Dr. Scott Rankin Assistant Professor

Research Interests

Scott's research focuses on managerial views of the practice and profession of Human Resources. In particular, his research investigates the common gap between what organizations say about investing in people and what they actually do. Scott is an active member of the Innovation for Social Good (ISG) research cluster at TRU. The ISG research cluster brings together faculty and students from a range of disciplines to create new knowledge about innovation that improves lives, organizations, and communities.

Publications

Rankin, S. (2023) Abandonment Issues: A Hazard Analysis of High-Performance Work Practices. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences (B Journal), Accepted for Publication July 2023.

Reed, M. and Rankin, S. Retaining an Ethic Of Care: Safe Haven Property Management Inc. Accepted for presentation at the 2023 North American Case Writers Association Conference (NACRA) (R) October 2023, San Antonio, TX.

Jilani, P., Barragan, S., Rankin, S., Oluwafemi T., and Martin, B. (2023). Social Enterprise Outcomes Measure (TRUSEO). Proceedings of the 2023 Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference. Toronto, Ontario.

Oluwafemi, T., Rankin, S., Pergelova, A., Barragan, S., and Martin, B. (2023). An Unintended Consequence of Care: Managing Scoping Tensions in the Growth of a Social Enterprise. Proceedings of the 2023 Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference (ASAC). Toronto, Ontario.

Oluwafemi, T., Rankin, S., Pergelova, A., Barragan, S., and Martin, B. (2023). Sustained Scoping And Scaling In Social Enterprise; An RBV Versatility Perspective. Proceedings of the ANSER-ARES Divisional Conference at the Congress of the Humanities. York University, Toronto.

Oluwafemi, T., Rankin, S., Barragan, S., Reed, M., and Martin, B. (2023). Proceed (And Grow) With Care: Exploring Dimensions Of Care In Social Enterprise Leadership And People Management. Proceedings of the ANSER-ARES Divisional Conference at the Congress of the Humanities. York University, Toronto.

Rankin, S. and Reed, M. 2022. Not What He Envisioned: A Case Study in Organizational Response to a Harassment Investigation. Proceedings of the North American Case Writers Association Conference (NACRA) (R) October 2022, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Barragan, S., Oluwafemi, T., Rankin, S., and Martin, B. (2022). How Social Enterprise can Flourish under Extreme Adversity: Why Ethics of Care is Everything and Not Enough. Best Paper, Proceedings of the Administrative Science Association of Canada (ASAC) Entrepreneurship & Family Business Division, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Barragan, S., Oluwafemi, T., Rankin, S., and Martin, B. (2022). How Social Enterprise can Flourish under Extreme Adversity: Why Ethics of Care is Everything and Not Enough. Under Review at Journal of Business Ethics.

Duff, A. J. and Rankin, S. B. (2020) Exploring flexible home arrangements--an interview study of workers who live in vans, Career Development International. 25(7).

Rankin, S and Sherer, P. Is Strategic HRM Losing Its Way - and Possibly Its Identity? A Social Network Perspective. Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2019, No. 1): Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 2019, Boston, Mass.

Alzahrani, Y., Barragan, S. and Rankin, S. (2018) Cultural Diversity in the Workplace: The Perceived Experience of Foreign and Local Workers in Saudi Aramco Company. Proceedings of the 2018 Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Conference.

Liu, X., Rankin, S and Falkenberg, L. (2017) Internal Adaptation or Institutional Legitimacy? The Evolution of CSR Reporting. Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia.

Rankin, S. (2016). Exploring Consensus: Front-Line Leaders in HRM Implementation. Proceedings of the British Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Newcastle, UK.

Rankin, S. (August, 2013). A Lack of Commitment: An Event History Analysis of Strategic Human Resource Practices. Proceedings of the 2013 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Human Resources Division. Orlando, Fl.

Rankin, S. and Sherer, P. The Co-evolution of Strategic HRM and the Resource-Based View. A Co-citation Analysis. Working Paper.

Rankin, S. and Sherer, P. The Illusion of Alignment: The Ends and Means of HRM Practices. Working Paper

Rankin, S. Extending Consensus Models in HRM Process Research. Working Paper

Courses Taught

• Introduction to Human Resource Management (HRMN 2820)
• Total Rewards (HRMN 4830)
• Strategic Human Resource Management (BUSN 5060)
• Organizational Development and Change (ORGB 4870)