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

    Connecting texture development to die design in extruded flat products

    Esterl, F., Nienaber, M., Bohlen, J. & Ben Khalifa, N., 31.01.2025, In: Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 134, p. 891-903 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. E-pub ahead of print

    Relations between idle time, exhaustion, and engagement at work: The role of work overload, autonomy, and recovery experiences

    Zeschke, M., Venz, L. & Zacher, H., 01.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Stress Management.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Accepted/In press

    Die Prüfung von Nachhaltigkeitsberichten nach dem internationalen Prüfungsstandard ISSA 5000: Eine kritische Würdigung

    Velte, P., Borcherding, N. & Lackmann, J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Der Betrieb.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  4. E-pub ahead of print

    Audit quality and materiality disclosure quality in integrated reporting. The moderating effect of carbon assurance quality.

    Velte, P., 14.02.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. In preparation

    What do we do with "other" music?

    Jakob, L., Osman, S. S. & Auer, J., 02.01.2025, (In preparation) Critiques of Power in the Arts : Conference Proceedings.

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

  6. Accepted/In press

    Sustainable Institutional Investors and Environmental Decoupling. Does Carbon Assurance (quality) have an impact?

    Velte, P., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Social Modulation of Imitative Behavior

    Genschow, O. & Cracco, E., 2025, Automatic Imitation. Genschow, O. & Cracco, E. (eds.). Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 219–239 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. Published

    Introduction to Automatic Imitation

    Genschow, O. & Cracco, E., 2025, Automatic Imitation. Genschow, O. & Cracco, E. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 1-7 7 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    Automatic Imitation

    Genschow, O. (Editor) & Cracco, E. (Editor), 2025, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG. 355 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  10. Published

    Die geometry influence on the texture and microstructure development during extrusion of AZ31 and ZK60 magnesium alloy chips

    Hendriok, L., Nienaber, M., Kurz, G. & Ben Khalifa, N., 01.2025, In: Materials and Design. 249, 13 p., 113545.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review