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
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    (Semi-)Solid-state joining of aluminium and titanium alloys – A critical review

    Grassel, F., Malaske, L., Hoffmann, M. & Klusemann, B., 01.11.2025, In: Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 39, p. 3270-3291 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Board gender diversity and corporate social responsibility: A literature review on critical mass theory and research recommendations

    Velte, P., 11.2025, In: Sustainable Development. 33, S1, p. 1233-1248 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Children with DCD show stronger automatic imitation effects accompanied by delayed early visual processing

    Warlop, G., Formica, S., Cracco, E., Blontrock, L., Wiersema, J. R. & Deconinck, F. J. A., 11.2025, In: Cortex. 192, p. 18-34 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Managing Gender Equity and Equality Across Borders—A Review and Introduction to the Special Issue

    Bader, A. K., Knappert, L., Lazarova, M. & Ng, E., 11.2025, In: Human Resource Management Journal. 35, 4, p. 1064-1077 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Neural Network-Based Finite-Time Control for Stochastic Nonlinear Systems with Input Dead-Zone and Saturation

    Kharrat, M., Krichen, M., Alhazmi, H. & Mercorelli, P., 11.2025, In: Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. 50, 21, p. 17369-17379 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Precipitation distribution in mechanically alloyed Al-Cu-Li powders processed via friction consolidation

    Chan, C. Y. C., Suhuddin, U. F. H. R., Maawad, E., Mordridge, M. T. & Klusemann, B., 11.2025, In: Materials and Design. 259, 12 p., 114847.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Projectification without projects? Theorizing temporal structures of agile-based organizing

    Geraldi, J., Stjerne, I. & Wenzel, M., 11.2025, In: International Journal of Project Management. 43, 8, 13 p., 102786.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The power and peril of first offers in negotiations: A conceptual, meta-analytic, and experimental synthesis

    Petrowsky, H. M., Boecker, L., Escher, Y. A., Frech, M. L., Friese, M., Galinsky, A. D., Gunia, B., Lee, A. J., Schaerer, M., Schweinsberg, M., Soliman, M., Swaab, R., Troll, E. S., Weber, M. & Loschelder, D. D., 11.2025, In: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 191, 30 p., 104448.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Automatisierte Generierung von Simulationsmodellen für Produktions- und Logistikprozesse mithilfe LLM-basierter Multi-Agenten-Systeme

    Krämer, R. & Heger, J., 21.10.2025, Simulation in Produktion und Logistik 2025: 21. ASIM-Fachtagung. Rank, S., Kühn, M. & Schmidt, T. (eds.). Dresden: Dresden University of Technology, 10 p. 57. (ASIM-Mitteilung ; vol. 194).

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