Question 1

Indirect pay accounts for roughly what percentage of total payroll costs?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  30% 
D)  40% 
A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  30% 
D)  40% C

Question 2

Performance pay is common in unionized workplaces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Unionized employees are more likely to have complex indirect benefits, such as pension plans, than nonunionized employees. What explains this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Union members can rely on the union to deal with technical matters. 
B)  Union members remain in the union after retirement. 
C)  Unions guarantee a retirement wage. 
D)  Unionized health benefits are generally weak. 
A)  Union members can rely on the union to deal with technical matters. 
B)  Union members remain in the union after retirement. 
C)  Unions guarantee a retirement wage. 
D)  Unionized health benefits are generally weak. A

Question 4

What is a firm hoping to accomplish when it responds to the threat effect by offering higher wages to clerical staff that those offered by other firms?

Accepted Answer

A)  satisfied employees 
B)  effective cost management 
C)  raising the wage differential 
D)  avoidance of a union 
A)  satisfied employees 
B)  effective cost management 
C)  raising the wage differential 
D)  avoidance of a union

Question 5

What do Freeman and Medoff suggest is improved due to the shock effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  firm efficiency 
B)  health and safety 
C)  staffing flexibility 
D)  innovation 
A)  firm efficiency 
B)  health and safety 
C)  staffing flexibility 
D)  innovation

Question 6

Union workplaces have more flexibility in staffing decisions than their nonunion counterparts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is an employee's assessment of his/her union experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  union climate 
B)  intention to quit the union 
C)  union commitment 
D)  union satisfaction 
A)  union climate 
B)  intention to quit the union 
C)  union commitment 
D)  union satisfaction

Question 8

Since union commitment is very similar to union satisfaction, they are measured in the same way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT among the things that can affect an employee's level of job satisfaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  intention to quit 
B)  supervisor 
C)  job responsibilities 
D)  coworker relationships 
A)  intention to quit 
B)  supervisor 
C)  job responsibilities 
D)  coworker relationships

Question 10

Compare and contrast the job satisfaction of union and non-union employees. In your answer, address wages, benefits, job security, supervisors/supervision, job content, and promotion opportunities.

Accepted Answer

1.Union employees are at least

Question 11

Which of the following is a reason suggested by Koch and Hundley to explain why unionized organizations use a limited number of recruiting techniques?

Accepted Answer

A)  collective agreements limit advertising 
B)  union jobs are attractive 
C)  unions cannot recruit 
D)  common law controls recruitment 
A)  collective agreements limit advertising 
B)  union jobs are attractive 
C)  unions cannot recruit 
D)  common law controls recruitment

Question 12

Why is the relationship between union wage premiums and economic performance countercyclical?

Accepted Answer

1.Unions resist employers' efforts to re

Question 13

Your friend John owns a coffee shop that recently unionized. He asks you how unionization will affect the business's profitability, productivity, pay, and selection practices. Briefly outline your response to John.

Accepted Answer

Profitability - will likely de

Question 14

Shortly after being hired, many unionized employees can be discharged without the right to grieve their discharge. Which of the following makes this possible?

Accepted Answer

A)  probation periods 
B)  residual rights 
C)  lack of seniority 
D)  recall rights 
A)  probation periods 
B)  residual rights 
C)  lack of seniority 
D)  recall rights

Question 15

Mark earns $9.00 per hour as a server in a coffee shop. If a person orders only a coffee, he is supposed to ask them if they would also like a doughnut. For every doughnut Mark sells in that way, he earns an extra 25 cents. What is the $9.00 he earns per hour an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  base pay 
B)  total pay 
C)  performance pay 
D)  indirect pay 
A)  base pay 
B)  total pay 
C)  performance pay 
D)  indirect pay

Question 16

Almost 80% of unionized workers in Canada have a pension plan. This is example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  base pay 
B)  total compensation 
C)  indirect pay 
D)  wage differential 
A)  base pay 
B)  total compensation 
C)  indirect pay 
D)  wage differential

Question 17

Which of the following occurs when the increased costs and employee protection caused by unionization lead management to adopt stricter human resource practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  shock effects 
B)  voice 
C)  chilling effect 
D)  union impact 
A)  shock effects 
B)  voice 
C)  chilling effect 
D)  union impact

Question 18

Research suggests that, on average, union workers make more in base pay than non-union workers. How much more do they make?

Accepted Answer

A)  5% 
B)  10% 
C)  15% 
D)  20% 
A)  5% 
B)  10% 
C)  15% 
D)  20%

Question 19

When is union commitment more likely to be high?

