Appalachian Research in Business Symposium

The Appalachian Research in Business Symposium (ARBS) is a collaborative effort of Appalachian State University, Eastern Kentucky University, East Tennessee State University, Marshall University, Radford University and Western Carolina University.

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2027 ARBS - Hosted by ETSU

Date: April 1-2, 2027

Call for Papers

You are invited to submit your research to the 2027 Appalachian Research in Business Symposium (ARBS) to be held on April 1-2, 2027, at East Tennessee State University located in Johnson City, TN.

This year’s symposium will be hosted on-site by the College of Business and Technology at East Tennessee State University. Participants will find opportunities for presenting new research, discovering contemporary ideas, and building connections among scholars at Appalachian State University, Eastern Kentucky University, East Tennessee State University, Marshall University, Radford University and Western Carolina University.

A welcome reception will be held on the evening of Thursday, April 1st, and the presentations will be held on Friday, April 2nd. The registration fee for the conference is $125. We are pleased to also offer a discounted rate of $30 for student registration.

Submissions are encouraged from scholars who use different theoretical and empirical approaches to deliver the latest research results in different business fields (e.g., Accounting, Data Analytics, Business Education, Computer Information Systems, Communication, Supply Chain Management, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Hospitality and Tourism, Management, Marketing, Risk Management, Insurance, International Business, Technology/Information Systems, Business Law, Sports Management, Project Management, Healthcare Management and similar disciplines).

• Guidelines for Submitting Your Research

  Submissions will be peer-reviewed for acceptance at ARBS 2027, and at least one author from each accepted submission is required to register for the conference and present the research. There are two options for submission: Short Paper Submission and Abstract Submission.
• Short Paper Submission

  Submissions should have approximately 750-2000 words. Accepted short papers will be published in the ARBS 2027 proceedings, unless the author requests otherwise. All submissions are required to be formatted to the specifications of the template found HERE. Please fill out the required fields on the submission platform here.

• Abstract Submission

  Submissions should have approximately 300-500 words. Abstracts will not be included in the proceedings. All submissions are required to be formatted to the specifications of the template found HERE. Please fill out the required fields on the submission platform HERE.
• Important Dates

  Submission deadline: February 1st, 2027

  Author notification of accepted manuscripts/presentations: February 20th, 2027

• Conference Committee

  Affiliation	Representative	Email
  East Tennessee State University	Prasun Bhattacharjee (Conference Chair)	bhattacp@etsu.edu
  Appalachian State University	Jason Xiong and Tanga Mohr	xiongjj@appstate.edu and mohrtm1@appstate.edu
  Eastern Kentucky University	Julia Graham	julia.graham@eku.edu
  Marshall University	Boniface Yemba	yemba@marshall.edu
  Radford University	Zachary A. Collier	zcollier@radford.edu
  Western Carolina University	Ethan Cheng	ycheng@email.wcu.edu

2026 ARBS

During April 16-17, 2026, Appalachian State University hosted the 13th Annual ARBS at their campus in Boone, North Carolina. The conference featured 96 research presentations across a broad variety of business and computer information systems topics from the faculty including some undergraduate and graduate students of the participating universities.

17 of these presentations included scholarly contributions from a total of 24 ETSU faculty and graduate students.

2026 ARBS Proceedings

Contact ARBS Coordinator

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