Industrial Relations in Canada Test Bank |
Hebdon & Brown 3rd Edition – Comprehensive
Exam Prep Resource
,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
Hebdon & Brown 3rd Edition – Comprehensive
Exam Prep Resource
,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