Accepted Answer

A)  when the member has limited contact with the union 
B)  when the member has high union satisfaction 
C)  when the member reads union publications 
D)  when the member has low organizational commitment 
A)  when the member has limited contact with the union 
B)  when the member has high union satisfaction 
C)  when the member reads union publications 
D)  when the member has low organizational commitment

Question 20

Which of the following terms means "the ability of a group or union to express concerns"?

Accepted Answer

A)  grievance 
B)  due process 
C)  collective voice 
D)  shock effect 
A)  grievance 
B)  due process 
C)  collective voice 
D)  shock effect

Indirect pay accounts for roughly what percentage of total payroll costs?

Performance pay is common in unionized workplaces.

Unionized employees are more likely to have complex indirect benefits, such as pension plans, than nonunionized employees. What explains this?

What is a firm hoping to accomplish when it responds to the threat effect by offering higher wages to clerical staff that those offered by other firms?

What do Freeman and Medoff suggest is improved due to the shock effect?

Union workplaces have more flexibility in staffing decisions than their nonunion counterparts.

Which of the following is an employee's assessment of his/her union experience?

Since union commitment is very similar to union satisfaction, they are measured in the same way.

Which of the following is NOT among the things that can affect an employee's level of job satisfaction?

Compare and contrast the job satisfaction of union and non-union employees. In your answer, address wages, benefits, job security, supervisors/supervision, job content, and promotion opportunities.

Which of the following is a reason suggested by Koch and Hundley to explain why unionized organizations use a limited number of recruiting techniques?

Why is the relationship between union wage premiums and economic performance countercyclical?

Your friend John owns a coffee shop that recently unionized. He asks you how unionization will affect the business's profitability, productivity, pay, and selection practices. Briefly outline your response to John.

Shortly after being hired, many unionized employees can be discharged without the right to grieve their discharge. Which of the following makes this possible?

Mark earns $9.00 per hour as a server in a coffee shop. If a person orders only a coffee, he is supposed to ask them if they would also like a doughnut. For every doughnut Mark sells in that way, he earns an extra 25 cents. What is the $9.00 he earns per hour an example of?

Almost 80% of unionized workers in Canada have a pension plan. This is example of which of the following?

Which of the following occurs when the increased costs and employee protection caused by unionization lead management to adopt stricter human resource practices?

Research suggests that, on average, union workers make more in base pay than non-union workers. How much more do they make?

When is union commitment more likely to be high?

Which of the following terms means "the ability of a group or union to express concerns"?

Introduction

The Legal Environment

Economic, Social, and Political Environments

Labour History

The Union Perspective

The Management Perspective

Negotiations

Collective Agreement Administration

Strikes and Dispute Resolution

Public-Sector Issues

Globalization of Labour Markets

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Exam 10: Impacts of Unionization

Indirect pay accounts for roughly what percentage of total payroll costs?

Performance pay is common in unionized workplaces.

Unionized employees are more likely to have complex indirect benefits, such as pension plans, than nonunionized employees. What explains this?

What is a firm hoping to accomplish when it responds to the threat effect by offering higher wages to clerical staff that those offered by other firms?

What do Freeman and Medoff suggest is improved due to the shock effect?

Union workplaces have more flexibility in staffing decisions than their nonunion counterparts.

Which of the following is an employee's assessment of his/her union experience?

Since union commitment is very similar to union satisfaction, they are measured in the same way.

Which of the following is NOT among the things that can affect an employee's level of job satisfaction?

Compare and contrast the job satisfaction of union and non-union employees. In your answer, address wages, benefits, job security, supervisors/supervision, job content, and promotion opportunities.

Which of the following is a reason suggested by Koch and Hundley to explain why unionized organizations use a limited number of recruiting techniques?

Why is the relationship between union wage premiums and economic performance countercyclical?

Your friend John owns a coffee shop that recently unionized. He asks you how unionization will affect the business's profitability, productivity, pay, and selection practices. Briefly outline your response to John.

Shortly after being hired, many unionized employees can be discharged without the right to grieve their discharge. Which of the following makes this possible?

Mark earns $9.00 per hour as a server in a coffee shop. If a person orders only a coffee, he is supposed to ask them if they would also like a doughnut. For every doughnut Mark sells in that way, he earns an extra 25 cents. What is the $9.00 he earns per hour an example of?

Almost 80% of unionized workers in Canada have a pension plan. This is example of which of the following?

Which of the following occurs when the increased costs and employee protection caused by unionization lead management to adopt stricter human resource practices?

Research suggests that, on average, union workers make more in base pay than non-union workers. How much more do they make?

When is union commitment more likely to be high?

Which of the following terms means "the ability of a group or union to express concerns"?

Introduction

The Legal Environment

Economic, Social, and Political Environments

Labour History

The Union Perspective

The Management Perspective

Negotiations

Collective Agreement Administration

Strikes and Dispute Resolution

Public-Sector Issues

Globalization of Labour Markets

Filters