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

    Shape-shifting: How boundary objects affect meaning-making across visual, verbal, and embodied modes

    Nathues, E., van Vuuren, M., Endedijk, M. D. & Wenzel, M., 03.2025, In: Human Relations. 78, 3, p. 279-311 33 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Imitation as social influence

    Genschow, O. & Oomen, D., 28.02.2025, Research Handbook on social influence. Prislin, R. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 227-242 16 p. (Research Handbooks on Social Psychology series).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  4. E-pub ahead of print

    Automatic Tuning of Extended Kalman Filter in Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drives with a Master-Slave Configuration

    Rigon, S., Haus, B., Mercorelli, P. & Zigliotto, M., 27.02.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics. 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. E-pub ahead of print

    The Mission (Im)possible of Climate Action through Quixotic Institutional Work

    Delmestri, G. & Schüßler, E. S., 22.02.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Management Studies. 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. 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

  7. Published

    Later Life Workplace Index (LLWI): Handbuch und Fragebogen zu betrieblichen Maßnahmen für ältere Beschäftigte

    Finsel, J., Skib, V., Wilckens, M., Deller, J. & Wöhrmann, A. M., 19.02.2025, 1. Auflage ed. Dortmund: Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin. 162 p. (baua: Praxis)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsTransfer

  8. E-pub ahead of print

    Inclusion of Autistic It Workforce in Action: An Auticon Approach

    Abramova, O., Recker, J., Schemm, U. & Barwitzki, L. D., 08.02.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Information Systems Journal. 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Ontology-Guided, Hybrid Prompt Learning for Generalization in Knowledge Graph Question Answering

    Jiang, L., Huang, J., Möller, C. & Usbeck, R., 06.02.2025

    Research output: other publicationsOtherResearch

  10. 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

  11. Published

    Meeting the Challenges of Flexible Work Designs: Effects of an Intervention Based on Self-Regulation on Detachment, Well-being, and Work-Family Conflict

    Althammer, S. E., Woehrmann, A. M. & Michel, A., 01.02.2025, In: Journal of Happiness Studies. 26, 2, 28 p., 18.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review