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