, Chapter 1
1. A strike is an action by workers in which they stop performing duties and do not report to work.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER: True
4. Procedural rules refer to the outcomes of employment relationships.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER: True
,6. A union is a group of employees who bargain the terms and conditions of employment.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT ANSWER: False
7. Human Resources focus on the relationship between the employee and governmental regulations.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER: True
9. Dunlop suggests that the distribution of power is somewhat important.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT ANSWER: False
10. Competitive factors in the product/service market play a large role in Industrial Relations.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER: True
12. According to Georgetti, temporary foreign workers should be placed into the permanent immigration
stream only when necessary.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT ANSWER: False
13. Technology is included in the economics subsystem of the IR systems framework of the textbook.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT ANSWER: True
14. According to equity–efficiency theory, unions usually focus on efficiency.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT ANSWER: False
15. Employee morale is a conversion mechanism in the IR systems framework.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT ANSWER: False
1. A strike is an action by workers in which they stop performing duties and do not report to work.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER: True
4. Procedural rules refer to the outcomes of employment relationships.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER: True
,6. A union is a group of employees who bargain the terms and conditions of employment.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT ANSWER: False
7. Human Resources focus on the relationship between the employee and governmental regulations.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER: True
9. Dunlop suggests that the distribution of power is somewhat important.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT ANSWER: False
10. Competitive factors in the product/service market play a large role in Industrial Relations.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER: True
12. According to Georgetti, temporary foreign workers should be placed into the permanent immigration
stream only when necessary.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT ANSWER: False
13. Technology is included in the economics subsystem of the IR systems framework of the textbook.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT ANSWER: True
14. According to equity–efficiency theory, unions usually focus on efficiency.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT ANSWER: False
15. Employee morale is a conversion mechanism in the IR systems framework.
a. True
b. False
CORRECT ANSWER: False
