W. P. Carey School of Business

Education
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2008; MBA, Fordham University, 1995; B.A., Murray State University, 1991

Research Interests
My research focuses on behavioral, cultural, environmental, and learning related aspects of strategic decision making, including how these factors influence firm performance. As such, I examine 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.

Academic Positions
Arizona State University: 2008-present. Previous Appointments: Michigan State University, San Francisco State University

Corporate and Public Sector Leadership
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (New York, NY)
Head of Interest Rate Trading and Deputy Chief Foreign Exchange Trading (1996-1999)
Vice President and Chief Dealer, Interest Rate Trading (1994-1996)
Foreign Exchange/Interest Rate Dealer (1991-1994)

Representative Publications
Wowak, A.J., Mannor, M.J., Arrfelt, M. & McNamara, G. Forthcoming. Earthquake or Glacier? How CEO Charisma Manifests in Firm Strategy over Time. Strategic Management Journal.

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.