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

    Special issue: Exports, imports, and productivity at the firm level: an international perspective

    Wagner, J. (Editor), 2008, Berlin: Springer Verlag. 210 p. (Review of world economics; vol. 144, no. 4)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  2. Submitted

    Special Issue: Embracing Contrarian Thinking: Value-Reflexive Research for a Digital World

    Zimmer, M. P. (Editor), Vasilakopoulou, P. (Editor), Grisot, M. (Editor) & Niemimaa, M. (Editor), 07.2025, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. (European Journal of Information Systems)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  3. Published

    Spatio-Temporal Convolution Kernels

    Knauf, K., Memmert, D. & Brefeld, U., 01.02.2016, In: Machine Learning. 102, 2, p. 247-273 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Sparkassen-Beteiligungsgesellschaften eröffnen sich neue Marktschancen

    Priesing, T., 2008, In: Betriebswirtschaftliche Blätter. 57, 12, p. 689-690 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Sparkassen-Beteiligungsgesellschaften eröffnen sich neue Marktchancen

    Priesing, T., 2008, In: Betriebswirtschaftliche Blätter. 57, 12, p. 689-690 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  6. Published

    Spannungsfelder in Familienunternehmen: Paradoxiemanagement zur Konfliktprävention

    Claßen, C., 2017, In: Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship. 65, 3, p. 101-121 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Space Systems Cross-Compatibility

    Esper, J., Smith, L. J., D'Errico, M., Herrell, L., Kobayashi, C., Mendham, P., Razzano, E. & Birrane, E., 2013, IAA Symposium on Small Satellites of Earth Observation: 9th International Symposium of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Berlin, April 8 - 12, 2013. Roeser, H.-P., Valenzuela, A. & Sandau, R. (eds.). Berlin: Wissenschaft und Technik Verlag, p. 319-322 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  8. Published
  9. Published

    Space law: A Treatise, Francis Lyall, Paul B. Larsen, Ashgate, Farnham, UK (2009)

    Smith, L. J., 02.2010, In: Space Policy. 26, 1, p. 69-70 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  10. Published

    Space and Control in Soccer

    Martens, F., Dick, U. & Brefeld, U., 16.07.2021, In: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living . 3, 13 p., 676179.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch