Research

In the Media: CERPA in Back-to-School Retail Spending Sep 11, 2025

Students across North Carolina are settling into school routines, and researchers in Appalachian State University's Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis (CERPA) have forecasted in

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Tubing in Stanly County

In the Media: Hospitality professor helps elevate rural tourism across North Carolina through UPLIFT Aug 20, 2025

UPLIFT, short for Understanding, Planning, Linking, Innovating, Financing, and Talent, is a nonprofit initiative that launched in 2021 to empower small tourism destinations thro

Faculty, Research, Economy, Front Page, Dept - MGT
Bee researchers quotes in N&O, TechWire stories

Bee researchers quotes in N&O, TechWire stories May 26, 2020

While bee supporters everywhere celebrated World Bee Day on May 20, 2020,  faculty members at Appalachian State University created a "...

Faculty, Centers - CARE, Dept - CIS, Research
App State researchers estimate lost economic activity of $52.4 million due to April restaurant closures

App State researchers estimate lost economic activity of $52.4 million due to April restaurant closures May 19, 2020

The economic impact of COVID-19-related restaurant and bar closures in April 2020, alone, is estimated as $52.4 million in lost gross regional...

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Twelve business honors students earn degrees

Twelve business honors students earn degrees May 19, 2020

Twelve Walker College of Business honors students graduate from Appalachian State University for Spring 2020.

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Dr. Joseph Cazier, left, and Dr. James Wilkes, members of Appalachian’s Center for Analytics Research and Education (CARE) team, check on beehives installed on Howard Street in Boone. Cazier is a professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems, and Wilkes is a professor in the Department of Computer Science.

Counting bees, because bees count — App State creates pollinator-tracking app May 18, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — “You can’t manage what you can’t measure,” is a saying attributed to Peter Drucker (1909–2005), one of the most widely known and...

Sustainable Business, Research, Faculty, Centers - CARE, Dept - CIS, Front Page
Megan MacDonald, Henning Tovar

MacDonald, Tovar honored by Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies May 11, 2020

Megan MacDonald and Henning Tovar have been honored by Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies. The two are...

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As America prepares to reopen the economy, Appalachian students advise managers on lessons to be learned from front-line workers in final edition of HRM Solutions to COVID May 5, 2020

Students in Appalachian State University's Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (IOHRM) program are considering...

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Students present HR case study on struggling organization during COVID-19 May 4, 2020

Students in Appalachian State University's Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (IOHRM) program are analyzing ...

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Students share how human resources may support manufacturing during COVID-19 Apr 23, 2020

Students in Appalachian State University's Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (IOHRM) program are considering how...

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