a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x True
2. Somexarguexthatxthextermx“employeexrelations”xisxanti-union,xyetxsomexunionsxusexthextermxforxinternalxstaffxpositions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x True
3. Dunlop’sxconceptxofxsharedxideologyxrefersxtoxaxsetxofxcommonxbeliefsxheldxbyxthexactorsxofxthexIndustrialxRelationsxs
ystem.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x True
4. Proceduralxrulesxreferxtoxthexoutcomesxofxemploymentxrelationships.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x False
5. Collectivexbargainingxisxthexprocessxbyxwhichxmanagementxandxlabourxnegotiatexthextermsxandxconditionsxofx
employmentxinxaxunionizedxworkplace.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x True
6. Axunionxisxaxgroupxofxemployeesxwhoxbargainxthextermsxandxconditionsxofxemployment.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x False
7. HumanxResourcesxfocusxonxthexrelationshipxbetweenxthexemployeexandxgovernmentalxregulations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x False
8. AccordingxtoxDunlop,xthexrolexofxSpecializedxGovernmentxAgenciesxisxtoxdevelop,ximplement,xandxadministerxl
egislationxandxpoliciesxpertinentxtoxthexemploymentxrelationship.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x True
9. Dunlopxsuggestsxthatxthexdistributionxofxpowerxisxsomewhatximportant.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x False
10. Competitivexfactorsxinxthexproduct/servicexmarketxplayxaxlargexrolexinxIndustrialxRelations.
a. True
, b. False
ANSWER:x True
11. Barbash’sx(1987)xequity–
efficiencyxtheoryxarguesxthatxemployersxmayxholdxthexvaluexofxprofitabilityxandxcompetitivexadvantage.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x True
12. AccordingxtoxGeorgetti,xtemporaryxforeignxworkersxshouldxbexplacedxintoxthexpermanentximmigrationxstreamxonlyx
whenxnecessary.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x False
13. TechnologyxisxincludedxinxthexeconomicsxsubsystemxofxthexIRxsystemsxframeworkxofxthextextbook.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x True
14. Accordingxtoxequity–efficiencyxtheory,xunionsxusuallyxfocusxonxefficiency.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x False
15. EmployeexmoralexisxaxconversionxmechanismxinxthexIRxsystemsxframework.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x False
16. StrikesxcanxbexbothxoutputsxandxconversationxmechanismsxinxthexIRxsystemsxframework.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x True
17. Dunlop’sxconceptxofxsharedxideologyxisxnotxconsistentxwithxthexhumanxresources/strategicxchoicexviewxofxindustrialxr
elations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x True
18. AxgoalxofxMarxismxisxtoxoverthrowxmanagementxandxallowxemployeesxtoxhavexmorexcontrolxofxtheirxworkplace.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x True
19. Inxlookingxatxthexjobxmarketxwexcanxseexaxconsiderablexrangexinxtermxofxdutiesxandxresponsibilitiesxofxsomeonexinxi
ndustrialxrelations.
a. True
b. False
, ANSWER:x True
20. Moneyxmarketsxdoxnotxplayxaxkeyxrolexinxthexindustrialxrelationsxsystem.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:x False
21. Whichxtermxrefersxtoxemploymentxrelationshipsxandxissues,xoftenxinxunionizedxworkplaces?
a. labourxrelations
b. employmentxrelations
c. industrialxrelations
d. workplacexrelations
ANSWER:x c
22. Whichxtermxrefersxtoxemploymentxrelationshipsxandxissuesxbetweenxgroupsxofxemployeesx(usuallyxinxunions)xandxtheirx
employersx(includingxmanagementxgroups)?
a. labourxrelations
b. employmentxrelations
c. industrialxrelations
d. workforcexrelations
ANSWER:x a
23. Whichxdocumentxoutlinesxthextermsxandxconditionsxofxemploymentxinxaxunionizedxworkplace?
a. employeexhandbook
b. policyxmanual
c. employmentxcontract
d. collectivexagreement
ANSWER:x d
24. Whichxtermxrefersxtoxthexemploymentxrelationshipxbetweenxemployersxandxindividualxemployees?
a. labourxrelations
b. employmentxrelations
c. industrialxrelations
d. humanxresourcesxmanagement
ANSWER:x d
25. Whichxtermxrefersxtoxanxactionxbyxworkersxinxwhichxtheyxceasextoxperformxworkxdutiesxandxdoxnotxreportxtoxwork?
a. slowdown
b. strike
c. dispute
d. walkout
ANSWER:x b
26. AccordingxtoxMeltzx(1997),xwhichxtermxrefersxtoxthexemploymentxrelationshipsxandxissuesxinxunionxandxnonunionx
workplaces?
a. labourxrelations
b. employmentxrelations
c. industrialxrelations