Question 1

A city offers a subsidy to encourage a company to build a new plant within its city limits.The subsidy represents an example of

Accepted Answer

A) paper entrepreneurialism. 
B) a hollow corporation. 
C) externalization. 
D) outsourcing. 
E) a two-tier wage structure. 
A) paper entrepreneurialism. 
B) a hollow corporation. 
C) externalization. 
D) outsourcing. 
E) a two-tier wage structure. C

Question 2

U.S.agricultural productivity has increased, and the U.S.has a highly productive extractive sector, a large and productive manufacturing sector, and an increasing service sector.Give these characteristics, according to Hodson and Sullivan, what term best characterizes American society?

Accepted Answer

A) post-industrial society 
B) monopoly capitalism 
C) advanced industrial society 
D) democratic capitalism 
E) social democracy 
A) post-industrial society 
B) monopoly capitalism 
C) advanced industrial society 
D) democratic capitalism 
E) social democracy C

Question 3

Order the following workers according to the level of skills required for the job (highest to lowest).
A. machine operators and assemblers
B. craft workers
C. laborers

Accepted Answer

A) A > B > C 
B) B > C > A 
C) B > A > C 
D) C > B > A 
E) C > A > B 
A) A > B > C 
B) B > C > A 
C) B > A > C 
D) C > B > A 
E) C > A > B C

Question 4

Downturns in the housing industry strongly affect which other industry?

Accepted Answer

A) agriculture 
B) fisheries 
C) services 
D) forestry 
E) mining 
A) agriculture 
B) fisheries 
C) services 
D) forestry 
E) mining

Question 5

Federal price supports

Accepted Answer

A) provide farmers with cash to maintain their farms during economic downturns. 
B) establish a minimum for farm commodity prices. 
C) are most beneficial to the smallest farms. 
D) are on the rise in recent years. 
E) are no longer used in the U.S. 
A) provide farmers with cash to maintain their farms during economic downturns. 
B) establish a minimum for farm commodity prices. 
C) are most beneficial to the smallest farms. 
D) are on the rise in recent years. 
E) are no longer used in the U.S.

Question 6

All of the following would be considered skilled workers EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) precision production operators. 
B) mechanics 
C) telephone-like repairers. 
D) workers in construction trades. 
E) assembly line workers. 
A) precision production operators. 
B) mechanics 
C) telephone-like repairers. 
D) workers in construction trades. 
E) assembly line workers.

Question 7

The authors argue that "advanced industrial society" is a preferable term to "postindustrial society" because

Accepted Answer

A) knowledge work will be so significant 
B) agriculture is less important 
C) there is still a smaller but highly productive manufacturing sector 
D) productivity is hard to measure 
E) industrial is a synonym for manufacturing 
A) knowledge work will be so significant 
B) agriculture is less important 
C) there is still a smaller but highly productive manufacturing sector 
D) productivity is hard to measure 
E) industrial is a synonym for manufacturing

Question 8

Why is semiskilled work often stressful?

Accepted Answer

A) Workers have to make many decisions in the process of doing their work. 
B) The time pressures require that the work is done sloppily, sacrificing workers' pride in their work. 
C) Semiskilled workers are often very hostile to each other. 
D) Semiskilled work requires years of experience to become competent. 
E) Semiskilled work is so easy to complete that it is rarely stressful. 
A) Workers have to make many decisions in the process of doing their work. 
B) The time pressures require that the work is done sloppily, sacrificing workers' pride in their work. 
C) Semiskilled workers are often very hostile to each other. 
D) Semiskilled work requires years of experience to become competent. 
E) Semiskilled work is so easy to complete that it is rarely stressful.

Question 9

How do semiskilled workers give themselves limited control over the pacing of their work?
A. work ahead
B. up the line
C. doubling up
D. slowing down

Accepted Answer

A) A and B 
B) A and D 
C) A, B, and C 
D) A, B, and D 
E) B, C, and D 
A) A and B 
B) A and D 
C) A, B, and C 
D) A, B, and D 
E) B, C, and D

Question 10

Sweatshops traditionally involve all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) low wages. 
B) harsh working environments. 
C) child labor. 
D) high levels of skill. 
E) safety problems. 
A) low wages. 
B) harsh working environments. 
C) child labor. 
D) high levels of skill. 
E) safety problems.

Question 11

Among unskilled workers

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A) women are overrepresented. 
B) Blacks are overrepresented. 
C) college graduates are overrepresented. 
D) immigrants are underrepresented. 
E) there is no unionization. 
A) women are overrepresented. 
B) Blacks are overrepresented. 
C) college graduates are overrepresented. 
D) immigrants are underrepresented. 
E) there is no unionization.

Question 12

Bench work is likely to be

Accepted Answer

A) well-paid. 
B) repetitive. 
C) highly skilled. 
D) autonomous. 
E) machine-paced. 
A) well-paid. 
B) repetitive. 
C) highly skilled. 
D) autonomous. 
E) machine-paced.

Question 13

A computer is labeled "American-made," but in fact many of its components were made and assembled abroad, but it is boxed and labeled in the United States.This type of production is characteristic of

Accepted Answer

A) continuous process technology. 
B) small batch production. 
C) mini-mills. 
D) a "pay-for-knowledge" plan. 
E) hollow corporations. 
A) continuous process technology. 
B) small batch production. 
C) mini-mills. 
D) a "pay-for-knowledge" plan. 
E) hollow corporations.

Question 14

Which of the followings is a common factor in the decline of the American automobile and steel industries?

Accepted Answer

A) failure to make enough investment in new technology 
B) declining demand in industrializing countries 
C) lack of government regulation 
D) lack of unionized work force 
E) insufficient executive compensation 
A) failure to make enough investment in new technology 
B) declining demand in industrializing countries 
C) lack of government regulation 
D) lack of unionized work force 
E) insufficient executive compensation

Question 15

One of the reasons the American automakers lost so much of the market share is:

Accepted Answer

A) American drivers substantially decreased their demand for cars, opting to travel by mass transportation instead. 
B) American automakers focused their efforts on developing automobiles that use alternative sources of energy. 
C) American automakers preferred to produce higher-priced cars and light trucks that had a higher profit margin. 
D) American drivers' taste in cars changes dramatically from one year to the next, making product planning highly volatile. 
E) American automakers concentrated on updating manufacturing equipment and could not maintain market share during the transition. 
A) American drivers substantially decreased their demand for cars, opting to travel by mass transportation instead. 
B) American automakers focused their efforts on developing automobiles that use alternative sources of energy. 
C) American automakers preferred to produce higher-priced cars and light trucks that had a higher profit margin. 
D) American drivers' taste in cars changes dramatically from one year to the next, making product planning highly volatile. 
E) American automakers concentrated on updating manufacturing equipment and could not maintain market share during the transition.

Question 16

What is meant by the phrase "hollow corporations"?

Accepted Answer

A) corporations do not invest in technology 
B) corporations seek investment from foreign capital 
C) corporations subcontract their production abroad 
D) corporations engaged in activities other than production such as investment in the stock market 
E) corporations serve as front organizations for illegal activities such as drug smuggling 
A) corporations do not invest in technology 
B) corporations seek investment from foreign capital 
C) corporations subcontract their production abroad 
D) corporations engaged in activities other than production such as investment in the stock market 
E) corporations serve as front organizations for illegal activities such as drug smuggling

Question 17

In general, increased capitalization needed to buy new technology:

Accepted Answer

A) displaces managers. 
B) makes North American industries less competitive. 
C) makes credit hard to obtain. 
D) drives out small enterprises. 
E) has no effect on workers. 
A) displaces managers. 
B) makes North American industries less competitive. 
C) makes credit hard to obtain. 
D) drives out small enterprises. 
E) has no effect on workers.

Question 18

The worldwide mobility of capital is associated with all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) exporting jobs overseas in search of cheaper labor. 
B) attempting to drive down wages at home. 
C) paper entrepreneurialism. 
D) plant closings. 
E) reduced compensation for executives. 
A) exporting jobs overseas in search of cheaper labor. 
B) attempting to drive down wages at home. 
C) paper entrepreneurialism. 
D) plant closings. 
E) reduced compensation for executives.

