Question 1

Which of the following is true about union influences on hiring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unionized employers use the most number of recruiting sources and methods,even with the availability of more applicants from chosen sources. 
B)  Minorities are a lower proportion of new hires in unionized organizations as compared to nonunion organizations. 
C)  Employers that actively promote unionization will screen out prounion applicants. 
D)  For lower-skilled jobs,a unionized employer will have a larger pool from which to select. 
A)  Unionized employers use the most number of recruiting sources and methods,even with the availability of more applicants from chosen sources. 
B)  Minorities are a lower proportion of new hires in unionized organizations as compared to nonunion organizations. 
C)  Employers that actively promote unionization will screen out prounion applicants. 
D)  For lower-skilled jobs,a unionized employer will have a larger pool from which to select.

Question 2

Which of the following is an endogenous change?

Accepted Answer

A)  State of the economy 
B)  Changing goals and objectives of new managers 
C)  Changes in competitive products and services 
D)  Changes in laws and regulations 
A)  State of the economy 
B)  Changing goals and objectives of new managers 
C)  Changes in competitive products and services 
D)  Changes in laws and regulations

Question 3

Explain high-performance work organizations (HPWO).

Accepted Answer

Changes in organizational and work desig

Question 4

Firms that implement HPWOs have:

Accepted Answer

A)  worse financial performance. 
B)  more contingent workers. 
C)  lower productivity. 
D)  higher wage levels. 
A)  worse financial performance. 
B)  more contingent workers. 
C)  lower productivity. 
D)  higher wage levels.

Question 5

Renegotiating long-term contracts is found to be easier when global competition is great.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is a closed shop? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Closed shop requires that employers hire

Question 7

Managements never demand a no-strike agreement in return for arbitrating unresolved grievances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is true about the Davis-Bacon and Walsh-Healy acts?

Accepted Answer

A)  It required the payment of wages lower than those paid in the local area or industry for the federal government work. 
B)  It imposed fines on employers who encouraged employees to work overtime. 
C)  It required employers to abstain from hiring more employees. 
D)  It required overtime premiums after 40 hours per week for employees in the same types of jobs as are covered by the FLSA. 
A)  It required the payment of wages lower than those paid in the local area or industry for the federal government work. 
B)  It imposed fines on employers who encouraged employees to work overtime. 
C)  It required employers to abstain from hiring more employees. 
D)  It required overtime premiums after 40 hours per week for employees in the same types of jobs as are covered by the FLSA.

Question 9

Which of the following is true of the work design after industrial revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The level of needed skill requirements increased 
B)  Production was highly labor-intensive 
C)  Job specialization was implemented 
D)  All products were produced by a single individual 
A)  The level of needed skill requirements increased 
B)  Production was highly labor-intensive 
C)  Job specialization was implemented 
D)  All products were produced by a single individual

Question 10

Under the drive system,the production floor was controlled by supervisors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If employees continue a wildcat strike,many contracts specifically:

Accepted Answer

A)  hire replacement workers. 
B)  encourage the strike. 
C)  permit these employees to be discharged. 
D)  fire its leaders. 
A)  hire replacement workers. 
B)  encourage the strike. 
C)  permit these employees to be discharged. 
D)  fire its leaders.

Question 12

Labor flexibility is greater in companies without unions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Agency shop requires that any bargaining-unit employee employed with the firm for a specific time must become a union member as a condition of continued employment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What does a modified union shop require?

Accepted Answer

Modified union shop requires that any ba

Question 15

Competitive status seniority is more likely to be _____ when the employer is small and capital intensive,in a single-employer bargaining unit,and when the production technology requires substantial training by the employer.

Accepted Answer

A)  departmentwide 
B)  regionwide 
C)  industrywide 
D)  companywide 
A)  departmentwide 
B)  regionwide 
C)  industrywide 
D)  companywide

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true about the corporatist environment following World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wage rates were not associated with specific jobs. 
B)  Rank-and-file employees had a lot of responsibility for workplace decision making. 
C)  Supervisory control was substantially checked by the union compared to the drive system. 
D)  It was not possible for a person to be temporarily transferred to a job with higher levels of responsibilities. 
A)  Wage rates were not associated with specific jobs. 
B)  Rank-and-file employees had a lot of responsibility for workplace decision making. 
C)  Supervisory control was substantially checked by the union compared to the drive system. 
D)  It was not possible for a person to be temporarily transferred to a job with higher levels of responsibilities.

Question 17

According to the administrative rules issued by the Department of Labor in 2004:

Accepted Answer

A)  all employees,regardless of wage scales,were to receive overtime. 
B)  all supervisors were reclassified as nonexempt. 
C)  any job that was paid on an hourly basis was classified as nonexempt. 
D)  jobs requiring primary manual work changed classifications. 
A)  all employees,regardless of wage scales,were to receive overtime. 
B)  all supervisors were reclassified as nonexempt. 
C)  any job that was paid on an hourly basis was classified as nonexempt. 
D)  jobs requiring primary manual work changed classifications.

Question 18

Employers try to avoid one-year contracts because they believe short contracts lead to lower employee morale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following best describes a union shop?

Accepted Answer

A)  It requires that any bargaining-unit employee who is not a union member must pay a service fee to the union for its representation activities. 
B)  It requires that employers hire only union members. 
C)  It requires that any bargaining-unit employee who becomes a union member must remain one as a condition of continued employment as long as the contract remains in effect. 
D)  It requires that any bargaining-unit employee employed with the firm for a specific time must become a union member as a condition of continued employment. 
A)  It requires that any bargaining-unit employee who is not a union member must pay a service fee to the union for its representation activities. 
B)  It requires that employers hire only union members. 
C)  It requires that any bargaining-unit employee who becomes a union member must remain one as a condition of continued employment as long as the contract remains in effect. 
D)  It requires that any bargaining-unit employee employed with the firm for a specific time must become a union member as a condition of continued employment.

Question 20

High grievance rates are associated with _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased levels of conflict 
B)  increased organizational performance 
C)  decreased productivity 
D)  better technology 
A)  decreased levels of conflict 
B)  increased organizational performance 
C)  decreased productivity 
D)  better technology

Which of the following is true about union influences on hiring?

Which of the following is an endogenous change?

Explain high-performance work organizations (HPWO).

Firms that implement HPWOs have:

Renegotiating long-term contracts is found to be easier when global competition is great.

What is a closed shop? Explain.

Managements never demand a no-strike agreement in return for arbitrating unresolved grievances.

Which of the following is true about the Davis-Bacon and Walsh-Healy acts?

Which of the following is true of the work design after industrial revolution?

Under the drive system,the production floor was controlled by supervisors.

If employees continue a wildcat strike,many contracts specifically:

Labor flexibility is greater in companies without unions.

Agency shop requires that any bargaining-unit employee employed with the firm for a specific time must become a union member as a condition of continued employment.

What does a modified union shop require?

Competitive status seniority is more likely to be _____ when the employer is small and capital intensive,in a single-employer bargaining unit,and when the production technology requires substantial training by the employer.

Which of the following statements is true about the corporatist environment following World War II?

According to the administrative rules issued by the Department of Labor in 2004:

Employers try to avoid one-year contracts because they believe short contracts lead to lower employee morale.

Which of the following best describes a union shop?

High grievance rates are associated with _____.

Introduction

The Evolution of American Labor

Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Union Structure and Government

Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political Activities

Union Organizing Campaigns

Union Avoidance: Rationale,Strategies,and Practices

The Environment for Bargaining

Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining

Contract Negotiations

Impasses and Their Resolution

Union-Management Cooperation

Contract Administration

Grievance Arbitration

Public Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

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Exam 10: Nonwage Issues in Bargaining

Which of the following is true about union influences on hiring?

Which of the following is an endogenous change?

Explain high-performance work organizations (HPWO).

Firms that implement HPWOs have:

Renegotiating long-term contracts is found to be easier when global competition is great.

What is a closed shop? Explain.

Managements never demand a no-strike agreement in return for arbitrating unresolved grievances.

Which of the following is true about the Davis-Bacon and Walsh-Healy acts?

Which of the following is true of the work design after industrial revolution?

Under the drive system,the production floor was controlled by supervisors.

If employees continue a wildcat strike,many contracts specifically:

Labor flexibility is greater in companies without unions.

Agency shop requires that any bargaining-unit employee employed with the firm for a specific time must become a union member as a condition of continued employment.

What does a modified union shop require?

Competitive status seniority is more likely to be _____ when the employer is small and capital intensive,in a single-employer bargaining unit,and when the production technology requires substantial training by the employer.

Which of the following statements is true about the corporatist environment following World War II?

According to the administrative rules issued by the Department of Labor in 2004:

Employers try to avoid one-year contracts because they believe short contracts lead to lower employee morale.

Which of the following best describes a union shop?

High grievance rates are associated with _____.

Introduction

The Evolution of American Labor

Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Union Structure and Government

Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political Activities

Union Organizing Campaigns

Union Avoidance: Rationale,Strategies,and Practices

The Environment for Bargaining

Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining

Contract Negotiations

Impasses and Their Resolution

Union-Management Cooperation

Contract Administration

Grievance Arbitration

Public Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

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