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

    Gesetz über Unterlassungsklagen bei Verbraucherrechts-und anderen Verstößen (Unterlassungsklagengesetz-UKlaG)

    Halfmeier, A., 2025, Zivilprozessordnung: Kommentar. Prütting, H. & Gehrlein, M. (eds.). 17. ed. Hürth: Luchterhand Verlag, p. 2869-2899 31 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  2. Published

    Gesetz über Musterverfahren in kapitalmarktrechtlichen Streitigkeiten (Kapitalanleger-Musterverfahrensgesetz-KapMuG): in der Fassung vom 16.7.24 (BGBl 2024 I Nr. 240)

    Halfmeier, A., 2025, Zivilprozessordnung : Kommentar. Prütting, H. & Gehrlein, M. (eds.). 17. ed. Hürth: Luchterhand Verlag, p. 2827-2855 29 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  3. Published

    Evidence that non-social autism traits in the general population are correlated with spatial processing of biological motion

    Cracco, E., Oomen, D. & Wiersema, J. R., 2025, In: Visual Cognition. p. 1-8

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Accepted/In press

    Sustainable Entrepreneurship Education

    Farny, S. & Konrad, T., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship Education. Fayolle, A., Loi, M., Suomi, K., Liguori, E. & Corbett, A. (eds.). UK: Edward Elgar Publishing

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  5. Published

    Virtual Reality Elterngesprächstraining

    Knabbe, F., Escher, Y. A., Petrowsky, H., Loschelder, D. D. & Kuhl, P., 02.05.2025

    Research output: Non-textual form typesSoftwareResearch

  6. Published

    Investigating Learning Assistance by Demonstration for Robotic Wheelchairs: A Simulation Approach

    Schettino, V. B., Santos, M. F. D. & Mercorelli, P., 10.2025, In: Robotics. 14, 10, 24 p., 136.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Unpublished

    Validation of the Later Life Workplace Index (LLWI) across 17 countries

    Finsel, J., Axelrad, H., Bolat, O., Bolat, T., Choi, S.-J., Derous, E., Desai, T., Goštautaitė, B., Grežo, M., Gu, X., Guandalini, P., Ha, J., Lauring, J., Marcus, J., Moasa, H., Mourao, L., Noro, F., Marzec, I., Oliveira, E., Pajic, S., Perek-Białas , J., Petreikienė, D., Richter, N. F., Schellaert, M., Seidl, J., Silberg, M., Silberg, S., Sollár, T., Stoyanova, S., van der Heijden, B., Vignoli, M., Wöhrmann, A. M., Le, Y. H. & Deller, J., 2025, (Unpublished) In: Human Resource Management.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Making Sense of Glitches? Exploring Cultural Producers' Understandings of and Interactions with the Instagram Algorithm.

    Trittin-Ulbrich, H. & Kostuj, L., 2025, Algorithmic Organizing: Research in the Sociology of Organizations . Glaser, V. L., Moser, C., Anderson, D. A. & Jennings, P. D. (eds.). Emerald Publishing Limited, Vol. 95.

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

  9. Published

    Failure prediction by using a recurrent neural network in incremental sheet forming with active medium

    Thiery, S., Zein El Abdine, M., Heger, J. & Ben Khalifa, N., 30.10.2025, In: International Journal of Material Forming. 18, 4, 15 p., 91.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. E-pub ahead of print

    Sustainability-related co-operation among audit committees, internal auditors and external auditors: a survey-based study

    Wehrhahn, C., 21.11.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Meditari Accountancy Research.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch