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

    Conveying the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in K–12 and Academia: A Systematic Review of Teaching Methods

    Tschoppe, N. J., Katsarov, J., Drews, P. & Trittin-Ulbrich, H., 07.01.2025, Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences: Hilton Waikoloa Village, January 7-10, 2025. Bui, T. X. (ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaii at Manoa, p. 4744-4753 10 p. (Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS); vol. 2025).

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

  2. Published

    How to Measure the Speed of Enterprise IT? An Enterprise Architecture-based Case Study in a Very Large Enterprise

    Kanin, O. & Drews, P., 2025, Enterprise Design, Operations, and Computing : 28th International Conference, EDOC 2024, Vienna, Austria, September 10–13, 2024, Revised Selected Papers. Borbinha, J., Sales, T. P., Da Silva, M. M., Proper, H. A. & Schnellmann, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer Schweiz, p. 101-118 18 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS); vol. 15409).

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

  3. Published

    Inner loop model predictive control and outer loop PI reference governor for PMSMs with input and state saturation for torque control

    Zwerger, T. & Mercorelli, P., 01.02.2025, In: Mathematics and Computers in Simulation. 228, p. 178-201 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Einfluss von CSRD und CSDDD auf Interne Revision, Aufsichtsrat und Abschlussprüfer. Normative Rahmenbedingungen und empirische Befunde

    Velte, P. & Wehrhahn, C., 25.01.2025, In: Zeitschrift Interne Revision. 58, 1, p. 28-34 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesTransfer

  5. Accepted/In press

    The Future of Experimentation: A Research Agenda based on Practitioners’ Reflections

    Stotz, N., Anderson, K. & Drews, P., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of XP 2026. 8 p.

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

  6. Published

    Strengthening mechanism in Al–Cu–Li alloy processed by friction consolidation followed by high-pressure torsion

    Mathew, E., Markmann, J., Chan, C. Y. C., Ivanisenko, Y., Ovri, H., Suhuddin, U. F. H., Staron, P. & Klusemann, B., 15.01.2026, In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1050, 12 p., 185374.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Research Handbook on Social Influence

    Genschow, O. & Cracco, E., 20.02.2025, 2025 ed. Edward Elgar Publishing. 418 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    Life Cycle Assessment and Design Optimisation of an Automotive Headlamp Control Unit

    Peitzmeier, H., Ertem, A. B., Henke, C., Traechtler, A. & Seibel, A., 2026, Product Lifecycle Management. PLM in the Age of Model-Based Engineering in Industry : 22nd IFIP WG 5.1 International Conference, PLM 2025, Revised Selected Papers. Mas, F., Del Valle, C., Eynard, B., Rivest, L. & Bouras, A. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 326-335 10 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; vol. 772 IFIPAICT).

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

  9. Published

    Does reading an anti-free will text affect beliefs related to free will over time? — A registered report

    Genschow, O., Protzko, J. & Braem, S., 01.2026, In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 122, 10 p., 104835.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published