Chapter 01
Introduction
True / False Questions
1. The basis for the practice of labor relations within a unionized employer is a contract
negotiated by the parties.
True False
2. Stock markets create the opportunity to make ownership highly liquid by providing an
institutionalized mechanism for the purchase and sale of shares.
True False
3. Operational decisions are made by the managers hired by the shareholders' elected
board of directors.
True False
4. Unions are developed to take over companies.
True False
5. In democracies, laws and regulations ultimately reflect the will of the electorate.
True False
,6. Unions can exist without employers, but employers cannot exist without unions.
True False
7. A lockout occurs when a unionized employment practice is adopted by nonunion
employers in order to avoid unionization by copying what unions have won for their
members.
True False
8. Unionization provides employees a voice in how the employment relationship is
implemented in their workplace.
True False
9. Spillover is a pervasive phenomenon that occurs when a group perceives danger.
True False
10. Workers in companies with innovative human resource management practices are less
likely to desire unions.
True False
11. Employees are more likely to vote for unions due to job task characteristics rather
than dissatisfaction with employment conditions.
True False
,12. Dissatisfaction is consistently associated with turnover.
True False
13. Local community attitudes have no effect on union power.
True False
14. Union action cannot influence public policy decisions on potentially favorable tax
abatements for employers.
True False
15. The policies of large national unions are influenced strongly by the actions of
majorities of local union members.
True False
16. Satisfaction of nonunion employees has drastically decreased when compared to that
of unionized workers, thereby eliminating the motivation to organize.
True False
17. Prices, and ultimately wages, are controlled by collective bargaining rather than by
the market.
True False
, 18. If the middle class perceives income distribution as fair, then support for collective
bargaining will not be strong.
True False
19. Groups of employees coalesce around common interests or group membership to
pressurize their employers to address employment issues of particular interest to their
groups.
True False
20. Increasing unionization in the industry where one is employed negatively influences
wages.
True False
21. Bargaining power is very low for unions that represent workers who must deliver
services directly to the consumer.
True False
22. Presently, the greatest challenge facing private sector unions is the continued increase
in the globalization of production.
True False
23. While major employers have increasingly exercised global options, unions around the
world have maintained jurisdictions largely within their own countries.
True False
Introduction
True / False Questions
1. The basis for the practice of labor relations within a unionized employer is a contract
negotiated by the parties.
True False
2. Stock markets create the opportunity to make ownership highly liquid by providing an
institutionalized mechanism for the purchase and sale of shares.
True False
3. Operational decisions are made by the managers hired by the shareholders' elected
board of directors.
True False
4. Unions are developed to take over companies.
True False
5. In democracies, laws and regulations ultimately reflect the will of the electorate.
True False
,6. Unions can exist without employers, but employers cannot exist without unions.
True False
7. A lockout occurs when a unionized employment practice is adopted by nonunion
employers in order to avoid unionization by copying what unions have won for their
members.
True False
8. Unionization provides employees a voice in how the employment relationship is
implemented in their workplace.
True False
9. Spillover is a pervasive phenomenon that occurs when a group perceives danger.
True False
10. Workers in companies with innovative human resource management practices are less
likely to desire unions.
True False
11. Employees are more likely to vote for unions due to job task characteristics rather
than dissatisfaction with employment conditions.
True False
,12. Dissatisfaction is consistently associated with turnover.
True False
13. Local community attitudes have no effect on union power.
True False
14. Union action cannot influence public policy decisions on potentially favorable tax
abatements for employers.
True False
15. The policies of large national unions are influenced strongly by the actions of
majorities of local union members.
True False
16. Satisfaction of nonunion employees has drastically decreased when compared to that
of unionized workers, thereby eliminating the motivation to organize.
True False
17. Prices, and ultimately wages, are controlled by collective bargaining rather than by
the market.
True False
, 18. If the middle class perceives income distribution as fair, then support for collective
bargaining will not be strong.
True False
19. Groups of employees coalesce around common interests or group membership to
pressurize their employers to address employment issues of particular interest to their
groups.
True False
20. Increasing unionization in the industry where one is employed negatively influences
wages.
True False
21. Bargaining power is very low for unions that represent workers who must deliver
services directly to the consumer.
True False
22. Presently, the greatest challenge facing private sector unions is the continued increase
in the globalization of production.
True False
23. While major employers have increasingly exercised global options, unions around the
world have maintained jurisdictions largely within their own countries.
True False
