About the Author

Ronald L. Jacobs is professor of human resource development at the Ohio State University. He is a frequent contributor to the human resource development scholarly literature, having written nearly 100 journal articles and book chapters on human resource development, structured on-the-job training (OJT), employee expertise, and organizational improvement. Ron is particularly known for introducing structured on-the-job training to the human resource development literature. Ron has focused much of his research on determining the financial benefits of structured OJT, information that is critical for making more informed training investment decisions. Ron has extensive consulting experience in both manufacturing and service organizations, having worked for numerous large organizations including American Electric Power, General Motors, KLM Airlines, Abbott Laboratories, Seagate, and Rohm and Haas, among others. He has presented and consulted internationally in several nations, including: Taiwan, South Korea, Egypt, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Singapore, and Netherlands.

Dr. Jacobs currently serves as the editor of the Human Resource Development Quarterly, the leading scholarly journal of the human resource development field, having over 12,000 subscribers internationally.  You can find out more about him and his work here.

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