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

    Restoring reflection in management education

    Wenzel, M., 2023, Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship: Courses and Cases. Wenzel, M. (ed.). 1 ed. Lüneburg: OS insights, p. 431-435 5 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherResearch

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    Why study International Business Administration and Entrepreneurship?

    Wenzel, M., 2023, Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship: Courses and Cases. Wenzel, M. (ed.). 1 ed. Lüneburg: OS insights, p. 1-6 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherResearch

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    Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship: Courses and Cases

    Wenzel, M. (Editor), 2023, Lüneburg: OS insights. 435 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Imagination and Organization Studies: Insights and Reflections

    Wenzel, M. (Editor), 2023, Lüneburg: OS insights. 46 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Das Streben nach Sicherheit in Organisationen: Zwischen Reflex und Reflexion

    Koch, J. & Wenzel, M., 10.2023, In: Zeitschrift für Führung und Organisation. 92, 5, p. 273-275 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    "Do as we say and you’ll be successful": Mundane power in corporate entrepreneurship

    Skade, L., Wenzel, M. & Koch, J., 05.2024, In: Journal of Product Innovation Management. 41, 3, p. 623-643 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Board Ancestral Diversity and Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emission Disclosure

    Barg, J. A., Drobetz, W., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O. & Schröder, H., 07.2024, In: British Journal of Management. 35, 3, p. 1512-1529 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The Too-Much-Mimicry Effect: Strong (vs. Subtle) Mimicry Impairs Liking and Trust in Distributive Negotiations

    Wessler, J., Loschelder, D. D., Fendel, J. C. & Friese, M., 06.2024, In: Journal of Nonverbal Behavior. 48, 2, p. 253-276 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Führung von Rückkehrern aus dem Ausland zur Unterstützung des Wissenstransfers

    Bucher, J., Burmeister, A. & Deller, J., 15.11.2023, Handbuch Mitarbeiterführung: Wirtschaftspsychologisches Praxiswissen für Fach- und Führungskräfte. Felfe, J. & van Dick, R. (eds.). 2 ed. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, p. 371-384 14 p. (Springer Reference Psychologie (SRP)).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Sustainable board governance and environmental performance: European evidence

    Velte, P., 05.2024, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 33, 4, p. 3397-3421 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Sustainable board governance and sustainable supply chain reporting. European evidence

    Velte, P., 10.05.2024, In: Journal of Strategy and Management. 17, 2, p. 222-243 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Heterogeneity in family firm finance, accounting and tax policies: dimensions, effects and implications for future research

    Bergmann, N., 02.2024, In: Journal of Business Economics : JBE. 94, 2, p. 311-378 68 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Virtuelle Realitäten zur Kompetenzentwicklung und Reflexion in der universitären Lehrkräftebildung am Beispiel von Elterngesprächen

    Adam, Y., Petrowsky, H., Loschelder, D. D. & Kuhl, P., 22.11.2023, Digitales Lehren und Lernen im Fachunterricht: Aktuelle Entwicklungen, Gegenstände und Prozesse. Ahlers, M., Besser, M., Herzog, C. & Kuhl, P. (eds.). Weinheim: Beltz Juventa Verlag, p. 222-242 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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    Datenbasierte Bestimmung der Auftragsabwicklungsstrategie

    Maier, J. T., 2023, Göttingen: Sierke Verlag. 130 p. (Schriftenreihe Produktionstechnik und -systeme; vol. 21)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  15. Published

    Psychometric Properties of Creative Personality Scale among Secondary School Students

    Aziz, R. & Günther, U., 10.11.2023, In: Jurnal Pengukuran Psikologi dan Pendidikan Indonesia. 12, 2, p. 162-176 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Leveraging LLMs in Scholarly Knowledge Graph Question Answering

    Taffa, T. A. & Usbeck, R., 2023, Joint Proceedings of Scholarly QALD 2023 and SemREC 2023 co-located with 22nd International Semantic Web Conference ISWC 2023, Athens, Greece, November 6-10, 2023. Banerjee, D., Usbeck, R., Mihindukulasooriya, N., Singh, G., Mutharaju, R. & Kapanipathi, P. (eds.). CEUR-WS.org, Vol. 3592. 10 p. (CEUR Workshop Proceedings; vol. 3592).

