Florian M. Federspiel McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University Rafik B. Hariri Building, 5th floor, 37th and O Streets, NW, Washington DC, 20057, USA Email: fmf13@georgetown.edu Tel: +1 202 615 2698 EDUCATION Ph.D. Candidate in Management (Operations Department) 2010 2016 (expected) Dissertation title: The Experience of Near Miss Events and Their Effect on Risk Taking Behavior Committee: Matthias Seifert (Advisor & Chair, ), Wenjie Tang (IE Business School), Dilney Goncalves (), Robin Dillon-Merrill (Georgetown University), and Gilberto Montibeller (Loughborough University) Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business Washington, D.C., USA Visiting Ph.D. 2015 2016 Operations and Information Management Area (Host: Prof. Robin Dillon-Merrill) M.Sc. in Management 2009 2010 GPA: 3.65 out of 4.0 (Ranked 1 st in Class) University of Bradford Bradford, United Kingdom B.A. (Honours) in Psychology and Management 2006 2009 Graduated with First Class Honours RESEARCH INTERESTS & METHODS Decision Analysis Near-miss Events & Risk Taking Behavior Experimental & Analytical Modeling Behavioral Operations Judgments and Biases in Numerical Predictions Experimental & Analytical Modeling PAPERS UNDER REVIEW Federspiel, F. M., Paine, J. W., Seifert, M. How Near Miss Events Affect Risk Perception and Behavior: The Role of Outcome Congruence, Salience and Regulatory Focus (Under review at Academy of Management Review) WORKING PAPERS Federspiel, F. M., Seifert, M. How Ambiguity Acts as an Enabler of Risk Taking: The Role of Uncertainty and Expectations in the Context of Near Miss Events (In preparation for submission, target journal: Management Science) Page 1 of 5
WORK-IN-PROGRESS Federspiel, F. M., Seifert, M., Newman, L. Regime Change Detection: Task Factors as Drivers of Judgmental Effectiveness and Learning (3 rd round of data collection, target journal: International Journal of Forecasting) Federspiel, F. M., Dillon-Merrill, R., Hydock, C. Near Miss Events in Loss versus Gain Domains (1 st round of data collection) Federspiel, F. M., Dillon-Merrill, R. Near Miss Events in the Classical Newsvendor: A Behavioral Investigation (Design of 1 st study) Federspiel, F. M., Seifert, M. The Effect of Near-miss Events on Intertemporal Choice Behavior (2 nd round of data collection) Seifert, M., Paine, J. W., Zou, X., Federspiel, F. M. Learning from Near Failure: Individual Differences and the Experience of Near-miss Events (3 rd round of data collection) NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Federspiel, F. M. (Forthcoming). Ask DAS: Developmental Policy at the World Bank Based on Decision Analytic Insights. Decision Analysis Today 34(3) Federspiel, F. M. (2015). Ask DAS: Decision Analysis in the Wild: Challenges and Rewards. Decision Analysis Today 34(2): 37-38. Federspiel, F. M. (2015). Ask DAS: Finding an Academic Home as a Decision Analyst. Decision Analysis Today 34(1): 25-27. Federspiel, F. M. (2015). Ask DAS: A Roadmap For Future Issues. Decision Analysis Today 33(3): 25-26. Coles, J., Federspiel, F. M. (2014). Ask DAS: Some Quotes For Discussion. Decision Analysis Today 33(1): 29-30. Coles, J., Federspiel, F. M. (2013). Ask DAS: How Do We Improve Decision-Making Skills in Society at Large? Two Accounts From the Frontlines: USA and Germany. Decision Analysis Today 32(3): 23-26. Coles, J., Federspiel, F. M. (2013). Ask DAS: Do We Face a Crisis in Academic Communication? Discussing Research Publications, the Peer Review System and Scientific Advancement. Decision Analysis Today 32(2): 28-30. Coles, J., Federspiel, F. M. (2013). Ask DAS: A Quick Guide to Effective and Successful Poster Presentations. Decision Analysis Today 32(1): 28-30. Coles, J., Federspiel, F. M. (2013). Ask DAS: Decision Analysis Versus Judgment and Decision Making Where is the Difference? Decision Analysis Today 31(3): 37-39. Coles, J., Federspiel, F. M., Jenni, K. (2012). Ask DAS: Back to School How to Prepare and What to Expect After Working in the Industry. Decision Analysis Today 31(2): 39-40. Page 2 of 5
