Test Bank – Industrial Relations in Canada, 4th Edition – Robert Hebdon & Travor C. W. Brown – Complete with Verified Answers

Test Bank for Industrial Relations in Canada 4th Edition

by Robert Hebdon & Travor C. W. Brown

All Chapters | Verified Answers | Grade A+




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, 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‖-union,is yetantisome 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.

41. True

42. 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

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,8. According to Dunlop, the role of Specialied 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


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, 15. Employee morale is a conversion mechanism in the IR systems framework.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: False

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

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: True

17. Dunlop’s concept of shared ideology is not consistent with the human resources/strategic choice of
industrial relations.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: True

18. A goal of Marxism is to overthrow management and allow employees to have more control of their
workplace.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: True

19. In looking at the job market we can see a considerable range in term of duties and responsibilities of
someone in industrial relations.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: True

20. Money markets do not play a key role in the industrial relations system.

a. True

b. False

CORRECT ANSWER: False

21. Which term refers to employment relationships and issues, often in unionied workplaces?

a. labour relations

b. employment relations

c. industrial relations


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