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

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    Multisensory Design of Retail Environments: Vision, Sound, and Scent

    Sarstedt, M., Imschloß, M. & Adler, S. J., 01.01.2023, Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien. 72 p. (Science meets Practice)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  19. Published

    On the utility of indirect methods for detecting faking

    Goldammer, P., Stöckli, P. L., Escher, Y. A., Annen, H. & Jonas, K., 10.2024, In: Educational and Psychological Measurement. 84, 5, p. 841-868 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Convolutional Neural Networks

    Rudolph, Y. & Brefeld, U., 01.01.2023, Sportinformatik: Modellbildung, Simulation, Datenanalyse und Visualisierung von sportbezogenen Daten. Memmert, D. (ed.). Berlin: Springer Spektrum, p. 207-215 9 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

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    How does telework modify informal workplace learning and how can supervisors provide support?

    Mühlenbrock, I., Richter, G., Ellerkamp, A. & Wöhrmann, A. M., 09.2023, In: Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Organisationspsychologie. 54, 3, p. 311-321 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Enforcement concepts and strategies in the EU

    van der Heijden, J. & Batura, O., 21.09.2023, Research Handbook on the Enforcement of EU Law. Scholten, M. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 76-90 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Democratic Stakeholder Representativeness

    Jastram, S. M. & Berberyan, Z., 01.10.2023, In: Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 33, 4, p. 647-660 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Climate Change as an External Enabler of Entrepreneurial Activity

    Hirschmann, M., Farny, S. & Fisch, C., 01.08.2023, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2023, 1, 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    The Power of Words: Formation of Partnerships through Circular Startups

    Böckel, A., Farny, S. & Bocken, N., 01.08.2023, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2023, 1

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  26. 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

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    Non-driving related activities in heavy goods vehicles with SAE Level 3 and 4: An attempt to systematise

    Beck, K., Flämig, H., Höger, R. & Schindhelm, R., 01.01.2023, In: VDI Berichte. 2023, 2417, p. 205-216 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Friction surfacing of aluminum to steel: Influence of different substrate surface topographies

    Roos, A., Metternich, F., Kallien, Z., Baumann, J., Ehrich, J., Kipp, M., Hanke, S., Biermann, D. & Klusemann, B., 01.11.2023, In: Materials and Design. 235, 12 p., 112390.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Digital Gazelles: Challenges of Digital Startups during Phases of High Growth

    Tschoppe, N. J., Drechsler, A. & Drews, P., 08.12.2023, ACIS 2023 Proceedings: "Rising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the Pandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors with Digital Technologies". Wellington, New Zealand: Association for Information Systems, 12 p. 51

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

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    Disentangling the Digitality of Startups from an Enterprise Architecture Perspective

    Tschoppe, N. J. & Drews, P., 08.12.2023, ACIS 2023 Proceedings. Wellington, New Zealand: Association for Information Systems, 12 p. 145

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

  31. Published

    Success Factors of Digital Start-ups: A Qualitative Analysis of the Entrepreneurial Personality from the Perspective of German Venture Investors

    Schumacher, N., 06.11.2023, De Gruyter Handbook of SME Entrepreneurship. Dabić, M. & Kraus, S. (eds.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, p. 559-576 18 p. (De Gruyter Handbooks in Business, Economics and Finance).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  32. Published

    Lean Social Media Communication Strategies for SMEs: Exploring the Field of Risk-Adjusted Lean Social Media Communication Strategies in the Context of the Lean Startup Method for SMEs

    Kizilkan, K. & Wagenknecht, M., 06.11.2023, De Gruyter Handbook of SME Entrepreneurship. Dabić, M. & Kraus, S. (eds.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, p. 201-239 39 p. (De Gruyter Handbooks in Business, Economics and Finance).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Entrepreneurial Investment Cycle – A Large-scale Longitudinal Study

    Schulte, R., 06.11.2023, De Gruyter Handbook of SME Entrepreneurship. Dabić, M. & Kraus, S. (eds.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, p. 97-112 15 p. (De Gruyter Handbooks in Business, Economics and Finance).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  34. Published

    Input-Output Linearization of a Thermoelectric Cooler for an Ice Clamping System Using a Dual Extended Kalman Filter

    Van Rossum, F., Haus, B., Mercorelli, P. & Aschemann, H., 2023, 2023 27th International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics, MMAR 2023 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 199-204 6 p. (International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics).

