Seven representatives from Appalachian State University traveled to Marshall University on March 28 to participate in the 2025 Appalachian Research in Business Symposium.
The annual event provides a forum for presenting new work, discovering contemporary ideas, and building connections among scholars at six regional universities: App State, Eastern Kentucky University, East Tennessee University, Marshall University, Radford University, and Western Carolina University.
Each university's business school hosts the symposium in turn.
The following research from App State faculty and students was featured in the proceedings.
- Hunter W. Bass, Cassidy Zekas, Leah Uteg-Winkelman, Tim Huelsman, Kristl H. Davison, and Jessica Doll, Scaling DEI: Evaluating Change Preparedness in Organizations
- Jack Carson and Caleb Pollard, Do Perceptions and Explanations of Supervisor Incivility Vary Based on Leader and Manager Terminology?
- Brian K. Hasson and C. Kevin Eller, Choosing Between Tax and Audit: A Comparative Analysis and Decision Aid for Accounting Students
- Tyler Johnson, The Effect of State Corporate Income Tax Conformity Level on State Tax Revenue: Evidence from the TCJA
- Lubna Nafees and Manan Roy, Digital Consumption and Mental Health: Exploring the Impact on University Students
App State’s Walker College of Business last hosted ARBS in 2017 and had planned to host the 2025 event. However, due to the effects of Hurricane Helene in the fall of 2024, Marshall University hosted the event for a second consecutive year.
ARBS at App State is scheduled for April 16-17, 2026. Learn more at business.appstate.edu/arbs.
About Faculty Research in the Walker College of Business
The Walker College faculty produces and disseminates extensive research through academic and professional communities. In the last five years, faculty have published 543 peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles, 160 conference proceedings, and made 533 conference and professional presentations. The faculty has produced 1,175 intellectual contributions in the last five years. Approximately 520 intellectual contributions were made in basic or discovery research, 540 in applied or integrative research, and 115 in teaching and learning research. Learn more at business.appstate.edu/research.
From left are App State representatives at the 2025 Appalachian Research in Business Symposium: Tyler Johnson, Kevin Eller, Hunter Bass, Brian Hasson, Tanga Mohr, Lubna Nafees, and Jason Xiong.
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