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Mathias Arrfelt

Clinical Assistant Professor & Associate Department Chair
Faculty
TEMPE Campus
Mailcode
4006
Clinical Assoc Profr, MY
Faculty
TEMPE Campus
Mailcode
4006
Biography
Mathias Arrfelt is a clinical assistant professor and associate department chair in management and entrepreneurship with 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 included academic positions with Michigan State University and San Francisco State University. He also served with Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (New York, NY), 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
- 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.
Courses
Spring 2019 | |
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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 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
MGT 484 | Internship |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
MGT 484 | Internship |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
MGT 484 | Internship |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
MGT 484 | Internship |
MGT 493 | Honors Thesis |
Summer 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
Spring 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
Fall 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
MGT 792 | Research |
Summer 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
Spring 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
MGT 459 | International Management |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
MGT 792 | Research |
Fall 2015 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
MGT 459 | International Management |
MGT 792 | Research |
Spring 2015 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MGT 459 | International Management |
MGT 792 | Research |
Fall 2014 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MGT 459 | International Management |
MGT 792 | Research |