Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Johannes Siebert

Decision Sciences & Behavioral Economics +43 512 2070 - 3138 johannes.siebert@mci.edu
Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Johannes Siebert

Johannes U. Siebert is a professor of Decision Sciences, Behavioral Economics, and Supply Chain Management at MCI | THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SCHOOL® in Innsbruck, Austria. He earned his doctorate in multicriteria decision making and completed his habilitation in behavioral operations research and decision sciences at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. His research focuses on improving decision-making processes at the individual, organizational, and inter-organizational levels. He has published in top-tier journals such as Operations Research and European Journal of Operational Research. Johannes serves on the Executive Committee of the International Society on MCDM, the Coordinating Board of the European WG on Behavioral Operations Research, and the Editorial Board of the INFORMS journal Decision Analysis. In addition, he is a member of the Advisory Council of the Alliance for Decision Education, working alongside prominent researchers such as the late Daniel Kahneman and Richard Thaler to advance decision education for adolescents worldwide. Johannes’s research aims to improve decision-making for individuals, organizations, and supply chains. He extends the concept of classical nudging with Ralph Keeney by empowering people to become their own “decision architects.” In his TEDx Talk, “Nudge yourself to make better decisions”, he presented these ideas to a broad audience. Johannes is a sought-after keynote and TEDx speaker, a regular guest contributor to Focus Online in Germany. He has secured more than one million euros in third-party funding and consulted public and private organizations in Europe and the United States on research-driven projects. Johannes has been a three-time finalist for the prestigious Practice Award of the Decision Analysis Society (INFORMS). For more information, visit his personal website at JohannesSiebert.com. Email: Johannes.Siebert@mci.edu


Berufliche Erfahrung
  • 08/2017 - heute
    Professor für Entscheidungswissenschaften und Verhaltensökonomie - MCI | Die Unternehmerische Hochschule®
  • 01/2016 - heute
    Privatdozent - Universität Bayreuth
  • 01/2010 - 12/2015
    Akademischer Oberrat - Universität Bayreuth
  • 01/2006 - 12/2009
    Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter - Universität Bayreuth
Ausbildung
  • 10/2010 - 11/2015
  • 10/2005 - 10/2010
  • 10/1999 - 05/2005
Auszeichnung
  • 11/2023 - 11/2023
    Decision Sciences Institute
    “Best Research Paper 2023 in the Decision Sciences Journal for Innovative Education”, Decision Sciences Institute.
  • 10/2020 - 10/2020
    Decision Analysis Society, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
    Finalist in der Practice Award Competition der Decision Analysis Society, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
  • 11/2017 - 11/2017
    Decision Analysis Society, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
    Nominiert für den Best Publication Award 2017 der Decision Analysis Society (INFOMRS) mit „Creating More and Better Alternatives for Decisions Using Objectives” (in Zusammenarbeit mit. Ralph Keeney)
  • 11/2016 - 11/2016
    Decision Analysis Society, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
    Finalist des Practice Awards der Decision Analysis Society (INFORMS) für die Identifikation und Strukturierung von Zielen der Terrormiliz
  • 11/2015 - 11/2015
    Universitätsverein der Universität Bayreuth
    Nominiert von der Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät für den „Preis des Universitätsvereins Bayreuth e.V. zur Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses” für herausragende Leistungen in der Habilitation
