Henner Gimpel

Prof. Dr. Henner Gimpel holds the Chair of Digital Management at the University of Hohenheim. He serves as Vice Dean for Research and Knowledge Transfer at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, and heads the Digital Business Management program. He also holds leadership roles at the Fraunhofer FIT's Business Informatics branch and the FIM Research Institute for Information Management, while directing the Digital Leadership Academy.

• University of Hohenheim - Chair of Digital Management
• Fraunhofer FIT - Business Informatics Branch
• FIM Research Institute - Director
• Digital Leadership Academy - Academic Director

Education:

• Industrial Engineering (Business Administration & Applied Computer Science), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
• Doctorate in Business Informatics, Behavioral Economics, and Psychology, KIT

Research Interests: His work focuses on socio-technical information systems where people, information, and digital technologies interact. Key research areas include artificial/hybrid/collective intelligence, digital health, smart sustainability, digital ethics, and IT adoption. He employs empirical studies, experiments, and design-oriented approaches, with interdisciplinary connections to psychology, computer science, sociology, medicine, and ethics.

Publication Trends: Recent articles (2023-2025) span topics like AI-augmented facilitation, digital stress analysis, healthcare collaboration systems, smart energy technologies, and generative AI competencies. They reflect methodological diversity across design science research, Kano analysis, action design research, and empirical experiments.

Scientific Awards:

• Friedrich von Klinggräff Medal
• Deutsches Aktieninstitut University Competition First Prize
• Walter-Georg-Waffenschmidt Prize for Business Administration
• Fugger Prize for Science
• Multiple Teaching Awards

Practical Engagement: Through five years as McKinsey & Company management consultant and collaborations with Allianz, BMW, IBM, Siemens, and university hospitals, he bridges academic research with industry applications in digital transformation.

Academic Leadership: He contributes to editorial boards (Electronic Markets) and program committees (ICIS, ECIS, WI), while pioneering cognitive apprenticeship-based teaching methods. His work impacts digital workplace design, healthcare informatics, and sustainable business models.