School of Management and Technology
Organisational unit: Research School
- Institute for Auditing & Tax
- Institute for production technology and systems
- Institute of Experimental Industrial Psychology
- Institute of Information Systems
- Institute of Knowledge and Information Management
- Institute of Management, Accounting & Finance
- Institute of Management and Organization
- Institute of Marketing
- Institute of New Venture Management
- Institute of Performance Management
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.
ERA CoBioTech (TP1): Tobacco as sustainable production platform of the natural biopolymer cyanophycin as co-product to oil and protein
Weisenfeld, U. (Project manager, academic) & Hauerwaas, A. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.05.18 → 31.05.22
Project: Research
Digitale Führung im Mittelstand @ Digital Leadership Lab
Remdisch, S. (Project manager, academic), Otto, C. (Project staff) & Korf, C. (Project staff)
01.01.18 → 30.03.20
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
Studienergänzung Public Relations 3
Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic) & Adam, U. (Project staff)
01.12.09 → 06.05.11
Project: Transfer (professional training)
Deloitte-Stiftung Stipendienprogramm
Velte, P. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.24 → 30.09.25
Project: Individual grant
Repatriate Knowledge Transfer
Deller, J. (Project manager, academic), Osland, J. (Partner), Oddou, G. (Partner) & Blakeney, R. (Partner)
01.01.07 → 01.01.14
Project: Research
Gründungsideenwettbewerb 2024
Schulte, R. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.24 → 31.12.24
Project: Practical Project
Comprehensive service brochure and a website for students "Setting up a Business - Leuphana University of Lueneburg"
Tegtmeier, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.05 → 31.10.06
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
B 07 - Arbeitszufriedenheit von Selbständigen
Hanglberger, D. (Project manager, academic) & Merz, J. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.07 → 31.12.16
Project: Research
FerNaPro: Fertigungstechnik für innovative und nachhaltige Produkte
Ben Khalifa, N. (Project manager, academic) & Lehmann, J. (Project staff)
15.07.21 → 30.09.23
Project: Research
Großgerät: Compute-Server
Brefeld, U. (Project manager, academic)
28.03.18 → 31.12.19
Project: Research
SensoMot: Sensorische Erfassung von Motivationsindikatoren zur Steuerung von adaptiven Lerninhalten; Teilvorhaben: Mustererkennung
Brefeld, U. (Project manager, academic)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.04.16 → 31.03.19
Project: Research
TACTICS: Erasmus Mundus Design Measure: Thinking in Action: Creative Transformation of Intercultural Common Space
Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic), Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic) & Cnossen, B. (Project manager, academic)
08.12.21 → 01.07.25
Project: Other
The Impact of audit committees on corporate governance quality
Weber, L. (Partner) & Velte, P. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.16 → 17.07.20
Project: Dissertation project
Firm Wage Differentials in Imperfect Labour Markets: The Role of Market Power and Industrial Relations in Rent Splitting between Workers and Firms
Hirsch, B. (Project manager, academic) & Mueller, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.18 → 28.02.21
Project: Research
Plural Modes of Organization
Krzeminska, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.04 → 31.12.13
Project: Research
OptimUm: Optimization of forming parameters using AI and FEM
Heger, J. (Project manager, academic), Ben Khalifa, N. (Partner), Zein El Abdine, M. (Project staff) & Thiery, S. (Project staff)
01.04.20 → 31.03.23
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
EFL Gobal Fund: Predicting Entrepreneurial Success Through Computer-Based Assessment
Frese, M. (Project manager, academic) & Dlugosch, T. (Project staff)
01.04.12 → 31.12.14
Project: Research
IJMRWOP: International Joint Master of Research in Work and Organizational Psychology
Gielnik, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.21 → 31.08.23
Project: Teaching
College-Studien in der Praxis - Etablierung eines Familiensiegels für regionale Unternehmen
Hellmann, K. (Project manager, academic), Teigeler, M. (Project manager, academic), Seifert, A. (Project manager, academic) & Söffker, C. (Project staff)
01.10.14 → 31.03.15
Project: Practical Project
Lehrforschungsprojekt im BSc. M.Sc.
