Mathias Arrfelt
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Phone: 480-727-7515
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BA 318F Tempe, AZ 85287
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Mail code: 4006Campus: Tempe
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Mathias Arrfelt is a clinical 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).
- Ph.D. Michigan State University 2008
- M.B.A. Fordham University 1995
- B.A. Murray State University 1991
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
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 310 | Collaborative Team Skills |
MGT 459 | International Management |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
MGT 484 | Internship |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
MGT 310 | Collaborative Team Skills |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
MGT 484 | Internship |
MGT 459 | International Management |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 484 | Internship |
MGT 411 | Leading Organizations |
MGT 411 | Leading Organizations |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 459 | International Management |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
MGT 484 | Internship |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
MGT 484 | Internship |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 484 | Internship |
MGT 300 | Principles of Mgt & Leadership |
MGT 300 | Principles of Mgt & Leadership |
MGT 411 | Leading Organizations |
MGT 411 | Leading Organizations |
ENT 484 | Internship |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 459 | International Management |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
MGT 484 | Internship |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
ENT 484 | Internship |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
MGT 484 | Internship |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
ENT 484 | Internship |
MGT 586 | Fundamentals of Strategic Mgmt |
WPC 470 | Business Admin Capstone |
WPC 470 | Business Admin Capstone |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 484 | Internship |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
ENT 484 | Internship |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 484 | Internship |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
MGT 484 | Internship |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
ENT 484 | Internship |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
MGT 586 | Fundamentals of Strategic Mgmt |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 484 | Internship |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 459 | International Management |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
MGT 484 | Internship |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
MGT 484 | Internship |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 484 | Internship |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 459 | International Management |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
MGT 484 | Internship |
MGT 493 | Honors Thesis |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
MGT 484 | Internship |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |
MGT 303 | Honors Org Strategies/Leadersh |
WPC 480 | Capstone Course |