MAN 4401 FSU EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Labor Union - answer A group of workers who join together to influence the nature of
their employment.
The three objectives of employment relationship - answer Efficiency, equity, and voice.
Effeciency definition - answer The productive, profit-maximizing use of labor to promote
economic prosperity
Equity definition - answer Fairness in the distribution of economic rewards, the
administration of employment policies, and the provision of employee security.
Voice definition - answer The ability of employees to have a meaningful input into
workplace decisions.
U.S. Policy in relation to labor unions - answer U.S. policy is not to tolerate collective
bargaining, but to encourage it.
Industrial Democracy - answer Workers in a democratic society are entitled to the same
democratic principles of participation in the work place.
Collective Bargaining - answer Representatives of the employer and the employees
negotiate the terms and conditions of employment that will apply to the employees
Major subjects of collective bargaining: - answer Compensation, Personnel policies and
procedures, Employee rights and responsibilities, union rights and responsibilities,
dispute resolution.
Union Density - answer The percentage of workers who are union members
Representation Gap - answer Employees say they want more representation in the
workplace than they have.
Four schools of thought pertaining to employment relationship. - answer 1. Mainstream
economics school.
2. The human resource management school.
3. The industrial relations school.
4. The critical Industrial relations school
Mainstream Economics School - answer This school focuses on the economic activity of
self-interested agents, such as firms and workers, who interact in competitive Markets.
, See Unions as bad.
The Human Resource Management School - answer This school of thought believes that
the labor problem stems from poor management. Formerly called personnel mangement
school. See unions as unnecessary.
The Industrial Relations School - answer This school believes the labor problem stems
from unequal bargaining power between corporations and individual workers. Formerly
called the institutional labor economics school. See unions as important.
The Critical Industrial Relations School - answer Radical or "Marxist" perspective.
Critical of existing societal institutions and social orderings. Sees unions as important
but inadequate
Unitarist View - answer Conflict is not seen as an inherent or permanent feature of the
employment relationship; conflict is seen as a manifestation of poor human resource
management or personality conflicts.
Pluralist View - answer The workplace is characterized by multiple interests- that is, a
plurality of legitimiate interests akin to a pluralist political system.
Class Conflict - answer A social conflict of unequal power relations.
Workplace Governance - answer Whoever gets to make the rules gets to rule(or
govern). Determines the nature of the balance that is struck among efficiency, equity,
and voice.
What are the five major possibilities for creating workplace rules? - answer 1.
Competitive labor markets.
2. Human resource management.
3. Worker control.
4. Independent employee representation.
5. Government regulation.
Union Wage Premium - answer Unionized workers receive higher wages than
comparable nonunion workers
Shock effect - answer The presence of a union shocks mangers out of complacency and
forces them to develop better managerial practices and policies that improve workplace
efficiency.
Labor Movement - answer A social movement in which workers and unions from multiple
workplaces join together to pursue common interests, most frequently in the political
and social arenas.
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Labor Union - answer A group of workers who join together to influence the nature of
their employment.
The three objectives of employment relationship - answer Efficiency, equity, and voice.
Effeciency definition - answer The productive, profit-maximizing use of labor to promote
economic prosperity
Equity definition - answer Fairness in the distribution of economic rewards, the
administration of employment policies, and the provision of employee security.
Voice definition - answer The ability of employees to have a meaningful input into
workplace decisions.
U.S. Policy in relation to labor unions - answer U.S. policy is not to tolerate collective
bargaining, but to encourage it.
Industrial Democracy - answer Workers in a democratic society are entitled to the same
democratic principles of participation in the work place.
Collective Bargaining - answer Representatives of the employer and the employees
negotiate the terms and conditions of employment that will apply to the employees
Major subjects of collective bargaining: - answer Compensation, Personnel policies and
procedures, Employee rights and responsibilities, union rights and responsibilities,
dispute resolution.
Union Density - answer The percentage of workers who are union members
Representation Gap - answer Employees say they want more representation in the
workplace than they have.
Four schools of thought pertaining to employment relationship. - answer 1. Mainstream
economics school.
2. The human resource management school.
3. The industrial relations school.
4. The critical Industrial relations school
Mainstream Economics School - answer This school focuses on the economic activity of
self-interested agents, such as firms and workers, who interact in competitive Markets.
, See Unions as bad.
The Human Resource Management School - answer This school of thought believes that
the labor problem stems from poor management. Formerly called personnel mangement
school. See unions as unnecessary.
The Industrial Relations School - answer This school believes the labor problem stems
from unequal bargaining power between corporations and individual workers. Formerly
called the institutional labor economics school. See unions as important.
The Critical Industrial Relations School - answer Radical or "Marxist" perspective.
Critical of existing societal institutions and social orderings. Sees unions as important
but inadequate
Unitarist View - answer Conflict is not seen as an inherent or permanent feature of the
employment relationship; conflict is seen as a manifestation of poor human resource
management or personality conflicts.
Pluralist View - answer The workplace is characterized by multiple interests- that is, a
plurality of legitimiate interests akin to a pluralist political system.
Class Conflict - answer A social conflict of unequal power relations.
Workplace Governance - answer Whoever gets to make the rules gets to rule(or
govern). Determines the nature of the balance that is struck among efficiency, equity,
and voice.
What are the five major possibilities for creating workplace rules? - answer 1.
Competitive labor markets.
2. Human resource management.
3. Worker control.
4. Independent employee representation.
5. Government regulation.
Union Wage Premium - answer Unionized workers receive higher wages than
comparable nonunion workers
Shock effect - answer The presence of a union shocks mangers out of complacency and
forces them to develop better managerial practices and policies that improve workplace
efficiency.
Labor Movement - answer A social movement in which workers and unions from multiple
workplaces join together to pursue common interests, most frequently in the political
and social arenas.
