Howard W. Combs
Professor of Marketing
Director: Study Abroad
Director: MBA One
Department of Marketing
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0069
Office Phone: 408-924-3501
Home Phone: 408-267-5645
Fax: 408-924-3445
Campus Office: Business Tower 757

Howard W. Combs is Professor of Marketing at San Jose State University. The Department of Marketing is housed in the College of Business and includes decision sciences, and marketing. The 6,000+ alumni of this department hold successful positions in business and government in the Silicon Valley and throughout the world.
Dr. Combs joined San Jose State University in August 1996 after serving for the previous 14 years in higher education in Virginia. He completed the Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Georgia in 1985. He holds both the M.B.A. and the B.A. in Economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Teaching
interests for Dr. Combs include advertising, marketing management, retailing,
sales management, and pricing. He has published articles in a number of business journals
and presented papers at numerous professional meetings. His research interests include
public policy issues in marketing and in business, consumer behavior, retailing,
advertising, banking, marketing technology, and marketing education.
Fall 2008 Courses
Business
230-MBA One, Marketing Management (Off-campus)
Business 230 - Marketing Management (On-campus)
Spring 2008 Courses
Bus 139 Marketing Management Syllabus
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