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. 2025
  2. Published

    Editorial: Minimum Wages-Experiences of European Countries

    Dütsch, M., Ohlert, C., Pfeifer, C. & Wunsch, C., 01.2025, In: Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik. 245, 1-2, p. 1-5 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  3. Published

    Female Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and Environmental Decoupling. The moderating impact of Sustainability Board Committees

    Velte, P., 01.2025, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 32, 1, p. 1147–1160 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Is the joke on you? The impact of sexist humour and gender dynamics on interpersonal work outcomes

    Bouckaert, Y., Vofrei, L., Jonczyk, N., Mertens, A., Soliman, M., Venz, L. & Loschelder, D. D., 01.2025, In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 34, 1, p. 144-159 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Neural network-based adaptive fault-tolerant control for strict-feedback nonlinear systems with input dead zone and saturation

    Kharrat, M., Krichen, M., Alhazmi, H. & Mercorelli, P., 01.2025, In: Journal of the Franklin Institute. 362, 2, 21 p., 107471.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Resilient Privacy Preservation Through a Presumed Secrecy Mechanism for Mobility and Localization in Intelligent Transportation Systems

    Alanazi, M. D., Albekairi, M., Abbas, G., Alanazi, T. M., Kaaniche, K., Elsayed, G. & Mercorelli, P., 01.2025, In: Sensors. 25, 1, 20 p., 115.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Tax-related sustainability reporting: Theoretical and normative implications from a European perspective

    Muench, M. & Velte, P., 01.2025, In: European Taxation. 65, 1, p. 3-14 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Accepted/In press

    Aligning Experimentation with Product Operations: A Taxonomy for Structuring Experimentation Teams

    Stotz, N., Labay, B., Vermeer, L. & Drews, P., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of SEAA 2025. 8 p.

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

  9. Published

    Analyzing the Influence of Knowledge Graph Information on Relation Extraction

    Möller, C. & Usbeck, R., 2025, The Semantic Web: 22nd European Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2025 Portoroz, Slovenia, June 1–5, 2025 Proceedings, Part I. Curry, E., Acosta, M., Poveda-Villalón, M., van Erp, M., Ojo, A., Hose, K., Shimizu, C. & Lisena, P. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Vol. 1. p. 460-480 21 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; vol. 15718).

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

  10. Accepted/In press

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

    Hirschmann, M., Fisch, C. & Farny, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Small Business Economics.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. E-pub ahead of print

    Anhang zu § 10: Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung

    Velte, P. & Wulf, I., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz. : Kommentar. Schall, A. & Theusinger, I. (eds.). 2 ed. De Gruyter Oldenbourg

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch