Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Johannes Siebert

Decision Sciences & Operations Management +43 512 2070 - 3138 johannes.siebert@mci.edu

Johannes U. Siebert is Professor of Decision Sciences and Operations Management at MCI | THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SCHOOL® in Innsbruck, Austria, and Privatdozent at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, where he earned his doctorate and habilitation.

He studies how organizations and people can make better decisions when objectives conflict and uncertainty is high – from operational questions to strategic decisions at board level. His first line of research applies decision analysis and value-focused thinking in organizations: he has published on this with Ralph L. Keeney in Operations Research and has integrated value-focused thinking with the balanced scorecard, strategy maps, and supply chain objectives. His second line studies proactive decision-making; his work in the European Journal of Operational Research shows that it can be trained and is associated with life satisfaction and retirement planning. Current projects address conflicts between operational and financial objectives, biases in supplier evaluation, and how AI can support the formulation of objectives.

He has applied his methods to R&D portfolio prioritization at Bayer, a network of strategic objectives for a major European energy provider, and infrastructure investments for the California Department of Transportation. Three of his projects were finalists for the INFORMS Decision Analysis Society Practice Award.

He serves on the editorial boards of EJOR, Decision Analysis, and the Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, the Executive Committee of the International Society on MCDM, and the Coordinating Board of the EURO Working Group on Behavioural OR, and has secured more than EUR 1 million in research funding. Recent awards include the 2026 INFORMS Prize for the Teaching of OR/MS Practice, the CEEMAN Champion Award – Teacher of the Year, and the Richard Price Award in Data Science.

Professional work experience

10/2026 - present
Professor of Decision Sciences and Operations Management - MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®
09/2022 - 09/2026
Professor of Decision Sciences and Behavioral Economics - MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®
08/2017 - 08/2022
Full professor for Supply Chain Management - MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®
01/2016 - present
Private Lecturer - University of Bayreuth
01/2010 - 12/2015
Post-doc - University of Bayreuth
01/2006 - 12/2009
Doctoral assistant - University of Bayreuth

Education

10/2010 - 11/2015
Habilitation - University of Bayreuth (Germany)
Behavioral Operations Research and Decision Analysis
10/2005 - 10/2010
Dissertation - University of Bayreuth (Germany)
Modeling of interactions – conception of an innovative approach in multi-attribute utility theory
10/1999 - 05/2005
Diplomkaufmann - University of Bayreuth (Germany)
Business Administration

