Industrial relations in canada 3rd edition test bank

Industrial
relations

,Industrial relations in canada 3rd edition test bank
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 / |




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 / |




3. Dunlop’s concept of shared ideology refers to a set of common beliefs held by the actors of the Industrial Relations
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system.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True / |




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




5. Collective bargaining is the process by which management and labour negotiate the terms and conditions of
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employment in a unionized workplace.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True / |




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 / |




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




8. According to Dunlop, the role of Specialized Government Agencies is to develop, implement, and administer
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legislation and policies pertinent to the employment relationship.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True / |




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

,Industrial relations in canada 3rd edition test bank

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

, Industrial relations in canada 3rd edition test bank
b. False
ANSWER: True / |




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




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




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 / |




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




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




16. Strikes can be both outputs and conversation mechanisms in the IR systems framework.
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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
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relations.
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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.
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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
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