Test Bank for Industrial Relations in Canada by Hebdon Robert, Brown Travor

1. A strike is an action by workers in which they stop performing duties and do not report to work.
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a. True
b. False

,ANSWER: True x x




2. Some argue that the term ―employee relations‖ is anti-
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union, yet some unions use the term for internal staff positions.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True x x




3. Dunlop’s concept of shared ideology refers to a set of common beliefs held by the actors of the Industrial Rela
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tions system.
xx


a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True x x




4. Procedural rules refer to the outcomes of employment relationships.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False x x




5. Collective bargaining is the process by which management and labour negotiate the terms and condition
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s of employment in a unionized workplace.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True x x




6. A union is a group of employees who bargain the terms and conditions of employment.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False x x




7. Human Resources focus on the relationship between the employee and governmental regulations.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False x x




8. According to Dunlop, the role of Specialized Government Agencies is to develop, implement, and admini
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ster legislation and policies pertinent to the employment relationship.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True x x




9. Dunlop suggests that the distribution of power is somewhat important.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False x x




10. Competitive factors in the product/service market play a large role in Industrial Relations.
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a. True

, b. False
ANSWER: True x x




11. Barbash’s (1987) equity– xx xx


efficiency theory argues that employers may hold the value of profitability and competitive advantage.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True x x




12. According to Georgetti, temporary foreign workers should be placed into the permanent immigration stream o
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nly when necessary.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False x x




13. Technology is included in the economics subsystem of the IR systems framework of the textbook.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True x x




14. According to equity–efficiency theory, unions usually focus on efficiency.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False x x




15. Employee morale is a conversion mechanism in the IR systems framework.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False x x




16. Strikes can be both outputs and conversation mechanisms in the IR systems framework.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True x x




17. Dunlop’s concept of shared ideology is not consistent with the human resources/strategic choice view of indust
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rial relations.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True x x




18. A goal of Marxism is to overthrow management and allow employees to have more control of their workplace.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True x x




19. In looking at the job market we can see a considerable range in term of duties and responsibilities of someo
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ne in industrial relations.
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a. True
b. False

, ANSWER: True
x x




20. Money markets do not play a key role in the industrial relations system.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
x x




21. Which term refers to employment relationships and issues, often in unionized workplaces?
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a. labour relations
xx


b. employment relations xx


c. industrial relations xx


d. workplace relations xx


ANSWER: c x x




22. Which term refers to employment relationships and issues between groups of employees (usually in unions) and t
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heir employers (including management groups)?
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a. labour relations
xx


b. employment relations xx


c. industrial relations xx


d. workforce relations xx


ANSWER: a x x




23. Which document outlines the terms and conditions of employment in a unionized workplace?
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a. employee handbook xx


b. policy manual
xx


c. employment contract xx


d. collective agreement xx


ANSWER: d x x




24. Which term refers to the employment relationship between employers and individual employees?
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a. labour relations
xx


b. employment relations xx


c. industrial relations xx


d. human resources management
xx xx


ANSWER: d x x




25. Which term refers to an action by workers in which they cease to perform work duties and do not report to work?
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a. slowdown
b. strike
c. dispute
d. walkout
ANSWER: b x x




26. According to Meltz (1997), which term refers to the employment relationships and issues in union and nonu
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nion workplaces?
xx


a. labour relations
xx


b. employment relations xx


c. industrial relations xx