Competitive Research Award

11/2026 - present
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
INFORMS Prize for the Teaching of Operations Research/Management Science Practice, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), presented at the INFORMS Annual Meeting 2026, San Francisco, USA; first recipient with a European affiliation since the prize's inception in 1998
09/2026 - 09/2026
CEEMAN Champion Award — Teacher of the Year. CEEMAN – International Association for Management Development in Dynamic Societies
Awarded for teaching approaches in management education that combine scientific rigour with practical relevance and enable students to make reflective, responsible decisions.
09/2026 - 09/2026
- - Ars Docendi – Austrian State Prize for Excellence in Teaching: Award of Recognition, Category Society- and Sustainability-Oriented Teaching. Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research
Awarded for the teaching concept “From Expertise to Judgment: Developing Decision Competence Systematically,” implemented across numerous courses with different target groups and time formats. Students work on real societal and economic decision problems; assessment focuses not on a supposedly correct answer but on the quality of objective structuring, the handling of uncertainty, and the transparency of reasoning under conflicting objectives. The teaching concept is documented in the ministry’s Atlas of Good Teaching. One of three awards among 63 submissions in the category.
07/2026 - 07/2026
Richard Price Award in Data Science and Fellow of the Academy. International Academy of Information Technology and Quantitative Management (IAITQM)
Awarded for contributions to data science and its application to planning and prioritization decisions – in particular for work that combines data-driven and AI-based methods with multi-criteria decision methods to support resource and capital allocation under uncertainty. Presented at ITQM 2026 in Rouen.
03/2026 - 03/2026
- - Inspirational Achievement Award. Society of Decision Professionals (SDP)
Awarded for contributions to decision analysis – in particular for work on data-based decision-making, supply chain management, and multi-criteria methods, and for translating research into international practice projects. Presented at the 32nd SDP Annual Conference at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
09/2025 - 09/2025
Shortlisted: European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Yehuda Elkana Center for Teaching, Learning, and Higher Education Research
Shortlisted for the award established in 2011, which honours academics in the social sciences and humanities teaching in the European Higher Education Area and carries the Diener Prize of 5,000 euros. The assessment is based on the entire teaching record – teaching statement, course descriptions, assessment concepts, and feedback from students and colleagues – rather than a single course.
11/2023 - 11/2023
Best Research Paper 2023, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education. Decision Sciences Institute
Awarded for the article “Making a good career choice: A decision-analytical intervention to enhance proactive decision-making and career choice self-efficacy in high school students” (with Maxi Becker and Nadine Oeser, DSJIE 21(1), 10–25). The study evaluates the KLUGentscheiden! training for high school students facing their career and study choice and shows that it strengthens proactive decision-making and career choice self-efficacy.
09/2023 - present
Atlas of Good Teaching. Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research
Inclusion of the MOOC “Proaktiv smarte Entscheidungen treffen” (developed with Ralph L. Keeney, iMooX) as an example of good practice in Austrian higher education teaching.
10/2020 - 10/2020
Finalist, Practice Award der Decision Analysis Society (INFORMS). Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
For a prioritization model for the early-stage development pipeline of Bayer’s pharmaceutical division, developed with Strategic Decisions Group and published in Decision Analysis.
11/2017 - 11/2017
Nomination, Best Publication Award of the Decision Analysis Society (INFORMS). Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
For “Creating More and Better Alternatives for Decisions Using Objectives” (with Ralph L. Keeney), Operations Research 63(5), 2015.
11/2016 - 11/2016
Finalist, Practice Award of the Decision Analysis Society (INFORMS). Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
For “Identifying, Structuring, and Comparing Objectives of Terrorists” (with Detlof von Winterfeldt and Richard John).
11/2015 - 11/2015
Nomination, Award of the Universitätsverein Bayreuth for the Promotion of Young Researchers. Universitätsverein der Universität Bayreuth e.V.
Nominated by the Faculty of Law, Business and Economics for exceptional scientific performance during the habilitation.
10/2013 - 10/2013
Finalist, Practice Award of the Decision Analysis Society (INFORMS). Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
For an innovative method to develop a balanced scorecard based on a differentiated means-ends network.
10/2009 - 10/2009
Award of the City of Bayreuth. City of Bayreuth
Awarded as one of three dissertations selected from the nominations of all faculties of the University of Bayreuth.
05/2003 - 05/2003
Manager Magazin and McKinsey
Finalist of the “CEO of the future 2002” competition, organized by the German Manager Magazine and McKinsey

Editorial board service

10/2025 - present
European Journal of Operational Research (Member of the Editorial Board)
06/2024 - present
Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (Member of the Editorial Board)
01/2022 - 12/2023
INFORMS Journal of Applied Analytics (Editor Special Issue on Decision Analysis)
01/2019 - present
INFORMS Decision Analysis (Editorial Board Member)
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)

Positions in professional/academic societies

11/2026 - present
Council Member — INFORMS Decision Analysis Society - Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
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 - present
Head of the DAS-Video Committee - Decision Analysis Society (INFORMS)
04/2021 - present
Initiator and moderator of the Behavioral OR Brown Bag Seminar Series - Euro Working Group on Behavioral OR
01/2021 - present
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board - Förderverein Reflektiert Entscheiden e.V.
03/2017 - present
Initial Member of the Coordinating Board and of the Management Board - EURO Working Group on Behavioural OR
01/2016 - 12/2018
Board Member - Section on Multiple Criteria Decision Making on the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)
01/2014 - 12/2015
Secretary and Treasurer - Section on Multiple Criteria Decision Making on the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)
01/2011 - 05/2024
Member of the Executive Committee - International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making (http://www.mcdmsociety.org/)

Board membership with significant responsibilities

08/2020 - present
Advisory Council of the Alliance for Decision Education
01/2010 - 12/2012
University council (Hochschulrat) of the University of Bayreuth (2010-2012)

