Mathias Arrfelt
Biography
Mathias Arrfelt is a clinical associate professor and associate department chair in the Management and Entrepreneurship department within the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. His research focuses on behavioral, cultural, environmental, and learning related aspects of strategic decision making, including how these factors influence firm performance. As such, he examines issues related to executive compensation, CEO hubris, the capital allocation process, supply chain performance as well as issues related to managerial risk taking in organizations.
Professor Arrfelt joined ASU in 2008. His prior appointments include academic positions with Michigan State University and San Francisco State University. He also served with Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (New York, NY) where he was the head of Interest Rate Trading and deputy chief of Foreign Exchange Trading (1996-1999), vice president and chief dealer of Interest Rate Trading (1994-1996) and Foreign Exchange and Interest Rate Dealer (1991-1994).
Education
- Ph.D. Michigan State University 2008
- M.B.A. Fordham University 1995
- B.A. Murray State University 1991
Publications
Representative Publications
Busenbark, J., Wiseman, R., Arrfelt, M. & Hyun-Soo Woo. 2017. A Review of the Internal Capital Allocation Literature: Piecing Together the Capital Allocation Puzzle. Journal of Management, 43: 2430-2455
Wowak, A.J., Mannor, M.J., Arrfelt, M. & McNamara, G. 2016. Earthquake or Glacier? How CEO Charisma Manifests in Firm Strategy over Time. Strategic Management Journal, 37: 586-603
Arrfelt, M., Wiseman, R.M., McNamara, G., & Hult, G.T.M. 2015. Examining a Key Corporate Role: The Influence of Capital Allocation Competency on Firm Performance. Strategic Management Journal, 36: 1017-1034.
Arrfelt, M., Wiseman, R.M, & Hult, G.T.M. 2013. Looking Backward Instead of Forward: Aspiration-driven Influences on the Efficiency of the Capital Allocation Process. Academy of Management Journal, 56: 1081-1103.
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.
Courses
| Summer 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
| MGT 484 | Internship |
| Spring 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
| MGT 459 | International Management |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
| MGT 484 | Internship |
| Fall 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
| MGT 484 | Internship |
| Summer 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
| MGT 484 | Internship |
| Spring 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
| MGT 459 | International Management |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
| MGT 484 | Internship |
| MGT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
| MGT 484 | Internship |
| Summer 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MGT 484 | Internship |
| Spring 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
| MGT 459 | International Management |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
| MGT 484 | Internship |
| MGT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
| MGT 484 | Internship |
| Summer 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
| MGT 484 | Internship |
| Spring 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
| MGT 484 | Internship |
| Fall 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
| MGT 484 | Internship |
| MGT 493 | Honors Thesis |
| Summer 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
| Spring 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
| Fall 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
| WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
| MGT 792 | Research |