their Motivational Functioning

    Diel, K., Boecker, L., Lange, J., Hofmann, W. & Crusius, J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Effect of consumable stud microstructure on friction surfacing: Comparison between friction extruded and hot extruded AA2024 studs

    Aspes, P., Kallien, Z., Rath, L., Suhuddin, U. & Klusemann, B., 07.2025, In: Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 341, 14 p., 118862.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Accepted/In press

    Overcoming poverty and unemployment: The transfer dynamics of entrepreneurship training

    Peschmann, J., Gielnik, M., Frese, M. & Bischoff, K. M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Applied Psychology. 2025

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Accepted/In press

    Forms of theorising in entrepreneurship – The case of effectuation as a theory

    Meyer, V. & Tegtmeier, S., 14.05.2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Scandinavian Journal of Management.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Mathematics in Robot Control for Theoretical and Applied Problems

    Mercorelli, P. (Editor), Sergiyenko, O. Y. (Editor) & Tsymbal, O. (Editor), 22.04.2025, Basel: MDPI AG. 296 p. (Mathematics)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    The role of work and organizational psychology in socio-ecological transformations: A bricolage of positions from a recent panel discussion.

    Dóci, E., Hornung, S., Kößler, F., Vecchio, L. P., Bal, M., Gorli, M., Tommasi, F. & Sanderson, Z., 2025, In: Psychologie des Alltagshandelns. 18, 1, p. 26-36 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    An attention‑based perspective on how climate impact affects opportunity entrepreneurship

    Hirschmann, M., Fisch, C. & Farny, S., 16.05.2025, In: Small Business Economics.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Utilizing Synchrotron Radiation for Phase Identification in Mg Alloys

    Szakács, G., Tolnai, D., Wiese, B. & Hort, N., 2025, TMS 2025 154th Annual Meeting and Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 1587-1599 13 p. (Minerals, Metals and Materials Series).

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