Coles, J., Federspiel, F. M., Jenni, K. (2012). Ask DAS: Four Things to Consider When Publishing Decision Analytic Research. Decision Analysis Today 31(1): 34-35. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS The Experience of Near Miss Events Under Ambiguity with Matthias Seifert Presented at: Society for Judgment and Decision Making (SJDM) Conference 2015, in Chicago, USA INFORMS 2015 Annual Meeting, Decision Analysis cluster, in Philadelphia, USA How Near Miss Events Affect Risk Perception and Behavior: The Role of Outcome Congruence, Salience and Regulatory Focus with Jill Waymire Paine and Matthias Seifert Presented at: The 2015 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, MOC division, Vancouver, Canada The 5 th Madrid Work and Organizations Workshop, 2014, Research on Near Miss Events and Risky Choice: Challenges & Opportunities with Matthias Seifert Presented at: INFORMS 2014 Annual Meeting, Decision Analysis cluster, in San Francisco, USA The Effect of Near-miss Events on Intertemporal Choice Behavior with Matthias Seifert Presented at: INFORMS 2013 Annual Meeting, Decision Analysis cluster, in Minneapolis, USA Learning from Near Failure: Individual Differences and the Experience of Near-miss Events with Matthias Seifert and Jill Waymire Paine Presented at: The 2014 IE Doctoral Consortium in 24 th Subjective Probability, Utility and Decision Making Conference (SPUDM24) 2013 in Barcelona, Spain INFORMS 2012 Annual Meeting, Decision Analysis cluster, in Phoenix, USA Regime Change Prediction: Task Factors as Drivers of Judgmental Effectiveness and Learning with Seifert, M. and Newman, L. Presented at: The International Symposium of Forecasting 2012 in Boston, USA INFORMS 2011 Annual Meeting, Decision Analysis cluster, in Charlotte, USA TEACHING EXPERIENCE Adjunct Professor Operations and Technology area Courses taught: Quantitative Methods on the Master in Management (Rated 4.1/5) Excel at Microsoft Excel on the International MBA (Rated 4.2/5) Quantitative Methods for Finance on the Master in Finance (Rated 3.1/5) Quantitative Methods pre-program on the Master in Finance (No rating) Final Case Presentation on the International MBA (No rating) 2013 Present Page 3 of 5
Teaching Assistant Operations and Technology area 2012 2015 Courses: Managerial Decision Making on the International MBA (under Prof. Matthias Seifert & Sara Farooqi) (No rating) Quantitative Methods I & II on the D.B.A. (under Prof. Marco Caserta & Matthias Seifert) (Rated 4.4/5) Making Motivation Work for You on the International MBA & IE Brown Executive MBA (under Prof. Tory Higgins) (No rating) ACADEMIC SERVICE Decision Analysis Society (INFORMS) Session Chair Decision Analysis Track at INFORMS 2015 Academy of Management Reviewer Academy of Management Meetings 2014 Present Content developer - Online Quantitative Methods pre-program 2014 Organizing Committee Member - 2014 IE Doctoral Consortium 2014 Decision Analysis Society (INFORMS) Editor Ask DAS column on Decision Analysis Today 2012 Present HONORS AND AWARDS Travel grant Decision Analysis Society (INFORMS), 2011 Research grant International Institute of Forecasters (IIF) and SAS, 2010 Travel grants, 2010-2015 Ph.D. fellowship, 2010-2014 Honorary Mention, M.Sc., 2010 Scholarship e-fellows, 2009-2011 ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS Decision Analysis Society (INFORMS) International Institute of Forecasters (IIF) Society for Judgment and Decision Making (SJDM) The European Association of Decision Making (EADM) Behavioral Operations Management Section (INFORMS) Academy of Management, MOC, OM and OB divisions Page 4 of 5
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG (LSG Sky Chefs) Neu-Isenburg, Germany Corporate Management & Organisation Development 2007 Forum für Internationale Friedensarbeit (FIFAR e.v.) San Felipe, Chile Social work 2005 2006 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Beijing, China Public Private Partnerships 2003 LANGUAGES German Native English Fluent Spanish Fluent REFERENCES Dr. Matthias Seifert Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methods Department of Operations & Technology, IE University Calle Maria de Molina, 12, 5 th floor, 28006 Matthias.Seifert@ie.edu Tel +34 91 568 9705 Dr. Robin L. Dillon-Merrill Professor of Operations and Information Management Operations and Information Management Group McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University Rafik B. Hariri Building, 5th floor, 37th and O Streets, NW, Washington DC, 20057, USA Robin.DillonMerrill@georgetown.edu Tel +1 202 687 5398 Dr. Gilberto Montibeller Professor of Management Science Management Science and Operations Management Group School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University BE. 1.04, Sir Richard Morris Building, Epinal Way, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom G.Montibeller@lboro.ac.uk Tel +44 150 922 3267 Dr. Mikko Ketokivi Professor of Operations Management and Organization Design, Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Operations Management Department of Operations & Technology, IE University Calle Maria de Molina, 12, 5 th floor, 28006 Mikko@Ketokivi.fi Tel +34 684 124 516 Page 5 of 5