Loschelder, D. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.01.20 → 31.12.21
Project: Other
Responsible University - soziale und gesellschaftliche Wertschöpfung sicht- und messbar machen
Funk, B. (Project manager, academic) & Japsen, A. (Coordination)
05.11.14 → 16.09.19
Project: Other
T&E: Information Technology and Education in Support of Digital Citizenship
Quadros dos Reis, V. (Project manager, academic) & Brefeld, U. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.21 → 01.05.24
Project: Research
Future Matters: How Future-making Shapes Organizational Path Dependence
Wenzel, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.25 → 31.12.26
Project: Research
Fully variable valve control for internal combustion engines
Mercorelli, P. (Project manager, academic), Werner, N. (Project staff), Harndorf, H. (Project manager, academic) & Becker, U. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.09 → 31.12.13
Project: Other
10 MN Extrusion Press
Ben Khalifa, N. (Project manager, academic) & Lehmann, J. (Project staff)
01.04.21 → 01.03.25
Project: Research
FBIS - Liberal Professions Information System
Merz, J. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.92 → 30.03.17
Project: Research
A multi-level model of CSR participation: Personal and organizational participation conditions from the employees' perspective
Koch, C. (Project manager, academic) & Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic)
05.03.14 → …
Project: Dissertation project
Wandel Innovation Region: We Alliance! Innovations on and for the land
Wenzel, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.20 → 31.05.21
Project: Research
Medienunternehmen als attraktive Arbeitgeber für Personen mit Migrationshintergrund
Söffker, C. (Project manager, academic)
15.10.11 → 15.02.12
Project: Practical Project
Erfolgsfaktor Digitalisierung in der Tourismuswirtschaft
Kreilkamp, E. (Project manager, academic) & Conrady, R. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.14 → 15.12.15
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Implementation eines Mitarbeitergesprächs am Beispiel eines Umweltministeriums
Chantelau, F. (Project staff), Bick, H. (Project staff), Gilcher, H. (Project staff), Kraemer, K.-P. (Project staff), Molter, A. (Project staff), Schocke, A. (Project staff), Taupitz, C. (Project staff), von Unruh, P. (Project staff) & Weisbrod, K. (Project staff)
01.01.99 → 31.12.99
Project: Non-academic projects
Factors Preventing Intra-Family Succession in Family Businesses: A Multimethod Longitudinal Study
Hasso, T. (Project manager, academic) & Barbera, F. (Partner)
01.03.15 → 01.03.20
Project: Research
Open Social Innovation: Gemeinsam Lernen aus #WirvsVirus
Johanna, M. (Project manager, academic), Gegenhuber, T. (Project manager, academic), Thäter, L. (Project manager, academic) & Lührsen, R. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.20 → 19.03.21
Project: Research
Two Souls in One Chest - Hybridity and Social Enterprise
Küst, V. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.18 → 01.08.21
Project: Dissertation project
Game-Didaktik - Spielbasierte Lehre an der Leuphana
Katsarov, J. (Project manager, academic) & Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.24 → 30.03.26
Project: Teaching
College Studien in der Praxis- Bad Bevensen Marketing GmbH
Hellmann, K. (Project manager, academic) & Kreilkamp, E. (Project staff)
01.04.12 → 30.09.12
Project: Practical Project
Leuphana Learning Factory
Wagner, C. (Project manager, academic), Heger, J. (Project manager, academic) & Voß, T. (Project staff)
01.04.17 → 30.09.17
Project: Teaching
AI systems for knowledge management and product development
Seibel, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.25 → 31.05.29
Project: Research
Kongress Quartäre Bildung - Das Runde muss ins Eckige
Remdisch, S. (Project manager, academic)
11.01.12 → 31.01.13
Project: Scientific event
TM 1.3 C FuE-Projekt 07 - SEM-A2: SEM Account Aggregation - ein Verfahren zur Optimierung der Suchmaschinenwerbung in KMU
Funk, B. (Project manager, academic), Blask, T.-B. (Project staff) & Japsen, A. (Project staff)
Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank
01.10.11 → 31.10.15