Peer reviewed journal article

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, 23(1), 46–64. https://doi.org/10.1287/deca.2024.0317
Simon, Jay; Siebert, Johannes U. ChatGPT vs. Experts: Can GenAI Develop High Quality Organizational and Policy Objectives? Decision Analysis (in press), https://doi.org/10.1287/deca.2025.0387
Siebert, J., Siebert J. U., & Blösl, F. (2026). Deciding for a secure tomorrow: Proactive decision-making and retirement financial planning behavior. European Journal of Operational Research, 331(3), 878-893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.10.021
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
Bansal, Saurabh; Keisler, Jeffrey M.; Siebert, J. U; Jenni, K. „Applying Decision Analysis to Diverse Domains: An Introduction to the Special Issue”, INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics 53(3), 173-177, https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/inte.2023.1163
Oliveira, R. S. M. D., Morais, D. C., & Siebert, J. (2023). Developing and Evaluting new Alternative for Urban Mobility: A Case Study of a Brazilian City. Pesquisa Operacional, 43, e263440.
Siebert, Jana, Siebert, Johannes U. “Effective mitigation of the belief perseverance bias after the retraction of misinformation: Awareness training and counter-speech. PLoS ONE 18(3): e0282202, 2023, 1-22 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282202
Siebert, Johannes U., Becker, Maxi; Oeser, Nadine. “Making the right career choice: A new educational tool to train decision-making proactivity in high school students” (Decision Sciences Journal for Innovative Education 21 (1), 2023, 10-25), https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dsji.12280
Methling, Florian; Borden, Steffen A., Veeraraghavan, Deepak; Sommer; Insa, Siebert, Johannes Ulrich; von Nitzsch, Rüdiger; Seidler, Mark „Supporting Innovation in Early-Stage Pharmaceutical Development Decisions “, in Sepcial Issue on Health Decision Analysis: Evolution, Trends, and Emerging Topics by Elisa F. Long, Gilberto Montibeller, Jun Zhuang, Decision Analysis (INFORMS), https://doi.org/10.1287/deca.2022.0452
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, Johannes U.; Brandenburg, Markus; Siebert, Jana. “Defining and aligning supply chain objectives before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic”, IEEE Engineering Management Review, in IEEE Engineering Management Review, 48(4), 72-85, doi: 10.1109/EMR.2020.3032369
Siebert, Johannes U.; von Winterfeldt, Detlof. „Comparative Analysis of Terrorists’ Objectives Hierarchies“, Decision Analysis (INFORMS)
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
Siebert, JU., Kunz, R. (2016). Developing and Validating the Multidimensional Proactive Decision-Making Scale. Special Issue „Behavioral Operations Research“ in European Journal of Operational Research, 249(3) 2016, 864-877. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2015.06.066
Siebert, Johannes; von Winterfeldt, Detlof; John, Richard. “Identifying and Structuring the Objectives of the “Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant” (ISIL) and its Followers.” Decision Analysis (INFORMS), 13(1), 26-50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/deca.2015.0324
Siebert, Johannes; Kunz, Reinhard „Entwicklung einer Balanced Scorecard mit Value-focused Thinking am Beispiel eines mittelgroßen Medienunternehmens“. Controlling: Zeitschrift für erfolgsorientierte Unternehmenssteuerung, March 2016, 210-215. DOI: 10.15358/0935-0381-2016-3-209
Siebert, Johannes. “Can Novices Create Alternatives of the Same Quality as Experts?”, Decision Analysis (INFORMS) 2016, 13(4), 278-291, https://doi.org/10.1287/deca.2016.0339
Kunz, Reinhard; Siebert, Johannes; Mütterlein. “Combining Value-Focused Thinking and Balanced Scorecard to Improve Decision-Making in Strategic Management”, Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, September-December, 2016, 225-241 DOI: 10.1002/mcda.1572
Kunz, Reinhard; Siebert, Johannes; Mütterlein, Joschka. „A Media-Specific Balanced Scorecard Based on Value-Focused Thinking“, Journal of Media Business Studies, 13(4), 2016, 257-275. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/16522354.2016.1220114
Siebert, Johannes; Keeney, Ralph L. “Creating More and Better Alternatives for Decisions Using Objectives”. Operations Research, September/October 2015, 63(5), 1144-1158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/opre.2015.1411
Schlüchtermann, Jörg; Siebert, Johannes. “Industrie 4.0 und Controlling: Erste Konturen zeichnen sich ab“. Schwerpunktheft „Controlling & Industrie 4.0“ der Controlling: Zeitschrift für erfolgsorientierte Unternehmenssteuerung, August/September 2015, 461-465. DOI: 10.15358/0935-0381-2015-8-9-461

