,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 0
2. Some argue that the term ―employee relations‖ is anti-union, yet some unions use the term for internal staff positions.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
3. Dunlop’s concept of shared ideology refers to a set of common beliefs held by the actors of the Industrial Relations sys
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tem.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
4. Procedural rules refer to the outcomes of employment relationships.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False 0
5. Collective bargaining is the process by which management and labour negotiate the terms and conditions of e
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mployment in a unionized workplace.
0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
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 0
7. Human Resources focus on the relationship between the employee and governmental regulations.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False 0
8. According to Dunlop, the role of Specialized Government Agencies is to develop, implement, and administer le
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gislation and policies pertinent to the employment relationship.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
9. Dunlop suggests that the distribution of power is somewhat important.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False 0
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 0
11. Barbash’s (1987) equity–
0 0
efficiency theory argues that employers may hold the value of profitability and competitive advantage.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
12. According to Georgetti, temporary foreign workers should be placed into the permanent immigration stream only w
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hen necessary.
0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False 0
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 0
14. According to equity–efficiency theory, unions usually focus on efficiency.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False 0
15. Employee morale is a conversion mechanism in the IR systems framework.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False 0
16. Strikes can be both outputs and conversation mechanisms in the IR systems framework.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
17. Dunlop’s concept of shared ideology is not consistent with the human resources/strategic choice view of industrial rel
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ations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
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 0
19. In looking at the job market we can see a considerable range in term of duties and responsibilities of someone in ind
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ustrial relations.
0
a. True
b. False
, ANSWER: True 0
20. Money markets do not play a key role in the industrial relations system.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False0
21. Which term refers to employment relationships and issues, often in unionized workplaces?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. labour relations
0
b. employment relations 0
c. industrial relations 0
d. workplace relations 0
ANSWER: c 0
22. Which term refers to employment relationships and issues between groups of employees (usually in unions) and their e
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
mployers (including management groups)?
0 0 0
a. labour relations
0
b. employment relations 0
c. industrial relations 0
d. workforce relations 0
ANSWER: a 0
23. Which document outlines the terms and conditions of employment in a unionized workplace?
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a. employee handbook 0
b. policy manual
0
c. employment contract 0
d. collective agreement 0
ANSWER: d 0
24. Which term refers to the employment relationship between employers and individual employees?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. labour relations
0
b. employment relations 0
c. industrial relations 0
d. human resources management
0 0
ANSWER: d 0
25. Which term refers to an action by workers in which they cease to perform work duties and do not report to work?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. slowdown
b. strike
c. dispute
d. walkout
ANSWER: b 0
26. According to Meltz (1997), which term refers to the employment relationships and issues in union and nonunion w
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
orkplaces?
a. labour relations
0
b. employment relations 0
c. industrial relations 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
2. Some argue that the term ―employee relations‖ is anti-union, yet some unions use the term for internal staff positions.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
3. Dunlop’s concept of shared ideology refers to a set of common beliefs held by the actors of the Industrial Relations sys
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
tem.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
4. Procedural rules refer to the outcomes of employment relationships.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False 0
5. Collective bargaining is the process by which management and labour negotiate the terms and conditions of e
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
mployment in a unionized workplace.
0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
6. A union is a group of employees who bargain the terms and conditions of employment.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False 0
7. Human Resources focus on the relationship between the employee and governmental regulations.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False 0
8. According to Dunlop, the role of Specialized Government Agencies is to develop, implement, and administer le
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
gislation and policies pertinent to the employment relationship.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
9. Dunlop suggests that the distribution of power is somewhat important.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False 0
10. Competitive factors in the product/service market play a large role in Industrial Relations.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
, b. False
ANSWER: True 0
11. Barbash’s (1987) equity–
0 0
efficiency theory argues that employers may hold the value of profitability and competitive advantage.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
12. According to Georgetti, temporary foreign workers should be placed into the permanent immigration stream only w
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hen necessary.
0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False 0
13. Technology is included in the economics subsystem of the IR systems framework of the textbook.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
14. According to equity–efficiency theory, unions usually focus on efficiency.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False 0
15. Employee morale is a conversion mechanism in the IR systems framework.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False 0
16. Strikes can be both outputs and conversation mechanisms in the IR systems framework.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
17. Dunlop’s concept of shared ideology is not consistent with the human resources/strategic choice view of industrial rel
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
18. A goal of Marxism is to overthrow management and allow employees to have more control of their workplace.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True 0
19. In looking at the job market we can see a considerable range in term of duties and responsibilities of someone in ind
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ustrial relations.
0
a. True
b. False
, ANSWER: True 0
20. Money markets do not play a key role in the industrial relations system.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False0
21. Which term refers to employment relationships and issues, often in unionized workplaces?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. labour relations
0
b. employment relations 0
c. industrial relations 0
d. workplace relations 0
ANSWER: c 0
22. Which term refers to employment relationships and issues between groups of employees (usually in unions) and their e
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
mployers (including management groups)?
0 0 0
a. labour relations
0
b. employment relations 0
c. industrial relations 0
d. workforce relations 0
ANSWER: a 0
23. Which document outlines the terms and conditions of employment in a unionized workplace?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. employee handbook 0
b. policy manual
0
c. employment contract 0
d. collective agreement 0
ANSWER: d 0
24. Which term refers to the employment relationship between employers and individual employees?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. labour relations
0
b. employment relations 0
c. industrial relations 0
d. human resources management
0 0
ANSWER: d 0
25. Which term refers to an action by workers in which they cease to perform work duties and do not report to work?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. slowdown
b. strike
c. dispute
d. walkout
ANSWER: b 0
26. According to Meltz (1997), which term refers to the employment relationships and issues in union and nonunion w
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
orkplaces?
a. labour relations
0
b. employment relations 0
c. industrial relations 0
