Industrial Relations in Canada Test Bank | 4th Edition Hebdon, Brown, Walsworth

TEST BANK
Industrial Relations in Canada
ROBERT HEBDON, TRAVOR BROWN, SCOTT WALSWORTH
4th edition

, Chapter 1

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

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: True



2. Some argue that the term ―employee relations‖ is anti-union, yet some unions use the term for
internal staff positions.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: True



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

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: True



4. Procedural rules refer to the outcomes of employment relationships.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: False



5. Collective bargaining is the process by which management and labour negotiate the terms
and conditions of employment in a unionized workplace.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: True




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,6. A union is a group of employees who bargain the terms and conditions of employment.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: False



7. Human Resources focus on the relationship between the employee and governmental regulations.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: False



8. According to Dunlop, the role of Specialized Government Agencies is to develop, implement,
and administer legislation and policies pertinent to the employment relationship.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: True



9. Dunlop suggests that the distribution of power is somewhat important.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: False



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

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: True




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, 11. Barbash’s (1987) equity–efficiency theory argues that employers may hold the value of
profitability and competitive advantage.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: True



12. According to Georgetti, temporary foreign workers should be placed into the permanent
immigration stream only when necessary.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: False



13. Technology is included in the economics subsystem of the IR systems framework of the textbook.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: True



14. According to equity–efficiency theory, unions usually focus on efficiency.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: False



15. Employee morale is a conversion mechanism in the IR systems framework.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: False




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