Research projects from Walker College of Business faculty and students will be presented on Appalachian State University campus for the 2024 Walker College of Business Research Day on Thursday, November 14.
The Walker College Dean's Club has supported the faculty research, and the Barnes Student Research grants have supported the student research.
All students, faculty, staff, and community members are encouraged to visit the Broyhill Commons in Peacock Hall between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to view the posters. The researchers will be periodically available to discuss their research.
Projects on the following topics will be displayed.
Faculty Research Posters, 10am-2pm
- To Follow the Rules or Break Them: A Rule Following Perspective
Dr. Deepti Agrawal, Department of Computer Information Systems - In Pursuit of Justice: Potential Investor Responses to Underdog Narratives in New Ventures
Dr. Mark Bolinger, Department of Management - Distilling Diversity: Unraveling the Intersection of Bourbon Marketing, Gender, Quality Assessment, and Endorsement Dynamics
Dr. Danielle Capps, Department of Management
Co Authors: Michelle Alcorn (Texas Tech University), and Jing Li (Texas Tech University) - Attraction and Inclusion of Neurodiverse Talent: Insights for Recruiters and Managers
Dr. Kristl Davison, Department of Management - CEOs and Workplace Romance Engagement: Effects on Organizational Outcomes
Dr. Jessica Doll, Department of Management
Co Authors: Amy Nicole Baker, Jessica F. Kirk, Charles A. Pierce - The Effect That Deregulations, Industry Experience and Fees Have on SME's choice of Accounting Firm to Prepare Financial Statements for External Stakeholders
Dr. Scot Justice, Department of Accounting
Co Author: Randal J. Elder - Span of Control and Sales Performance: An Empirical Investigation
Dr. Binay Kumar, Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management - Navigating the Metaverse: Ethical Implications of AI-Generated Influencers on Identity and Consumer Well-Being
Dr. Lubna Nafees, Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management - Voting for Redistribution in the Presence of Communication
Dr. Abhijit Ramalingam, Department of Economics - Group size, Communication and Common-Value Public Goods
Dr. Brock Stoddard, Department of Economics - Consumers’ Perception of 3-D Printed Clothing: Does Environmental Sustainability Matter?
Dr. Wei Xie, Department of Computer Information Systems
Student Research Posters, 10am-2pm
- The Role of Communication when Voting for Redistribution of Social Dilemmas
Russell Springer - A picture worth a thousand words: How career website images influence application intentions
Tanner Landolt - HBC-Who? Unraveling the Influence of the Historically Black College and University Experience on Metaperceptions of Professionalism
Kwani Taylor Co Authors: Jacqueline Z. Bergman, H. Kristl Davison, and Yalcin Acikgoz - The Partial Wealth Redistribution With and Without Communication
Presley Turner
External Grant Funding 101, 8:15-9:15am
Before the poster session, the college will host a special ‘Breakfast and Learn’ presentation from Dr. David Dickinson, Walker College of Business Research Excellence Professor, 8:15-9:15 a.m., in the Holland Engagement Room
Dickinson's talk, External Grant Funding 101, will offer advice for securing external funding. Registrants will be provided light snacks. Register online for the 'Breakfast and Learn' by November 11.
About the Barnes Student Research Program
The Barnes Program Student Research Grants provide business students with up to $1000 in funding to engage in research with a faculty mentor outside of the normal classroom experience. Learn more about the Barnes Scholars Program and student-faculty research at Appalachian's Walker College. Learn more about the Barnes Program at https://business.appstate.edu/students/research/research-grants.
About the Walker College Dean's Club
Contributions from Dean's Club members provide unrestricted support each year for critical needs in the college such as: student scholarships, travel funds for faculty and students to attend course-related conferences and/or visits to corporations, seed money for new programs or opportunities within the college, and resources to bring guest lecturers, such as leaders in business and government, to the classroom. Learn more about the Dean's Club at business.appstate.edu/give/deans-club.
See the 2024 WCOB Dean’s Club Research Posters Thursday, November 14, 10AM - 2PM
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