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Value orientation in companies
Braun, S. (Project manager, academic) & Richter, J. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.10 → …
Project: Research
ExRePo: KI-basierte Extraktion von Rechnungspositionen
Funk, B. (Project manager, academic)
01.07.24 → 30.06.26
Project: Research
Summerschool Messtechnik in der Nanotechnologie
Fuhrhop, C. (Project manager, academic) & Georgiadis, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.12 → 31.10.12
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Transformations:Räume für zukunftsorientiertes Lernen
Japsen, A. (Coordination), Meier, N. (Coordination), Wenzel, M. (Project manager, academic), Farny, S. (Project manager, academic), Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic) & Cnossen, B. (Project manager, academic)
01.07.22 → 31.12.23
Project: Other
Bedeutung und Wirksamkeit von Fixed Income Investor Relations auf dem deutschen Kapitalmarkt
Janner, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.11 → …
Project: Dissertation project
Focus book project series
Schöning, S. (Project manager, academic) & Richter, J. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.04 → …
Project: Research
Data Club Lüneburg-DCL-Verbundsteuerung
Funk, B. (Project manager, academic)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.12.20 → 30.09.24
Project: Other
potential of autonomous guided vehicles in the scope of digitalization
Heger, J. (Project manager, academic) & Voß, T. (Project staff)
03.04.17 → 03.04.18
Project: Research
Joint Forum Lower Saxony & Scotland
Terhechte (✝), J. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.04.20 → 31.12.20
Project: Other
E-Learning basierte Einführungskurse in das Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement und die Betriebswirtschaftslehre (sowie inhaltsbezogen studienrelevante Englisch-Kompetenzen)
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic), Velte, P. (Project manager, academic), Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic), Kaliampos, J. (Project staff) & Blume, C. (Project staff)
01.05.17 → 30.09.17
Project: Other
Aufbau einer Datenbank zur Analyse von Bürgerbeteiligungsmodellen aus finanzwirtschaftlicher Sicht
Degenhart, H. (Project manager, academic) & Kahla, F. (Project staff)
01.05.13 → 30.04.15
Project: Research
TrICo Subproject: Community Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Hoyer, R. (Project staff), Wenzel, M. (Project manager, academic), Reihlen, M. (Project manager, academic), Farny, S. (Project manager, academic), Cnossen, B. (Project manager, academic), Hörisch, J. (Project manager, academic), Weisenfeld, U. (Project manager, academic), Penz, F. (Project staff), Lommel, L. (Project staff) & von Wulffen, C. (Project staff)
01.08.23 → 31.12.27
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
Regionalmarketing-Konzept zur Akquisition von Fachkräften
Söffker, C. (Project manager, academic)
15.10.11 → 15.02.12
Project: Practical Project
Digitalisation of the assembly and test documentation of a supplier to the oil and gas industry
Schmidt, M. (Project manager, academic) & Rokoss, A. (Project staff)
01.02.20 → 31.12.20
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
PROSEU: PROSumers for the Energy Union: mainstreaming active participation of citizens in the energy transition
Degenhart, H. (Project manager, academic), Ehrtmann, M. (Project staff) & Holstenkamp, L. (Project manager, academic)
01.03.18 → 28.02.21
Project: Research
Jahrestagung des Fachverbands Kulturmanagement: Jahrestagung Fachverband Kulturmanagement
Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Coordination), Mandel, B. (Coordination), Kirchberg, V. (Coordination) & Ober-Heilig, N. (Project staff)
01.06.11 → 30.06.12
Project: Scientific event
Mobil im Saarpfalz-Kreis (Modellprojekt Querverkehr)
Höger, R. (Project manager, academic) & Heine, W.-D. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.95 → 21.12.00
Project: Research
Franatech VII: Optimierung der Produktionsabläufe bei einem Unternehmen der maritimen Wirtschaft
Schmidt, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.21 → 30.04.22
