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. Accepted/In press

    Development and Validation of the Short Form of the Later Life Workplace Index (LLWI-SF): A Study Across Ten Countries

    Finsel, J., Axelrad, H., Choi, S.-J., Derous, E., Gu, X., Gundalini, P., Ha, J., Kim, E. S., Marzec, I., Mykletun, R. J., Oliveira, E., Pajic, S., Schellart, M., van der Heijden, B., Vignoli, M., Wöhrmann, A. M. & Deller, J., 18.03.2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Work, Aging and Retirement.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Development and validation of the Later Life Work Index for successful management of an aging workforce

    Wöhrmann, A. M., Wilckens, M. R., Finsel, J., Deller, J. & Wang, M., 09.2020, BOOK OF PROCEEDINGS: 14th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology: Promoting healthy and sustainable work. Teoh, K., Torres, L. & Jain, A. (eds.). Nottingham: European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, p. 181-182 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearch

  3. Published

    Development and validation of a U.S. and German short version of the Later Life Workplace Index (LLWI-S)

    Deller, J., Finsel, J., Wöhrmann, A. M., Oliveira, E., Axelrad, H., Vignoli, M., Gu, X. & van der Heijden, B., 01.12.2023, In: Innovation in Aging. 7, Supplement 1, p. 738–739 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Development and prospects of degradable magnesium alloys for structural and functional applications in the fields of environment and energy

    Huang, Y., Zhang, Y., Song, J., Pan, F., Willumeit-Römer, R., Kainer, K. U. & Hort, N., 27.11.2023, In: Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 11, 11, p. 3926-3947 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Development and current criticism of asset impairment in German tax accounting

    Velte, P., 01.01.2015, In: Corporate Ownership & Control . 13, 1CONT 7, p. 756-768 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Developing Responsible and Sustainable Innovations in Entrepreneurship Education – Introducing the Sandbox Approach

    Meyer, V., Martins, F. P., Reihlen, M. & Pleß, F., 01.01.2022, Transforming Entrepreneurship Education: Interdisciplinary Insights on Innovative Methods and Formats. Halberstadt, J., Alcorta de Bronstein, A., Greyling, J. & Bissett, S. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 37-43 7 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Developing Digitalization Strategies for SMEs: A Lightweight Architecture-based Method

    Tschoppe, N. & Drews, P., 01.01.2022, Proceedings of the 55th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences: January 3-7, 2022. Bui, T. X. (ed.). Honolulu: HICSS Conference Office, p. 4869-4878 10 p. ( Proceedings of the ... Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences; vol. 55).

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

  8. Published

    Developing a Process for the Analysis of User Journeys and the Prediction of Dropout in Digital Health Interventions: Machine Learning Approach

    Bremer, V., Chow, P., Funk, B., Thorndike, F. P. & Ritterband, L. M., 28.10.2020, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22, 10, 20 p., e17738.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Developing and Validating an Extra-short Form of the Later Life Workplace Index (llwi-xs) in Germany and the Us

    Deller, J., Wehage, M., Finsel, J. S. & Woehrmann, A., 31.12.2024, In: Innovation in Aging. 8, SP_1, p. 728-728 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Developing and Evaluating Entrepreneurship Curricula: Lessons from a Start-up Simulation Pilot

    Tegtmeier, S. & Schulte, R., 2009, Inter ICSB: 2008 World Conference. 2 ed. Washington DC.: International Council for Small Business, p. 5 - 20 16 p. (Inter ICSB Online).

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