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

    Toward Learning Distributions of Distributions

    Wohlstein, M. & Brefeld, U., 2025, In: Proceedings of Machine Learning Research. 265, p. 269-275 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

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    Toward holistic corporate sustainability-Developing employees' action competence for sustainability in small and medium-sized enterprises through training

    Schroeder, S., Wiek, A., Farny, S. & Luthardt, P., 05.2023, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 32, 4, p. 1650-1669 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Toward Automatically Labeling Situations in Soccer

    Fassmeyer, D., Anzer, G., Bauer, P. & Brefeld, U., 03.11.2021, In: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 3, 15 p., 725431.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Toward a psychology of entrepreneurship - An action theory perspective

    Frese, M., 2009, In: Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship. 5, 6, p. 437-496 60 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Toward a Framework for University-Based Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Human Capital Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Unisave Entrepreneurship HUB @ Universidade Save, Mozambique

    Bronstein, J. & Bissett, S., 01.01.2021, Resilience, Entrepreneurship and ICT: Latest Research from Germany, South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia. Halberstadt, J., Gomez, J. M., Greyling, J., Mufeti, T. K. & Faasch, H. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature, p. 31-56 26 p. (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Published

    Tourist weather preferences in Europe’s Arctic.

    Jacobsen, J. K. S., Denstadli, J. M., Lohmann, M. & Førland, E. J., 01.12.2011, In: Climate Research. 50, 1, p. 31–42 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Tourist Trend Research by Trend Screening: Innovation Trends

    Alms, N., Gross, S. & Dreyer, A., 01.11.2015, In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft. 7, 2, p. 147-168 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Tourists’ Weather Perceptions and Weather Related Behavior: A qualitative pilot study with holiday tourists to Martinique

    Lohmann, M. & Hübner, A. C., 2011, In: Etudes Caribéennes. 19, 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Tourists' motives for gamified technology use

    Aebli, A., 09.2019, In: Annals of Tourism Research. 78, 102753.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Tourist perceptions of summer weather in Scandinavia

    Denstadli, J. M., Jacobsen, J. K. S. & Lohmann, M., 07.2011, In: Annals of Tourism Research. 38, 3, p. 920–940 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review