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Education
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2008; MBA, Fordham University, 1995; B.A., Murray State University, 1991
Research Areas
Corporate governance, executive compensation, CEO hubris, resource allocation
Current Projects
Arrfelt, M., Wiseman, R.M., & Hult, G.T.M. Looking Backward Instead of Forward: Aspiration-driven influences on the Efficiency of the Capital Allocation Process. Under review at AMJ.
Arrfelt, M., Wiseman, R.M., McNamara, G., & Hult, G.T.M. Examining a Key Corporate Role: The Influence of Capital Allocation Competency on Firm Performance. Under review at SMJ.
Mannor, M.J. Arrfelt, M., & Wowak, A.J. Arrogant but not Ignorant? How CEOs Use Coping Mechanisms to Overcome the Aggressive Biases of Hubris and Improve Firm Performance. Under review at SMJ.
Arrfelt, M., Mannor, M.J., Nahrgang, J.D., & Christensen, A.L. All Risk Taking is Not the Same: Examining Competing Effects of Risk-Taking on Firm Risk and Firm Performance with Meta-Analysis. Under review at AMJ.
Wowak, A.J., Mannor, M.J., & Arrfelt, M. Can't Buy Me Love? How Charismatic CEOs Supplement Their Charms with Influence Maintenance Behaviors.
Nahrgang, J.D., Seo, J., Christensen, A.L., & Arrfelt, M. Understanding the Process of Leadership Emergence through Meta-analytic Investigation.
Academic Positions
Arizona State University: 2008-present.
Professional Leadership
Member, Academy of Management; Member, Strategic Management Society; Reviewer, Academy of Management and SMS Conferences
Corporate and Public Sector Leadership
Business strategies and fund raising, Lockspot Inc., 2000-2001; Director, Outdoor and alternative advertising, Massivemedia, 1999-2001; Head of Interest Rate Trading and Deputy Chief Foreign Exchange Trading, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, 1991-1999
Representative Publications
Devers, C.E., McNamara, G., Wiseman, R.M. & Arrfelt, M. (2008). "Moving Closer to the Action: Examining Compensation Design Effects on Firm Risk." Organization Science, 19: 548-566.
Hult, G.T.M., Ketchen, D.J., & Arrfelt, M. (2007). "Strategic Supply Chain Management: Improving Performance through a Culture of Competitiveness and Knowledge." Strategic Management Journal, 28: 1035-1052.
ASU is a tier 1 research university and W. P. Carey is proud of its strong tradition of teaching and classroom excellence. Our students directly benefit from the research and theories our faculty brings into the classroom. Below is a list of courses being taught during the current semester by this faculty member. Click a course to view it in the ASU course catalog.
MGT 459 - International Management
Concepts and practices of multinational and foreign firms. Objectives, strategies, policies, and organizational structures for operating in various environments.
MGT 493 - Honors Thesis
Supervised research or creative activity focused on preparation and completion of an undergraduate honors thesis or creative project.
MGT 791 - Seminar
A small class emphasizing discussion, presentations by students, and written research papers.
MGT 792 - Research
Independent study in which a student, under the supervision of a faculty member, conducts research that is expected to lead to a specific project such as a dissertation, report, or publication. Assignments might include data collection, experimental work, data analysis, or preparation of a manuscript.