  • 10/2013 - 10/2013
    Decision Analysis Society, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
    Finalist des Practice Awards der Decision Analysis Society (INFORMS) für die Entwicklung einer innovativen Methode zur Erstellung einer Balanced Scorecard auf Basis eines differenzierten Mittelzwecknetzwerks
  • 10/2009 - 10/2009
    Stadt Bayreuth
    Preis der Stadt Bayreuth für eine der drei besten Dissertationen im Jahre 2009 an der Universität Bayreuth
  • 05/2003 - 05/2003
    Manager Magazin und McKinsey
    Finalist des “CEO of the future 2002”-Wettbewerb, organisiert von Manager Magazin und McKinsey
Mitglied im Herausgebergremium von Fachzeitschriften
  • 06/2024 - heute
    Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
  • 01/2022 - 12/2023
    INFORMS Journal of Applied Analytics (Editor Special Issue on Decision Analysis)
  • 01/2019 - heute
    Mitglied des Editorial Boards der INFORMS Zeitschrift Decision Analysis
  • 08/2017 - 06/2019
    Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (Editor Special Issue on MCDA Practice)
  • 08/2015 - 12/2016
    Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (Editor Special Issue on MCDA Practice)
Funktion in Berufsverbänden bzw. akademischen Verbänden
  • 01/2025 - 12/2026
    Board Member - Section on Multiple Criteria Decision Making on the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)
  • 09/2024 - 08/2028
    Member of the Executive Board - International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making (http://www.mcdmsociety.org/)
  • 08/2022 - heute
    Initiator und Vorsitzender des DAS-Video Committee - Decision Analysis Society (INFORMS)
  • 04/2021 - heute
    Initiator und Moderator der Behavioral OR Brown Bag Seminar Series - Euro Working Group on Behavioral OR
  • 01/2021 - 01/2021
    Mitglied des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats - Förderverein Reflektiert Entscheiden e.V.
  • 03/2017 - heute
  • 01/2016 - 12/2018
  • 01/2014 - 12/2015
  • 01/2011 - 05/2024
    Member of the Executive Committee - International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making (http://www.mcdmsociety.org/)
Mitgliedschaft im Aufsichtsrat und ähnlichen Gremien
  • 08/2020 - heute
    Advisory Council of the Alliance for Decision Education
  • 01/2010 - 12/2012
    University council (Hochschulrat) of the University of Bayreuth (2010-2012)
Veröffentlichungen in Fachzeitschriften (peer reviewed)
  • Tönsfeuerborn, Mendy; von Nitzsch, Rüdiger; Siebert, Johannes U. “Do Non-Linear Utility Functions Matter? Analyzing the Impact of Non-Linear Utility Functions on the Final Ranking with the Entscheidungsnavi”, Decision Analysis (forthcoming)
  • Borgonovo, E., Jose, V. R. R., Knowlton, M., Shachter, R., Siebert, J. U., & Ulu, C. (2025). Fifty years of decision analysis in operational research: A review. European Journal of Operational Research.
  • Siebert, Jana, Siebert, Johannes U. “Enhancing misinformation correction: New variants and a combination of awareness training and counter-speech to mitigate belief perseverance bias. PLoS ONE 19(2): e0299139, 2024, 1-15, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299139
  • Siebert, Johannes U.; Kunz, Reinhard, Rolf, Philipp. “The impact of decision training on individuals’ decision-making proactivity” in press European Journal of Operational Research, 294 (1) 2021, 264-282
  • Siebert, J. U., Kunz, & R., Rolf, P. (2020). Effects of Proactive Decision Making on Life Satisfaction. European Journal of Operational Research, 280(1), 1171-1187, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2019.08.011
Präsentation eines Artikels auf einer Konferenz, Workshop, Seminar
