OBHR 3330 EXAM 5 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
According to the model developed by Katz and Kochan, at which level does the management make basic
choices such as whether to work with its unions or to devote its efforts to developing nonunion
operations?
A) Strategic level
B) Corporate level
C) Functional level
D) Production level
E) Business unit level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A) Strategic level
2) Which of the following sought to provide an environment conducive to collective bargaining?
A) Occupational Safety and Health Act
B) Fair Labor Standards Act
C) Civil Rights Act
D) Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
E) National Labor Relations Act - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅E) National Labor Relations Act
3) Which of the following is true of local unions?
A) The local of an industrial-based union typically covers a city or a region.
B) In a craft-oriented union, the local corresponds to a single large facility or to a number of small
facilities.
C) Administration of the contract is beyond the powers of a local union.
D) The bulk of day-to-day interaction between labor and management takes place at the local union
level.
E) Negotiations involved in collective bargaining are not handled at the local union level. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅D) The bulk of day-to-day interaction between labor and management takes place at the
local union level.
, 4) Which of the following is true of unionization?
A) Unions have traditionally been stronger in rural workplaces that employ women and youth.
B) Employers actively resist unionization in an attempt to control costs and maintain their flexibility.
C) In the last couple of decades, union membership has consistently increased as a percentage of
employment.
D) Union membership is higher in the private sector than in the public sector.
E) Competitive threats have contributed to decreased employer resistance to union organizing. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B) Employers actively resist unionization in an attempt to control costs and
maintain their flexibility.
5) Which of the following is true of the functions performed by the National Labor Relations Board
(NLRB)?
A) Its functions are guided by a specific jurisdictional standard that is constant across industries.
B) Its functions do not include conducting and certifying representation elections.
C) It enforces the National Labor Relations Act, which is based on the commerce clause of the U.S.
Constitution.
D) In practice, its functions are limited to purely local firms that fall within its jurisdiction.
E) It not only responds to requests for actions but also initiates actions. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C) It
enforces the National Labor Relations Act, which is based on the commerce clause of the U.S.
Constitution.
6) Which of the following is a trend seen in union membership and coverage?
A) Union wage premium in the United States is substantially lower than in other advanced industrialized
countries.
B) Codetermination is mandated by law in the United States.
C) The weak history of deep, class-based divisions in the United States has contributed to its low
unionization rate.
D) The labor movement in the United States is broader than that in Western Europe.
According to the model developed by Katz and Kochan, at which level does the management make basic
choices such as whether to work with its unions or to devote its efforts to developing nonunion
operations?
A) Strategic level
B) Corporate level
C) Functional level
D) Production level
E) Business unit level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A) Strategic level
2) Which of the following sought to provide an environment conducive to collective bargaining?
A) Occupational Safety and Health Act
B) Fair Labor Standards Act
C) Civil Rights Act
D) Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
E) National Labor Relations Act - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅E) National Labor Relations Act
3) Which of the following is true of local unions?
A) The local of an industrial-based union typically covers a city or a region.
B) In a craft-oriented union, the local corresponds to a single large facility or to a number of small
facilities.
C) Administration of the contract is beyond the powers of a local union.
D) The bulk of day-to-day interaction between labor and management takes place at the local union
level.
E) Negotiations involved in collective bargaining are not handled at the local union level. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅D) The bulk of day-to-day interaction between labor and management takes place at the
local union level.
, 4) Which of the following is true of unionization?
A) Unions have traditionally been stronger in rural workplaces that employ women and youth.
B) Employers actively resist unionization in an attempt to control costs and maintain their flexibility.
C) In the last couple of decades, union membership has consistently increased as a percentage of
employment.
D) Union membership is higher in the private sector than in the public sector.
E) Competitive threats have contributed to decreased employer resistance to union organizing. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B) Employers actively resist unionization in an attempt to control costs and
maintain their flexibility.
5) Which of the following is true of the functions performed by the National Labor Relations Board
(NLRB)?
A) Its functions are guided by a specific jurisdictional standard that is constant across industries.
B) Its functions do not include conducting and certifying representation elections.
C) It enforces the National Labor Relations Act, which is based on the commerce clause of the U.S.
Constitution.
D) In practice, its functions are limited to purely local firms that fall within its jurisdiction.
E) It not only responds to requests for actions but also initiates actions. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C) It
enforces the National Labor Relations Act, which is based on the commerce clause of the U.S.
Constitution.
6) Which of the following is a trend seen in union membership and coverage?
A) Union wage premium in the United States is substantially lower than in other advanced industrialized
countries.
B) Codetermination is mandated by law in the United States.
C) The weak history of deep, class-based divisions in the United States has contributed to its low
unionization rate.
D) The labor movement in the United States is broader than that in Western Europe.
