Dr. John R. Schermerhorn, Jr., is the Professor of Management in the College of Business at Ohio University, and formerly served as Director of the Ohio University for Southeast Asian Studies. He got a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Northwestern University, and an M.B.A. in management and international business from New York University. He previously taught at The University of Vermont, Tulane University, and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, where he served as Head of the Department of Management and Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration.
A specialist in general management, organizational change, and inter-organizational cooperation, Dr. Schermerhorn’s clients have included Pepsico, Inc., American Bankers Association, Corning Glass Works, Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation, New England Hospital Assembly, Petroleos de Venezuela, and the Vietnam Training Center for Radio and Television, among others.