Editorial-reviewed journal

Siebert, Johannes U. „How to become your own decision architect and make better career decisions”, Information for study and career, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, October 2023, E47-E51
Siebert, Johannes U. (2023) „Wie Sie sich selbst anstupsen können, systematisch bessere Karriereentscheidungen zu treffen,“ Informationen für Studium und Beruf, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, Oktober 2023, 52 (10), 47-51
Siebert, Johannes U. „KLUGentscheiden: Eine Initiative, die jungen Menschen hilft, bessere Entscheidungen zu treffen“, Verbandsmitteilungen mit Fachartikeln des Wirtschaftsphilologen Verband Bayern e.V., 10-13, Dezember 2020
Siebert, Johannes U.; Rüdiger von Nitzsch. “ The Job Selection Problem for Career Starters: A Decision-Theoretical Application. Part 1: Structuring the Problem into Objectives, Alternatives and Uncertainties“, DOI: 10.15358/0340-1650-2018-E4, Scientific Contributions, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, October 2020
Siebert, Johannes U. "Wie Krisen durch proaktives Entscheiden aktiv vermieden werden können", Fachbeiträge, Das Magazin der Gesellschaft für Operations Research - OR News, Nr. 69, August 2020, 28-29. ISSN 1427-2045
Siebert, Johannes U.; Keeney, Ralph. Decisions: Problems or Opportunities? How you can prevent unpleasant decision situations”, Scientific Contributions, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, June 2020, 49(6), 1-6, doi.org/10.15358/0340-1650-2020-6-E4
Siebert, Johannes U.; Keeney, Ralph. „Entscheidungen: Probleme oder Chancen? Wie Sie proaktiv unangenehme Entscheidungssituationen vermeiden können”, Wissenschaftliche Beiträge, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, Juni 2020, 49 (6), 4-9. https://doi.org/10.15358/0340-1650-2020-6
von Nitzsch, R., Siebert, J. U. (2018). Das Jobauswahlproblem für Berufseinsteiger: Eine entscheidungstheoretische Anwendung - Teil 2: Ermittlung der besten Alternative mit dem ENTSCHEIDUNGSNAVI. Wissenschaftliche Beiträge, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, November 2018, 47(11), 4-11. DOI: 10.15358/0340-1650-2018-8
Siebert, Johannes; Rüdiger von Nitzsch. “Das Jobauswahlproblem für Berufseinsteiger: Eine entscheidungstheoretische Anwendung - Teil 1: Problemstrukturierung in Ziele, Alternativen und Unsicherheiten“, DOI: 10.15358/0340-1650-2018-8, Wissenschaftliche Beiträge, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, Oktober 2018, 47(10), 4-11

Research monographs

Siebert, Johannes. „Modellierung komplementärer Interaktionen - Konzeption eines innovativen Ansatzes in der multiattributiven Nutzentheorie“. 2009, Köln

Chapters in books

Thölke, Ulrich; Spranger, Detlof; Siebert, Johannes U.: “§ 2 Rechtsform- und Standortwahl im internationalen Kontext“, Münchener Handbuch des Gesellschaftsrechts Band 6, Internationales Gesellschaftsrecht Grenzüberschreitende Umwandlungen, 5. Aufl. (MHdB GesR VI); Editoren Leible, Stefan und Reichert, Jochen, 52-88 ISBN 978-3-406-70506-9
Schlüchtermann, Jörg; Siebert, Johannes; Käppler, Julia. “Entwicklung und Quantifizierung einer Strategy Map mit Methoden aus der Entscheidungstheorie“, Festschrift zum 65. Geburtstag von Wolfgang Berens, Controlling: Konzeptionen – Instrumente – Anwendungen, Stuttgart, 2017, 361-376
Siebert, Johannes. “Aggregated Performance Factor Model: Modeling Interactions in Multiattribute Value Theory” in “Decision Analysis and Multiple Criteria Decision Making: Proceedings of the Joint GOR-DASIG conference 2013” (Editors: Geiger, Martin; Langton, Sebastian; Morton, Alec; Siebert, Johannes). Aachen, 2014

Peer reviewed academic/professional meeting proceedings

Blösl, F., Kunz, R. E., & Siebert, J. U. (2026). Proactive decision-making, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and entrepreneurial intentions. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2026(1). https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2026.16613abstract
Onay, A., Stampfer, Ch., Siebert, J., Brandenburg, M. (2024). Analysis and Mapping the Research Landscape on Production Planning and Behavioral Operations. A Systematic Literature Review. In Proceedings of the International Working Seminar on Production Economics (pp. 206-231). Innsbruck, Austria.
von Nitzsch R., Tönsfeuerborn M., Siebert J.U. (2020) Decision Skill Training with the Entscheidungsnavi. In: de Almeida A.T., Morais D.C. (eds) Innovation for Systems Information and Decision. INSID 2020. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 405. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64399-7_2

