Biography
Ralph E. McKinney, Jr. is an Associate Professor of Management at the Brad D. Smith Schools of Business at the Lewis College of Business at Marshall University. McKinney has authored several publications concerning cryptocurrency, economics, forensic business practices, human resource management, indigent criminal defense, and poverty. In 2010, McKinney was recognized as one of 11 instructors for the Pearson NEIS Economics Insider Contest Instructor Award. In 2017, he was awarded the Robert P. Alexander Award of Research Excellence and was a member of the winning team for the Design for Delight Challenge. He holds degrees from Aston Business School at Aston University in Birmingham, England (DBA), Marshall University (MBA) and West Virginia State University (RBA). Additionally, he is a licensed Private Investigator.
DBA, Work and Organizational Psychology, Aston University, 2015
MBA, Business, Marshall University, 2003
RBA, Business and Psychology, West Virginia State University, 1998
Diploma, Accounting / Data Processing, West Virginia Junior College, 1994
Hedrick Program Grant for Teaching Innovation, MU Center for Teaching & Learning, April 2019
Best Poster Award, LCOB, MU, April 2018
The Robert P. Alexander Award of Research Excellence, Lewis College of Business, Marshall University, May 2016
Beta Gamma Sigma, Aston Chapter, Life Member, July 2015 to Present
Alpha Kappa Mu, National Scholastic Honor Society, Life Member, 1998 to Present
Beta Kappa Chi, National Science Honor Society, Life Member, 1998 to Present
Pinnacle, WVSU Honor Society, Life Member, 1998 to Present
Psi Chi, National Psychology Honor Society, WVSU, Life Member, 1997 to Present
FIN 356: Finance Management Health Care Organization
HRM 600: Development of Labor Relations
HRM 610: Collective Bargaining
HRM 632: HR for Special Population
MGT 419: Business & Society
MGT 422: Organizational Behavior
MGT 424: Human Resource Management
MGT 672: Organizational Behavior
McKinney, R. E., Jr., Baker, C. W., Shao, L. P., & Forrest, J. Y. L. (in press, 2021). Cryptocurrency: Utility determines conceptual classification despite regulatory uncertainty. San Francisco Intellectual Property and Technology Journal.
Rajput, A., & McKinney. R.E., Jr. (2020, July 28). Pakistani diversity in practice. Society of Human Resource Managers. https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/global-hr/pages/viewpoint-pakistani-diversity-in-practice.aspx
McKinney, R. E., Jr., & Baker, C. W. (2020). Indigent defense in West Virginia: A historical look at Public Defender Services. West Virginia Law Review, 122(3), 841-879.
Forrest, J. Y. L, Shao, L. P., McKinney, R., & Shao, D. (forthcoming, 2020). Firm performance and market expansion from the point of view of resources. International Journal of Business and Systems Research. DOI: 10.1504/IJBSR.2021.10030806.
Shao, L. P., Eng, B., & McKinney, R. E., Jr. (2019). The impact of intervention measures on sexual harassment in the film and television industry. Journal of International Management Studies, 19(1), 5-10. E-ISSN: 2378-9557 dx.doi.org/10.18374/JIMS-19-1.1
Eng, B., McKinney, R. E., Jr., & Rogner, I. (2019). Partnering with corporate entrepreneurs on an experiential design thinking project. Business Education Innovation Journal, 11(1).
McKinney, R. E., Jr., Eng, B., & York, O. (2019). Rapid experimentation: The Silicon Valley Method of success. Sage Research Methods Cases Business & Management (Online Collection). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781526468000. ISBN: 9781526468000
McKinney, R. E., Jr., Shao, L. P., Shao, D. H., & McInerney, M. L. (2018). Advancing research on the influence of social media on human resources in mergers and acquisitions. Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, 17, 145-164. ISBN: 978-1-78756-136-6
Robertson, B. M., McKinney, R. E., Jr., & Shao, L. P. (2017). Self-inflicted injuries: Designation for risk assessment or cost avoidance. Journal of International Finance and Economics, 17(3), 37-40. SSN: 1555-6336. Dx.doi.org/10.18374/JIFE-17-3.3
McKinney, R. E., Jr., Shao, L. P., Shao, D. H., & McInerney, M. L. (2017). The decision to retain and reduce human resources in mergers and acquisitions. Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, 16, 37-66.
Denning, S., McKinney, R. E., Jr., & Shao, L. P. (2016). The evolution of gift cards in secondary markets and money services. Journal of International Finance Studies, 16(2), 27-32. ISSN: 1945-2950
Halleck, J., McKinney, R. E., Jr., & Shao, D. H. (2016). Social media and irreconcilable differences in the workplace. Journal of International Management Studies, 16(2), 27-32. ISSN: 2378-9557
McKinney, R. E., Jr., Shao, L. P., & Shao, D. H. (2016). Microchips: Technology that can change medical services. Review of Business Research, 16(3), 26-31. ISSN: 1546-2609
McKinney, R. E., Jr., Shao, L. P., Shao, D. H., & Rosenlieb, D. C., Jr. (2015). The evolution of financial instruments and the legal protection against counterfeiting: A look at coin, paper, and virtual currencies. Journal of Law, Technology & Policy, 2015(2), 273-313.
McKinney, R. E., Jr., Shao, L. P., & Shao, D. H. (2015). Social media in human resource management. International Journal of Strategic Management, 15(2), 85-90.
McKinney, R. E., Jr., Shao, L. P., & Shao, D. H. (2015). Financial and technological considerations of national health care policies. Journal of International Finance Studies, 15(2), 49-54.
Decision-making, Disability, Human resource management, Management and leadership, and Public management
Member of Wiley’s Business, Finance, Accounting and Technology Advisory Panel, 2020 to 2021
Advisory Council for the American Foundation for the Blind, 2020
Reviewer, National Science Center of Poland, 2020
Expert Witness, 2018 to Present