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Tax Avoidance, Corporate Governance and Corporate Finance. Agency-theoretical analysis, literature review and empirical investigation
Velte, P. (Project manager, academic) & Kovermann, J. H. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.16 → 12.12.19
Project: Dissertation project
Entwicklung eines medizinischen UV-Bestrahlungsgerätes mit Minimierung des Karzinomrisikos; Entwicklung des optischen Systems eines UV-Bestrahlungsgerätes für den Einsatz in der medizinischen Therapie und Unterstützung beim Bau des Prototypen
Schleich, H.-H. (Project manager, academic)
01.12.09 → 23.07.12
Project: Research
Unternehmerpotentiale im Handwerk finden und fördern
Schulte, R. (Project manager, academic), Brüning, E. (Project manager, academic), Beu, J. (Project manager, academic) & Klandt, H. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.98 → 01.08.98
Project: Research
Cornerstones of University Choice: Context, Mental Models, and Decision-Making Processes
Obermeit, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.12.11 → 12.01.16
Project: Dissertation project
Studienergänzung Public Relations 5
Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic) & Adam, U. (Project staff)
01.03.12 → 31.07.13
Project: Transfer (professional training)
Einsatz von Architektur bei der Markenbildung von Kulturunternehmen
Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic) & Ober-Heilig, N. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.09 → 23.06.14
Project: Dissertation project
Sustainable Board Governance
Velte, P. (Project manager, academic) & Wellmann, G. (Project staff)
01.04.21 → 30.09.22
Project: Research
DigiTaL - Subproject 01: Virtual realities for competence development and reflection
Kuhl, P. (Project manager, academic), Loschelder, D. (Project manager, academic), Adam, Y. (Project staff), Petrowsky, H. (Project staff), Schweigler, S. (Project staff), Knabbe, F. (Project staff) & Escher, Y. A. (Project staff)
01.08.21 → 31.12.25
Project: Teaching
LIAS x LOST: Exploring the Organization of Societal Polarization
Kostuj, L. (Project manager, academic)
19.03.24 → 19.03.24
Project: Scientific event
Social Modulation of Imitative Behavior
Nguyen, T. (Project staff), Genschow, O. (Project manager, academic), Cracco, E. (Project manager, academic) & Crusius, J. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.25 → …
Project: Dissertation project
MeDiAL-4Q: Medienkompetenz in der Digitalisierung - Eine neue Agile Lernkultur für die berufsbegleitende Qualifizierung; Teilvorhaben: Tutorielle Begleitung sowie psychologisches Selbstmanagementcoaching
Loschelder, D. (Project manager, academic)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.05.17 → 30.04.20
Project: Research
EMAD: Konzeption und Realisierung eines elektronischen Marktplatzes für anwaltliche Dienstleistungen
Groß (✝), M. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.02 → 30.11.04
Project: Research
EXIST-Gründerstipendium: Culture-ID
Deters, J. (Project manager, academic)
01.07.16 → 30.06.17
Project: Other
TM 1.1 KT 01 - Vernetzte Versorgung: Vernetzte Versorgung - Grundlagen und Evaluierung der Versorgung psychisch erkrankter Menschen
Rössler, W. (Project manager, academic), Kawohl, W. (Project manager, academic), Moock, J. (Project staff) & Heuchert, S. (Coordination)
Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank
01.09.10 → 31.03.16
Project: Research
Kommunikative Ansprache von Wertorientierungen zur Förderung nachhaltigen Konsumverhaltens im Bereich Bekleidung
Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic) & Schütz, M. L. (Project manager, academic)
20.05.17 → …
Project: Dissertation project
TM 1.1 KT 10 - EnERgioN: EnERgioN - Erzeugung, Speicherung und Vermarktung von erneuerbaren Energien in der Region Nord (Kompetenztandem-Projekt)
Degenhart, H. (Project manager, academic), Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic), Schulz, D. N. (Project manager, academic), Holstenkamp, L. (Coordination), Grumm, F. (Project staff), Maly, C. (Project staff), Meister, M. (Project staff), Storjohann, J. (Project staff), Stecher, M. (Project staff), Obbelode, F. (Project staff), Doliwa, M. (Project staff), Kowallik, J. (Project staff), Storjohann, J. (Project staff), Olsen, B. E. (Project manager, academic), Gaines, S. (Project staff) & Peeters, M. (Project staff)
Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank
01.02.12 → 31.12.15
Project: Research
STEP Kurzmaßnahmen 2019
Gielnik, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.19 → 31.12.19
Project: Practical Project
Regionale Perspektiven
Terhechte (✝), J. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.20 → 30.05.22
Project: Other
Workshop "Nachhaltigkeit und Verbraucherschutz - neue rechtliche Entwicklungen in einem alten Spannungsfeld"
Halfmeier, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.12.20 → 30.11.21
Project: Scientific event
Strategische Umweltprüfung und strategisches Umweltmonitoring für Offshore-Windenergieanlagen
Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic), Nehls, G. (Partner) & Runge, K. (Partner)
01.07.04 → 31.08.05
Project: Research
PPP Brasilien - Development of friction welding process for joining clad pipes
Klusemann, B. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.19 → 31.12.20
Project: Research
Vibrationsmultisensorsystem (VMS)
Georgiadis, A. (Project manager, academic)
10.11.08 → 09.03.10
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Time and Income Poverty - A Micro Analysis with the German Time Use Survey 2001/2002 of the Federal Statistical Office
Rathjen, T. (Project manager, academic) & Merz, J. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.08 → 01.10.11
Project: Dissertation project
Assessing the association between joint audits, audit quality and corporate governance
Velte, P. (Project staff) & Gruchow, N. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.20 → 30.04.22
Project: Dissertation project
Förderung wiss. Nachwuchs Accounting
Velte, P. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.24 → 31.12.27
Project: Research
Podiumsdiskussion "Neue Erwartungslücke
Velte, P. (Project manager, academic), Simon-Heckroth, E. (Partner, non-academic), Kolb, S. (Partner, non-academic), Ruhwedel, P. (Partner, non-academic) & Kirchhoff, K. R. (Partner, non-academic)
01.03.18 → 01.01.19
Project: Other
B 08 - Subjective Well-Being, Parental Child Care Time and Income – A Multidimensional Polarization Approach
Merz, J. (Project manager, academic) & Peters, N. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.15 → …
Project: Research
GMLG2013: Ausrichtung der 3. GMLG Conference on Entrepreneurship
Tegtmeier, S. (Project manager, academic) & Schulte, R. (Project manager, academic)
21.01.11 → 31.03.13
Project: Scientific event
Masterstudiengang "Strategic Management"
Reihlen, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.03.08 → 31.08.15
Project: Transfer (professional training)
ALEE: Adaptive Learning in Economic Education
Brefeld, U. (Project manager, academic) & Neubauer, K. (Project staff)
01.03.21 → 30.04.25
Project: Research
PF330/6-1: THE ROLE OF MORAL HEURISTICS IN PROCESSING FRAGILE AND CONFLICTING EVIDENCE CONCERNING SOCIETAL RISKS
Pfister, H.-R. (Project manager, academic), Böhm, G. (Partner) & Bassarak, C. (Project staff)
01.11.11 → 31.05.14
Project: Research
Limited als Rechtsformalternative
Braun, S. (Project manager, academic) & Richter, J. (Project manager, academic)
30.03.06 → 31.12.07
Project: Research
Social modulation of imitative behavior
Genschow, O. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.24 → 31.01.28
Project: Research
PANASONIC - wireless sensors
Georgiadis, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.05 → 31.03.12
Project: Other
Besucherstudie Theater Lüneburg
Heinen, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.09 → 31.12.10
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
Studienergänzung Public Relations 1
Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic)
13.09.07 → 15.10.09
Project: Transfer (professional training)
Leuphana Concert Lab - Teilprojekt
Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.24 → 30.09.24
Project: Scientific event
Time and income poverty - On the dynamics of a multidimensional interdependent poverty approach
Merz, J. (Project manager, academic) & Rathjen, T. (Project staff)
01.01.08 → 30.03.17
Project: Research