Presentation of a paper at a conference, workshop or seminar

Siebert, Johannes U.; Simon, Jay; Siebert, Jana. Helping Decision Makers Discover What Matters: A Preregistered Experiment on AI-Supported Objective Generation”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, US
Siebert, Johannes U. (2026). "Von Fachwissen zu Urteilsfähigkeit: Entscheidungskompetenz systematisch entwickeln", Vernetzungstreffen im Rahmen des Ars Docendi, Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien
Blösl, F., Kunz, R. E., & Siebert, J. U. (2026, August). Proactive decision-making, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and entrepreneurial intentions. Paper presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Brandenburg, Marcus; Onay, Anita; Stamper; Siebert, Johannes U. Behaviors Operations in Production Planning - A Systematic Literature Review“ , 35th European Conference on Operational Research, Vienna, Austria
Siebert, Johannes U. “From Data to Decisions: Designing Decision Architectures with Data Science”, International Academy of Information Technology and Quantitative Management (IAITQM). Rouen, France
Blösl, F., Kunz, R. E., & Siebert, J. U. (2026, June). From intentions to early-stage entrepreneurial behavior: A matter of proactive decision-making. Poster presentation at the Kolloquium Management Science, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Weimar, Deutschland
Simon, Jay; Siebert, Jana; Siebert, Johannes U. „Using AI to Generate Objectives”, 2026 INFORMS Advances in Decision Analysis Conference, Durham, USA
Blösl, F., Kunz, R. E., & Siebert, J. U. (2026, May). Proactive decision-making, entrepreneurial intentions, and entrepreneurial behavior. Paper presented at the IV Paper Development Seminar, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spanien
Möllers, Lucas; Kunz, Reinhard; Siebert, Johannes U. Disruption in the Publishing SME Sector: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Business Media Publishers. Case studies based on a Media-Specific Balanced Scorecard“, European Media Management Association (emma), Lappeenranta, Finland
Thielen, S. & Siebert, J. (2026, May 20) Privacy Spillovers in Repeated Personal Information Sharing for Public Good [Flash Talk]. Digital Footprints Conference, York, UK
Siebert, Johannes U., “Nudging Yourself to Better Decisions: A decision competence training for doctoral researchers”, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France
Blösl, F., Kunz, R. E., & Siebert, J. U. (2026, May). From intentions to early-stage entrepreneurial behavior: The role of proactive decision-making. Paper presented at the IMM-Forschungskolloquium, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Online
Siebert, Johannes U. “From objectives to alternatives: A Value-focused approach to decision focused problem formulation”, Technico Lisboa, Portugal, online
Blösl, F., Kunz, R. E., & Siebert, J. U. (2026, February). Selected behavioral consequences of proactive decision-making. Dissertation project presented at the IMM-Forschungskolloquium, Management Center Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Österreich
Siebert, Johannes U. “Value-focused Thinking: Structuring decision problems to enhance research impact”, PM-GS Seminar, TU Delft, The Netherlands, online
Simon, Jay; Siebert, Johannes U. ChatGPT vs. Experts: Can GenAI Produce High-Quality Organizational and Policy Objectives?“, Institute for Applied Artificial Intelligence Research Conference, Washington, DC
Simon, Jay; Siebert, Johannes U. ChatGPT vs. Experts: Can GenAI Develop High Quality Organizational and Policy Objectives?, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Atlanta, USA
Onay, A., Stampfer, C., Brandenburg, M., & Siebert, J. U. (2025, October 9). Guiding the early design phases in BOR: A “fast lane” for future BeOps/BOR studies [Conference presentation]. BORBS XX.
Siebert, Johannes U. From here where to? Operationalize alternatives for future development of the field“, Fall Workshop of the Euro Working Group on Behavioral Operational Research, Marburg, Deutschland
Blösl, F., Siebert, J. U., & Kunz, R. E. (2025, September). Deciding to see the unseen - Using proactive decision-making to explain entrepreneurial alertness. Paper presented at the VHB TIE-Tagung 2025, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Weimar, Deutschland
Onay, A. et al.(2025). Human behavioral aspects in production planning: A systematic review of research frameworks. Paper presented at the 34rd European Conference on Operational Research, Leeds UK.
Blösl, F., Siebert, J. U., & Kunz, R. E. (2025, June). Capturing entrepreneurial self-efficacy and intentions through proactive decision-making. Paper presented at the IMM-Forschungskolloquium, Hochschule Macromedia, München, Deutschland
Blösl, F., Siebert, J. U., & Kunz, R. E. (2025, June). Assessing entrepreneurial self-efficacy and intentions through proactive decision-making. Paper presented at the Kolloquium Management Science, Universität Mannheim, Mannheim, Deutschland
Blösl, F., Siebert, J. U., & Kunz, R. E. (2025, June). The role of proactive decision-making in disseminating entrepreneurial self-efficacy and intentions. Paper presented at the VIII Paper Development Seminar, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spanien
Blösl, F., Siebert, J. U., & Kunz, R. E. (2025, May). Explaining entrepreneurial self-efficacy and intentions through proactive decision-making. Paper presented at the IMM-Forschungskolloquium, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Online
Siebert, JU. Akademische Neujahrsvorlesung htw Saar „Stop dreaming – start making your dream a reality”, htw Saar, Saarbrücken
Blösl, F., Siebert, J. U., & Kunz, R. E. (2025, January). Examining entrepreneurial self-efficacy and intentions through proactive decision-making. Paper presented at the IMM-Forschungskolloquium, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Weimar, Deutschland
Siebert, JU. “Proaktiv gute Gesundheitsentscheidungen treffen”, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland, online
Blösl, F., Siebert, J. U., & Kunz, R. E. (2024, September). Disseminating entrepreneurial self-efficacy and intentions through proactive decision-making. Paper presented at the 22nd IECER Entrepreneurship Conference, Management Center Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Österreich
Blösl, F., Siebert, J. U., & Kunz, R. E. (2024, September). Examining entrepreneurial alertness through proactive decision-making. Paper presented at the ESU Conference and Doctoral Program “Technology for Better Futures”, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Linz, Österreich
Siebert, J.U. (2024). KLUGentscheiden! - -die Schlüsselkompetenz für eine gute Berufs- und Studienwahl“, Generation A – Wegweisende Ausbildungsstrategien für die digitale Generation, Bayreuth, Deutschland
Blösl, F., Siebert, J. U., & Kunz, R. E. (2024, July). Selected behavioral consequences of proactive decision-making. Paper presented at the Kolloquium Management Science, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Deutschland
Blösl, F., Siebert, J. U., & Kunz, R. E. (2024, May). Using proactive decision-making to explain entrepreneurial alertness. Paper presented at the VII Paper Development Seminar, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spanien
Blösl, F., Siebert, J. U., & Kunz, R. E. (2024, May). Selected entrepreneurial consequences of proactive decision-making. Paper presented at the research seminar of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation (E&I) Research Group SEJ-689, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spanien
Siebert, Johannes. Implications of Proactive Decision Making, Bauhaus Universität Weimar, Deutschland
Schweitzer, Sascha; Shen, Peiyao; Siebert, Johannes U. The Effect of Extreme External Risks and Bolstering Cooperation in Public Goods Games“, Research Seminar Presentation, Portsmouth Business School, University of Portsmouth, UK.
Siebert, Johannes Ulrich. “How do you get what you want? Make your dream reality using the latest research results in decision sciences and behavioral economics, Stanford, Stanford, USA, online”
Siebert, Johannes Ulrich (2023), “Behavioral Economics and Implications of AI in Decision Sciences”, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland, online
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
Blösl, F., Siebert, J. U., Kunz, R. E., & Siebert, J. (2023, October). Examining individuals’ retirement planning behavior - The contributions of proactive decision-making. Paper presented at the INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Siebert, Johannes U. "Mit proaktiven Entscheidungen die Selbstwirksamkeit erhöhen“; Klinikfortbildungsreihe der Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Tirolkliniken, Hall
Siebert, Johannes U. "Proaktives Entscheiden in der Karriere- und Berufsberatung“, Workshop im Rahmen der Regionalen Lehrerfortbildung in Bayern, Online
Blösl, F., Siebert, J. U., & Kunz, R. E. (2023, July). Using proactive decision-making to explain entrepreneurial intentions and behavior. Paper presented at the Kolloquium Management Science, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Deutschland
Johannes Siebert, “Behavioral Economics: Latest Research Results and Implications for Individuals, Organization, and Society” auf Einladung von Prof. Reinhard Kunz, Bauhaus Universität Weimar, Deutschland
Siebert, Johannes U. "State of the Art in Behavioral Economics", RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland, online
Siebert, Johannes U. “Introduction to Behavioral Economics”, Universität zu Köln, Köln, online
Mark Seidler, Steffen Borden, Florian Methling, Insa Sommer, Johannes Siebert, Deepak Veerarghanvan und Rüdiger von Nitzsch“ Lessons Learned from Applying Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods to Early-Stage Pharmaceutical Development Decisions at Bayer Pharmaceuticals” Mark Seidler, Steffen Borden, Florian Methling, Insa Sommer, Deepak Veerarghanvan und Rüdiger von Nitzsch, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Illinois, USA
Siebert, Johannes. Keynote: „Entscheidungsanalyse in der Schule“, KBO Tagung für Oberbayern (Augsburg), online
Siebert, J., Tönsfeuerborn, M., von Nitzsch, R.,: Do Non-Linear Utility Functions Matter? Unique Insights Derived from almost 2.000 High-Quality Real-World Decisions. Webinar Series of the EURO Working Group on Behavioral Operations Research (BOR B2S2 VI), online
Siebert, Johannes. Keynote: „Wie neueste Forschungen in Behavioral Economics jungen Menschen helfen können“, KBO Tagung für Oberbayern (München), online
Tönsfeuerborn, M., von Nitzsch, R. Siebert, J.U. Non-Linear Utility Functions Matter? A practical Analysis of the Impact of Non-Linear Utility Functions on the Final Ranking of Alternatives, International Conference on Operations Research – OR 22, Karlsruhe, Deutschland
Tönsfeuerborn, M., von Nitzsch, R. Siebert, J.U. Non-Linear Utility Functions Matter? A practical Analysis of the Impact of Non-Linear Utility Functions on the Final Ranking of Alternatives, 32nd European Conference on Operational Research, Espoo, Finland
Siebert, Johannes Ulrich: „Systematic comparison of decision-theoretic sound self-nudging with (traditional) nudging and boosting”, 2022 "Markets and Values" Econtribute Research Workshop: Autonomy & Paternalism, Reinhard Selten Institute, Universität Bonn, Universität zu Köln, Online
Parson, Jay; Siebert, Johannes "Improving Decision Making Skills in Agriculture”, 2022 National Farm Business Management Conference, Fort Collins, US
Siebert, Johannes „Practical Implications of Behavioral Economics” auf Einladung von Prof. Reinhard Kunz, Universität zu Köln, Deutschland
Siebert, Johannes. "How you get what you want – start making your dream reality using latest research results in behavioral economics" auf Einladung von Prof. Thorsten Poddig, Universität Bremen, Deutschland
Von Nitzsch, Rüdiger; Siebert Johannes. "Das Entscheidungsnavi: Ein Entscheidungsunterstützungstool für den Einsatz in der Lehre”, Treffen der Arbeitsgruppe Entscheidungstheorie und -praxis der GOR, Clausthal, Deutschland, Online
Keeney, Ralph und Siebert, Johannes “Developing the Necessary Foundation to Make a Quality Decision” zusammen mit Ralph Keeney auf Einladung der Society of Decision Professionals, US, online
Siebert, Johannes "Nudge yourself: Foundations and applications of a new decision-theoretic sounds approach in behavioral economics", Universität zu Köln, Köln, Deutschland, Online
Siebert, Johannes "Grundlagen zur Verhaltensökonomik und Entscheidungstheorie", Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Deutschland, Online
Siebert, Johannes, "Einsatzmöglichkeiten und Implikationen entscheidungstheoretisch fundierter Methoden in der Verhaltensökonomik", RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland, Online
Siebert, Johannes Ulrich "Empowering individuals to nudge themselves to make proactively better nutrition decisions”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Anaheim, USA, Online
Siebert, Jana; Siebert Johannes “Countering Misinformation: Techniques to Mitigate the Belief Perseverance”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Anaheim, USA, Online
Siebert, Johannes; Keynote: „Fundiert bessere Berufsorientierungen treffen. Wie neuste Forschungsergebnisse helfen können“, KBO Tagung für Oberbayern
Siebert, Johannes; “Give yourself a nudge: How you can make better decisions”, TEDxInnsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Siebert, Johannes; Keeney Ralph "Behavioural considerations in the formulation of objectives", 2021 Behavioral OR Online Summer School
Parson, Jay, Siebert, Johannes, Improving Proactive Decision Making In Agriculture, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Anaheim, USA, Online
Siebert, Jana; Siebert, Johannes “Empirical Evidence on the Effectiveness of " Methods for reducing the belief perseverance bias”, 31st European Conference on Operational , Athen, Greece, Online
Siebert, Johannes. Empirical Evidence on the Effectiveness of "Giving Oneself a Nudge’: The Relative Benefits of Pursuing Decision Opportunities and Solving Decision Problems”, 31st European Conference on Operational , Athen, Greece, Online
Siebert, Johannes; Keynote: „Entscheidungsanalyse in der Berufsorientierung“, KBO Tagung für Niederbayern
Siebert, Johannes; “Stop dreaming – start making your dream reality using value-focused thinking” auf Einladung von Prof. Thorsten Poddig, Universität Bremen, Deutschland
Siebert, Johannes U. Keynote: „Zur Relevanz der Entscheidungsanalyse“, Workshop im Rahmen der Regionalen Lehrerfortbildung in Bayern, Online