Question 19

Which of the following does NOT describe unskilled labor/workers?

Accepted Answer

A) Unskilled workers are closely monitored. 
B) Unskilled workers future career aspirations are likely to be nonexistent or modest. 
C) Unskilled labor requires little, if any, training. 
D) Women are overrepresented among unskilled workers. 
E) Blacks and Hispanics are overrepresented among unskilled workers. 
A) Unskilled workers are closely monitored. 
B) Unskilled workers future career aspirations are likely to be nonexistent or modest. 
C) Unskilled labor requires little, if any, training. 
D) Women are overrepresented among unskilled workers. 
E) Blacks and Hispanics are overrepresented among unskilled workers.

Question 20

Who pays a cost that has been externalized?

Accepted Answer

A) the company that incurs the expenditure 
B) a division of the company different from the one that incurred the cost 
C) the competitors 
D) taxpayers and consumers 
E) no one 
A) the company that incurs the expenditure 
B) a division of the company different from the one that incurred the cost 
C) the competitors 
D) taxpayers and consumers 
E) no one

A city offers a subsidy to encourage a company to build a new plant within its city limits.The subsidy represents an example of

U.S.agricultural productivity has increased, and the U.S.has a highly productive extractive sector, a large and productive manufacturing sector, and an increasing service sector.Give these characteristics, according to Hodson and Sullivan, what term best characterizes American society?

Order the following workers according to the level of skills required for the job (highest to lowest). A. machine operators and assemblers B. craft workers C. laborers

Downturns in the housing industry strongly affect which other industry?

Federal price supports

All of the following would be considered skilled workers EXCEPT

The authors argue that "advanced industrial society" is a preferable term to "postindustrial society" because

Why is semiskilled work often stressful?

How do semiskilled workers give themselves limited control over the pacing of their work? A. work ahead B. up the line C. doubling up D. slowing down

Sweatshops traditionally involve all of the following EXCEPT

Among unskilled workers

Bench work is likely to be

A computer is labeled "American-made," but in fact many of its components were made and assembled abroad, but it is boxed and labeled in the United States.This type of production is characteristic of

Which of the followings is a common factor in the decline of the American automobile and steel industries?

One of the reasons the American automakers lost so much of the market share is:

What is meant by the phrase "hollow corporations"?

In general, increased capitalization needed to buy new technology:

The worldwide mobility of capital is associated with all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following does NOT describe unskilled labor/workers?

Who pays a cost that has been externalized?

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A city offers a subsidy to encourage a company to build a new plant within its city limits.The subsidy represents an example of

U.S.agricultural productivity has increased, and the U.S.has a highly productive extractive sector, a large and productive manufacturing sector, and an increasing service sector.Give these characteristics, according to Hodson and Sullivan, what term best characterizes American society?

Order the following workers according to the level of skills required for the job (highest to lowest). A. machine operators and assemblers B. craft workers C. laborers

Downturns in the housing industry strongly affect which other industry?

Federal price supports

All of the following would be considered skilled workers EXCEPT

The authors argue that "advanced industrial society" is a preferable term to "postindustrial society" because

Why is semiskilled work often stressful?

How do semiskilled workers give themselves limited control over the pacing of their work? A. work ahead B. up the line C. doubling up D. slowing down

Sweatshops traditionally involve all of the following EXCEPT

Among unskilled workers

Bench work is likely to be

A computer is labeled "American-made," but in fact many of its components were made and assembled abroad, but it is boxed and labeled in the United States.This type of production is characteristic of

Which of the followings is a common factor in the decline of the American automobile and steel industries?

One of the reasons the American automakers lost so much of the market share is:

What is meant by the phrase "hollow corporations"?

In general, increased capitalization needed to buy new technology:

The worldwide mobility of capital is associated with all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following does NOT describe unskilled labor/workers?

Who pays a cost that has been externalized?

Foundations

Studying the World of Work

Meaningful Work

Class, Race, and Gender

Work and Family

Collective Responses to Work

Technology and Organization

The High-Tech Revolution

Services

Professions and Professionals

Managers

Administrative Support and Sales

Marginal Jobs

The World of the Large Corporation

Globalization

The Future of Work

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