Hendrik Wache is an Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at ICN Business School, France. He holds a Ph.D. from Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany, where his dissertation focused on digital twins in manufacturing from a smart service system perspective. He was a research associate at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, contributing to cyber-physical systems research and held a teaching position at TBS Education (Spain).
His research explores the strategic implications of digital transformation, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises. His work spans digital platform innovation, responsible AI implementation, and the integration of sustainability in digital strategies. He draws from both strategic management and information systems domains, combining design-oriented and empirical research methods.
He teaches courses in Digital and Sustainable Transformation, Digital Economy (Executive MBA), Big Data and Business Analytics, and Digital Transformation and Cyber Security. His research has appeared in journals such as Technological Forecasting and Social Change and HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik, and in leading IS conferences including ICIS, ECIS, HICSS, and AMCIS.
He actively contributes to the Information Systems community as Secretary of the AIS Doctoral Student College Executive Committee, and as Student Ambassador of the SIG AI. He has received nominations for best paper awards and participated in the ICIS Doctoral Consortium.