Industrial Relations in Canada (3rd Edition, Hebdon & Brown) — Complete Test Bank with Answers

Industrial Relations in Canada Test Bank |
Hebdon & Brown 3rd Edition – Comprehensive
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,1. A strike is an action by workers in which they stop performing duties and do not report to work.
a. True
b. False
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
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
ANSWER: True

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

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

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

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

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

, b. False
ANSWER: True

11. Barbash’s (1987) equity–efficiency theory argues that employers may hold the value of profitability and competitive
advantage.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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