Siebert, Johannes Ulrich. „Systematische Entwicklung von Entscheidungsmöglichkeiten: Wie Sie erreichen können, wovon Sie sonst nur träumen“, Universität zu Köln, Deutschland, Online
Siebert, Johannes Ulrich: "Ein Date mit einem Filmstar? Wie Sie erreichen können, wovon Sie sonst nur träumen”, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland, Online
Siebert, Johannes Ulrich; Hannes, Christian; Rüdiger von Nitzsch. "The Relative Benefits of Pursuing Decision Opportunities and Solving Decision Problem”, INSID 2020 | INnovation for Systems Information and Decision meeting, Brasilien, Online
Siebert, Johannes Ulrich; Tönsfeuerborn, Mendy; Rüdiger von Nitzsch. "Decision Skill Training with the Entscheidungsnavi”, INSID 2020 | INnovation for Systems Information and Decision meeting, Brasilien, Online
Siebert, Johannes U; Borden, Steffen A.; Methling, Florian; Seidler, Mark; Sommer, Insa; Veeraraghavan, Deepak; von Nitzsch, Rüdiger, Präsentation im Finale des Practice Awards der Decision Analysis Society (INFORMS): “Prioritization model for the early-stage development pipeline to enable holistic portfolio management for a pharma company“ INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA, Online
Siebert, Johannes U.; Oeser, Nadine; Becker, Maxi Becker: “A Decision-analytical Intervention To Train Complex Decision-making And Enhance Proactive Decision-making And Career Choice Self-efficacy In High School Students”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington, USA, Online
Siebert, Johannes U., “Wie können Sie bessere Entscheidungen treffen?”, Lange Nacht der Forschung, Online
Siebert, Johannes U. “Improving adolescents’ quality of life with decision training” at the Meeting of the GOR-Working Group on Decision Theory and Practice in Essen, Deutschland, online
Siebert Johannes, U. Keynote: „KLUG entscheiden – wie Jugendliche im Treffen von Entscheidungen bestmöglich unterstützt werden können“, Workshop im Rahmen der Regionalen Lehrerfortbildung für Gymnasien, Universität Bayreuth, Deutschland, online
Siebert, J. U. “Enhancing students’ life satisfaction by implementing decision-making trainings in the curriculum” im Panel “Extraordinary Stories and Inspiration from CEEMAN members” auf der 28. CEEMAN Annual Conference, online
Siebert, Johannes U. „Give yourself a nudge“: Wie Sie sich selbst “anstupsen” können, um systematisch bessere Entscheidungen in Beruf und Privatleben zu treffen, Bayreuther Stadtgespräche", Universität Bayreuth, Deutschland, online
Siebert Johannes U. "Explaining Consumer Behavior with Proactive Decision Making", Universität zu Köln, Forschungsseminar, Deutschland
Siebert, Johannes U., "Decision Problems vs. Decision Opportunities: How can you shape your life proactively", Forschungsseminar, RWTH Aachen, Deutschland
Siebert, J. U., & Hannes, C. (2019, October). The Relative Benefits of Pursuing Decision Opportunities and Decision Problems. Paper presented in the sponsored cluster of the Decision Analysis Society (DAS) at INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA
Siebert, J. U. (April, 2019). How proactive decision making influences life satisfaction. Paper presented at the 89nd Meeting of the EURO Working Group on Multicriteria Decision Aiding in in Trento, Italy
Siebert. J., & Siebert J. U. (2019, March). Reducing belief perseverance in the context of fake news. Paper presented at the Meeting of the GOR-Working Group Meeting on Decision Theory and Practice in Duisburg, Germany
Siebert. J. U., & Hannes, C. (2019, March). Where do decisions come from? Paper presented at the Meeting of the GOR-Working Group Meeting on Decision Theory and Practice in Duisburg, Germany
Siebert, J. U., Kunz R., & Rolf, P. (2018, November). Explaining Proactive Decision Making. Paper presented at INFORMS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA

Other intellectual contributions

Siebert, J. U., Siebert J., & Stewart, T. (Eds.). (2019). Special Issue on MCDA Practice, Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis. In association with the 24th International Conference on MCDM, Ottawa, Canada, 10-14 July 2017
Eds. Johannes Siebert und Theodor Stewart. September 2016
Decision Analysis and Multiple Criteria Decision Making: Proceedings of the Joint GOR-DASIG conference 2013 (Editors: Geiger, Martin; Langton, Sebastian; Morton, Alec; Siebert, Johannes). Aachen, 2014

Supervised bachelor theses

Greiderer Alexander (2026): Familiengründung vs. Karriere: Digitale Entscheidungshilfe für Männer
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

Supervised master theses

Profanter Hannes (2026): From Entrepreneurial Intentions to Behavior: The Role of Proactive Decision-Making
Pendic Verena (2025): Emotional Valence and Stress in the Workplace: Does Stress Help or Hinder Channeling the Effect of Emotions on Effort Provision?
Schaireiter Christina (2025): The Role of Proactive Decision-Making in Shaping the Pro-environmental Behavior of Individuals
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