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

  35. Published

    How Much Home Office is Ideal? A Multi-Perspective Algorithm

    Colley, M., Jansen, P., Matthiesen, J., Hoberg, H., Reger, C. & Thiermann, I., 20.09.2023, Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work, CHIWORK 2023. Boll, S., Cox, A., Ludwig, T. & Cecchinato, M. E. (eds.). New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 12 p. 8. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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

  36. Published

    Criticality and Values in Digital Transformation Research: Insights from a Workshop

    Zimmer, M. P., Vasilakopoulou, P., Grisot, M. & Niemimaa, M., 2023, In: Communications of the Association for Information Systems. 53, p. 964-983 20 p., 41.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Microstructural evolution of Mg–14Gd–0.4Zr alloy during compressive creep

    Shi, H., Huang, Y., Yang, L., Liu, C., Dieringa, H., Lu, C., Xiao, L., Willumeit-Römer, R. & Hort, N., 01.09.2023, In: Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 11, 9, p. 3161-3173 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Who guards the guards with AI-driven robots? The ethicalness and cognitive neutralization of police violence following AI-robot advice

    Hohensinn, L., Willems, J., Soliman, M., Vanderelst, D. & Stoll, J., 07.2024, In: Public Management Review. 26, 8, p. 2355-2379 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    The role of free will beliefs in social behavior: Priority areas for future research

    Quinton, T. S., Trafimow, D. & Genschow, O., 01.10.2023, In: Consciousness and Cognition. 115, 8 p., 103586.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  40. Published

    Design and characterization of an EOG signal acquisition system based on the programming of saccadic movement routines

    Frem-Sosa, L. A., Valenzuela-Delgado, M., Flores-Fuentes, W., Rodríguez-Quiñonez, J. C., Sergiyenko, O., Hernández-Balbuena, D., Murrieta-Rico, F. N., Miranda-Vega, J. E. & Mercorelli, P., 19.06.2023, 2023 IEEE 32nd International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2023 : Proceedings. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 1-5 5 p. (IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics; vol. 2023-June).

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

  41. Published

    Method of Artificial Vision in Guide Cane for Visually Impaired People

    Medina-Madrazo, L. D., Rodríguez-Quiñonez, J. C., Real-Moreno, O., Ortiz-Villaseñor, D., Flores-Fuentes, W., Sergiyenko, O., Castro-Toscano, M. J. & Mercorelli, P., 19.06.2023, 2023 IEEE 32nd International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2023 : Proceedings. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 6 p. (IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics; vol. 2023-June).

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

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    Kann man eine ethische Haltung erlernen?

    Katsarov, J. & Trittin-Ulbrich, H., 01.10.2023, In: people & work. 5, p. 54-56 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  44. Published

    Hands in Focus: Sign Language Recognition Via Top-Down Attention

    Sarhan, N., Wilms, C., Closius, V., Brefeld, U. & Frintrop, S., 08.10.2023, 2023 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP 2023 - Proceedings: Proceedings. Piscataway: IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society, p. 2555-2559 5 p. (Proceedings - International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP).

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

  45. Published

    Fostering Circularity: Building a Local Community and Implementing Circular Processes

    Schulz, J., Hillnhagen, S. & Schmidt, M., 01.01.2023, How can industrial management contribute to a brighter future?. Deuse, J. (ed.). GITO mbH Verlag, p. 55-75 21 p. (Schriftenreihe der Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft für Arbeits- und Betriebsorganisation (WGAB) e. V., ).

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

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    Employing a Novel Metaheuristic Algorithm to Optimize an LSTM Model: A Case Study of Stock Market Prediction

    Dastgerdi, A. K. & Mercorelli, P., 01.01.2023, Advances in Computing and Data Sciences: 7th International Conference, ICACDS 2023, Kolkata, India, April 27–28, 2023, Revised Selected Papers. Singh, M., Tyagi, V., Gupta, P. K., Flusser, J. & Ören, T. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing, p. 478-489 12 p. (Communications in Computer and Information Science; vol. 1848).

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

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    Patient centricity in IS healthcare – a framework proposing enablement, empowerment, and engagement of patients as individual IS users

    Maschewski, J. & Lemmer, K., 04.2025, Transforming the Digitally Sustainable Enterprise: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, 2023, Vol. 3. Beverungen, D., Lehrer, C. & Trier, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 593-607 15 p. 343. (Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation; vol. 76).

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

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    Automated Invoice Processing: Machine Learning-Based Information Extraction for Long Tail Suppliers

    Krieger, F., Drews, P. & Funk, B., 01.11.2023, In: Intelligent Systems with Applications. 20, 14 p., 200285.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    Faulty Process Detection Using Machine Learning Techniques

    Dastgerdi, A. K., Lange, D. & Mercorelli, P., 11.07.2023, Congress on Smart Computing Technologies : Proceedings of CSCT 2022. Bansal, J. C., Sharma, H. & Chakravorty, A. (eds.). Springer Singapore, p. 321-333 13 p. (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies).

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