Background
Coombs,, Garth was born on March 29, 1957 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Garth and Margaret S. Coombs.
Coombs,, Garth was born on March 29, 1957 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Garth and Margaret S. Coombs.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Product Design, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1979. Master of Business Administration in Management, University of Denver, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Behavior, University of Colorado, 1994.
Chief of party/instructor Economics Institute, Bank Indonesia/Bank Negara Indonesia Training Program, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1983—1986. Academy programs officer Economics Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1982—1987. Assistant professor College of Business, Ohio University, Athens, 1991—1997, associate professor, since 1997.
Associate editor Journal of Management Education, 2001—2003. Member, executive board Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, 1995—1998. Business editorial board Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT), since 2003.
Member Ohio Supreme Court Futures Commission, Columbus, Ohio, 1997—1999. Member of Academy of Management, Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (executive board 1995-1998), Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma, Delta Sigma Pi.
Married Amy G. Gerstin, May 18, 1957. Children: Garth Coombs III, Kenneth Ross Ian.
