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

    Exploring the degradation behavior of biodegradable metals (Mg, Zn, and Fe) in human duodenal fluid

    Zhang, Y., Cao, J., Liu, H., Wang, C., Chu, C., Xue, F., Willumeit-Römer, R., Hort, N., Huang, Y. & Bai, J., 05.2025, In: Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 13, 5, p. 2103-2119 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Trans pixelate substitution scheme for denoising computed tomography images towards high diagnosis accuracy

    Hu, F., Gu, H., Wu, F., Lhioui, C., Othmen, S., Alfahid, A., Yousef, A. & Mercorelli, P., 12.2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 23 p., 11525.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Bearing fruit: Interpersonal competency development in sustainability education

    Konrad, T. & Freeth, R., 20.02.2025, The Routledge Handbook of Global Sustainability Education and Thinking for the 21st Century. John, M. (ed.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 420-435 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  4. Published

    Fading Shooting Stars—The Relative Age Effect, Ability, and Foregone Market Values in German Elite Youth Soccer

    Tohoff, L. & Mechtel, M., 06.2025, In: Journal of Sports Economics. 26, 5, p. 499-542 44 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Enhanced dissimilar aluminum alloy joints using 0.1 mm offset in refill friction stir spot welding

    Maranho, J. F. C., Cui, F., Tang, H., Feng, X., Luan, H., Shen, J., Wolf, W., Freitas, B. J. M., Li, W., Alcântara, N. G. D., Santos, J. F. D., Klusemann, B. & Koga, G. Y., 01.05.2025, In: Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 36, p. 1091-1104 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Govern Like You Mean It: Embedding Data Ethics Practices within Data Governance

    Richter, K., Zimmer, M. P. & Drews, P., 2025, AMCIS 2025 Proceedings. Atlanta: AIS eLibrary, 10 p. 1265. (The AMCIS proceedings series; vol. 2025).

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

  7. Published

    Social identity and place-based dynamics in community resilience building for natural disasters: an integrative framework

    Farny, S. & Dentoni, D., 05.2025, In: Ecology and Society. 30, 2, 14 p., 12.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Determinants of the selection of sustainability assurance providers and consequences for firm value: a review of empirical research

    Velte, P., 06.2025, In: Meditari Accountancy Research. 33, 7, p. 443-465 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  9. Published

    Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics: 11th International Workshop, MLSA 2024, Vilnius, Lithuania, September 9, 2024, Revised Selected Papers

    Brefeld, U. (Editor), Davis, J. (Editor), Van Haaren, J. (Editor) & Zimmermann, A. (Editor), 2025, Cham: Springer Verlag. 119 p. (Communications in Computer and Information Science; vol. 2460)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsResearch

  10. Accepted/In press

    Using LLMs in sensory service research: initial insights and perspectives

    Imschloss, M., Sarstedt, M., Adler, S. J. & Cheah, J. H., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Service Industries Journal. 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review