HRLR 201 EXAM 5 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

HRLR 201 EXAM 5 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. three sources of labor relations goals
Answer:
1. society
2. management
3. labor unions

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2. labor unions do not fit well with
Answer:
individualistic orientation of the U.S. capitalism

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3. benefit of labor unions
Answer:
institutionalize industrial conflict

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4. if there were no labor unions
Answer:
-mgt would have ultimate say in worker's rights
-costly conflict resolution from the courts who lack first-hand knowledge of either labor or mgt

Question:
5. mgt must decide to support unions or not
Answer:
1. increased wages of employees
2. disruption of strikes
3. greater constraint on decision making

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6. how to discourage unions
Answer:
-provide attractive employment terms
-actively oppose unions representation (lobbying)

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7. if unions are present...
Answer:
the shifts from bargaining with individual employees to collectively bargaining

, Question:
8. unions seek to give workers a formal and independent __________________________
Answer:
voice in setting the terms of their work

Question:
9. the main tool of unions is ________
Answer:
the act of collective bargaining

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10. collective bargaining
Answer:
the negotiation between an employer and a labor unions usually on wages, hours, and working conditions

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11. labor unions seek to ...
Answer:
represent the interest of employees in the work place

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12. labor unions lead to an increase in...
Answer:
-employee voice
-labor cost

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13. labor unions decrease...
Answer:
-discretion managerial decision-making for organizations

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14. companies perceive labor unions ...
Answer:
hurt their ability to compete effectively in a global economy

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15. organizations tend to __________ labor unions
Answer:
resist

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16. unions have experienced losses in ___________ and _____________
Answer:
membership and bargaining power