KOVACH, Kenneth A. 1946-

PERSONAL: Born August 30, 1946, in Cleveland, OH; son of Andrew J. (an accountant) and Ida J. (a homemaker; maiden name, Petrillo) Kovach; married Charla L. Tank (a homemaker), June 13, 1970; children: Anthony, Shelly, Melanie. Education: Ohio University, B.B.A., 1968, M.B.A., 1972; University of Maryland—College Park, Ph.D., 1975. Politics: Independent. Religion: Roman Catholic.

ADDRESSES: Agent—c/o Author Mail, University Press of America, 4501 Forbes Blvd., Ste. 200, Lanham, MD 20706.

CAREER: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, professor of human resource management and labor relations, beginning 1975. American Council of Education, subject area specialist in personnel and labor relations, beginning 1976; American National Red Cross, chair of local personnel committee, beginning 1979; Washington Personnel Administration, honorary member, beginning 1979; consultant to U.S. Department of Defense, Mitre Corp., and Zeiders Enterprises, Inc. Guest on radio and television programs. Military service: U.S. Marine Corps, 1968-70.

MEMBER: International Platform Association, National Academy of Management, American Management Association, Society of Human Resource Management, American College Personnel Association, Eastern Academy of Management, Southern Management Association, National Honor Society for Social Sciences, Beta Gamma Sigma.

WRITINGS:

Organization Size, Job Satisfaction, Absenteeism, and Turnover, University Press of America (Lanham, MD), 1977.

Readings and Cases in Contemporary Labor Relations, University Press of America (Lanham, MD), 1980.

Readings and Cases in Contemporary Personnel Management, University Press of America (Lanham, MD), 1981.

Practical Labor Relations, University Press of America (Lanham, MD), 1986.

Human Resource Management: A Diagnostic Approach, University Press of America (Lanham, MD), 1992.

Labor Relations: A Diagnostic Approach, University Press of America (Lanham, MD), 1992.

Strategic Human Resource Management, University Press of America (Lanham, MD), 1996.

Strategic Labor Relations, University Press of America (Lanham, MD), 1997.

Contributor of about seventy articles to labor and management journals, including Business Horizons, and newspapers.*