  • Siebert, Johannes Ulrich. “Making the right career choice: A new educational tool to train decision-making proactivity in high school students”, in cooperation with Maxi Becker and Nadine Oeser, Award Session “Best Research Paper 2023 in the Decision Sciences Journal for Innovative Education”, Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Atlanta, US
Betreute Bachelorarbeiten
  • Greiderer Jasmin (2025): Das Entscheidungsnavi als fundierte Entscheidungshilfe: Unterstützung für Frauen bei der Abwägung zwischen Karriere und Familienplanung
  • Wachendorf Julius Carl Luca Mino (2024): From Decisions to Abilities: A Statistical Inquiry Into the Relationship Between Proactive Decision Making and Entrepreneurial Skills
  • Öllinger Emily (2024): Navigating Entrepreneurial Skills: The Dynamic Role of Proactive Decision Making in Fostering Networking and Opportunity Recognition Skills
  • Bilgeri Christiane (2024): Eine Entscheidungsanalyse zur Organisation von Wissensmanagement in einem Großunternehmen anhand des Beispiels einer Großbank
  • Braun Ben (2024): The Impact of "Traditional Nudges" and "Give Yourself a Nudge" Interventions on Personal Financial Decision-Making of Students
  • Rief Alexandra (2024): Optimierung der Ersatzteilbevorratung eines Anlagen-intensiven Zuliefergeschäft in der Automobilindustrie
  • Passegger Vincent (2023): Die Entscheidungsanalyse zur Digitalisierung in KMU im Bau- und Baunebengewerbe anhand der Einführung eines mobilen Informationssystems
  • Pramel Thomas Jakob (2023): Aktuelle Chancen und Entwicklungen im Supply Chain Management und deren Anwendbarkeit in KMU - Eine literaturbasierte Entscheidungsanalyse hinsichtlich potenzieller Handlungsalternativen
  • Cher Bek Ribal (2023): The Correlation Between the Multidimensional Proactive Decision-Making Scale and the Melbourne Decision-Making Questionnaire
  • Bacher Mona (2023): Elektro, Hybrid, Verbrenner und Co. - Eine entscheidungstheoretische Analyse für die Verkehrsmittelwahl des Unternehmers
  • Ortner Kevin (2023): The Effects of Proactive Decision-Making on the Credit Behavior of Individuals
  • Marić Ivan (2023): Potenzielle Handlungsempfehlungen für KMU mit der Einführung des Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetzes
  • Nikkinen Iikka (2023): The Impact of Proactive Decision-Making on the Sustainable Investing Behaviour of Individuals
  • Leopold Felix (2023): Examining the Efficacy of GYAN as a Decision Tool for Personal Financial Decision-Making Aligned With Individual Objectives
  • Bauer Fabienne (2023): Affecting Financial Decisions: Making Use of Nudges
  • Dietrich Sophie (2022): The Influence of Demographic and Psychographic Factors on the Efficacy of Self-Nudging vs Traditional Nudging on Eating Decisions
  • Didic Siuzana (2022): An Analysis of the Difference in Healthiness of Dietary Choices Depending on the Importance of Healthy Nutrition
  • Mairhofer Simona (2022): A Systematic Comparison of "Nudging" and "Give Yourself a Nudge" Interventions in Empirical Nutritional Decision-Making Research
  • Schraffl Nora (2022): The Impact of the Awareness of Objectives on Dietary Choices
  • Aster Nadine (2022): Outsourcing-Entscheidung - Strategische Outsourcing-Entscheidung am Fallbeispiel eines Produktionsbauteils der Firma Demaclenko IT GmbH/Srl
  • Scharzenberger Maxine (2022): Nudging or Boosting to Improve Student Engagement in Higher Education - Designing an Experimental Approach
  • Mosel Moritz (2021): A Systematic Comparison of the Nudging, Boosting and Give Yourself a Nudge Approach to Decision-Making Intervention
  • Basta Kristina (2021): Impfung - Ja oder Nein? - Strategische Entscheidungsfindung am Beispiel der Covid-Schutzimpfung
  • Tavic Kristijan (2021): Entwicklung einer Balanced Scorecard für einen öffentlichen Selbstverwaltungskörper
  • Hauss Dorothea (2021): The Role of Actively Open-Minded Thinking in Generating Alternatives: A Research Design
  • Lakner Claudia (2021): Hochdosiert Wirkungsvoll - Neue Geschäftsmodelle für die öffentliche Apotheke im Zeitalter der digitalen Transformation
  • Klausner Christoph (2021): Fallacy Explanation and Its Effect: How to Contain the Impact of Misinformation on Individual Beliefs
  • Falch Benjamin (2021): Investieren statt Prokrastinieren: Ein systematischer Leitfaden zur individuellen Investitionsentscheidung für Privatanleger
  • Strigl Anna (2021): Possible Interconnections Between the Skills and Traits of the Proactive Decision-Making Scale and the Five Decision-Making Styles
  • Zernig Patrick (2020): IT-Integration Decision-making - Nutzenorientierte Entscheidungsfindung zur Integration von IT-Systemen nach einer Übernahme
  • Höck Lukas (2020): Entscheidungstheoretische Analyse des Öffnungszeitenmodells der Sparkasse Kufstein - Differenzierte Entscheidungsanalyse aus Unternehmens- und Kundensicht
  • Sieberer Anna (2020): Entscheidungstheoretische Analyse des Fortbestands eines Unternehmens
  • Reitzle Verena (2019): Measurement of Drivers and Practices Affecting Green Operations Within Green Supply Chain Management in Asia
  • Schmidt Tamara (2019): Logistics Management: Optimizing Warehouse Logistics Exemplifying Airstreeem GmbH
  • Dzurny Martin (2019): Der Effekt einer transparenten Supply Chain von Unternehmen in der DACH-Region auf die Kunden
  • Scherzer Hans-Peter (2019): Green Supply Chain Management - Entscheidungskriterien für die Einführung von Green Supply Chain Management
  • Ostermann Thomas (2018): Selection of a Real-World Topic to Measure the Impact of Fake News on Society
  • Schmidt Tamara (2018): Corporate Social Responsibility in the Fashion Apparel Industry
  • Pinter Peter (2018): Internal Benefits of Social Impact Assessment: Evaluating the Potential of Social Return on Investment (SROI) as a Tool for Organizational Learning
  • Sisman Mete Han (2018): The Effects of Non-Compete Clauses From an Ethical Perspective
  • Panholzer Kerstin (2018): Implication of Ethical Decision Making in Supply Chain Management
  • Piber Jeanine (2018): Retailing Trends to Ensure Competitiveness and Meet Customer Needs
  • Eisenmann Florian (2018): Sustainable Supply Chain Management - Nachhaltigkeit in der vernetzten Wertschöpfungskette von Unternehmen
  • Ostermann David (2018): Herausforderungen im Green Supply Chain Management in Bezug auf Digitalisierung in produzierenden KMU
  • Martinez Aguilar Areli Raquel (2018): Supply Chain Management Requirements in the Era of Industry 4.0
  • Ostermann Thomas (2017): Process Mining im Six Sigma DMAIC-Zyklus
  • Weber Markus (2017): Optimierung sekundärer Prozesse der spanenden Fertigung im Kontext eines modernen Prozessmanagements
Betreute Masterarbeiten
  • Pendic Verena (2025): Emotional Valence and Stress in the Workplace: Does Stress Help or Hinder Channeling the Effect of Emotions on Effort Provision?
  • Ostermann Thomas (2020): Strategic Decision-Making on Cloud Computing Adoption
  • Chytra Jan (2020): Perseverance of Initial Theories: Impact of Initial Theories on Efficiency of Techniques Mitigating Belief Perseverance
  • Zaric Ana (2020): Uncertainties in Supply Chain Management: Assessing Information Sharing and Information Quality in Supply Chain Management
  • Kleinlercher Miriam (2019): The Influence of Proactive Decision-Making on Entrepreneurial Intention: The Mediating Role of Generalised Self-Efficacy
  • Kraus Lukas (2019): Utilizing the Paradigms Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Circular Economy to Drive Sustainability of High-Performance Outer Wear Apparels in the Outdoor Industry
  • Moser Christina (2019): The Effects of Proactive Decision-Making on Entrepreneurial Intention: The Role of Entrepreneurial Alertness
  • Ricci Alessandro (2019): Debiasing Methods of the Belief Perseverance Bias: How to use Them to Minimise the Impact of Fake News on the Real World
  • Veber Andreas (2018): Development of a Method for Evidence-Based Economics