Question 1

Which of the following is True about union members' participation in the governance of their unions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Union members are more active at the national level than at the local level. 
B)  Union members are more active at the local level than at the national level. 
C)  Union members are highly active at both the national and local levels. 
D)  Union members participation rates are low at both the national and the local levels. 
A)  Union members are more active at the national level than at the local level. 
B)  Union members are more active at the local level than at the national level. 
C)  Union members are highly active at both the national and local levels. 
D)  Union members participation rates are low at both the national and the local levels. B

Question 2

Companies pursuing a differentiation strategy are likely to embrace the human resource management school of thought.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Tom is a human resource intern for a staffing agency. One day, Tom get a call from a client requesting that they send "white only" applicants. Tom's boss does not want to lose the client because times are tough and profits are tight. He tells him to follow the customer's request, even though he knows it violates equal employment opportunity laws. After considerable thought, Tom decides complying with his boss' instructions to place profits before equal opportunity violates his personal code of ethics and quits. Tom's ethical values illustrate the ethics of virtue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Job control unionism developed as a response to tight managerial control and arbitrary decision-making that was common in mass production settings during much of the 20th century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A strategy of working toward remaining nonunion is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Union avoidance. 
B)  Featherbedding. 
C)  Union acceptance. 
D)  The chilling effect. 
A)  Union avoidance. 
B)  Featherbedding. 
C)  Union acceptance. 
D)  The chilling effect.

Question 6

When one talks about the "scope" of representation, one is referring to the number of different activities a union is involved in at the workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Earlier you learned that "the labor problem" that existed in the late 1800s and early 1900s was characterized by long hours, low wages, unsafe working conditions, and arbitrary management practices. Describe how utilitarianism and libertarianism could be used to justify the actions of the employers. Then describe how their actions might violate the ethical principles established by these two theories.

Accepted Answer

There are six different ethical perspect

Question 8

European social partnership arrangements are characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Local union member activism over broad social and economic goals. 
B)  National union leadership to achieve broad social and economic goals. 
C)  Local union activism over workplace goals. 
D)  National union leadership to achieve workplace goals. 
A)  Local union member activism over broad social and economic goals. 
B)  National union leadership to achieve broad social and economic goals. 
C)  Local union activism over workplace goals. 
D)  National union leadership to achieve workplace goals.

Question 9

_______________________ unionism focuses on representing all workers within a given industry.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ unionism focuses on representing all workers...

Question 10

Under a model of social unionism, the labor movement's influence comes from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Strong bargaining power in the workplace. 
B)  The ability to control workplace decisions. 
C)  Social and political power. 
D)  Government mandates regarding union rights. 
A)  Strong bargaining power in the workplace. 
B)  The ability to control workplace decisions. 
C)  Social and political power. 
D)  Government mandates regarding union rights.

Question 11

A model of unionism which adopts a scope of representation confined to the workplace but which encourages active participation by union members is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Job control unionism. 
B)  Business unionism. 
C)  Employee empowerment unionism. 
D)  Social movement unionism. 
A)  Job control unionism. 
B)  Business unionism. 
C)  Employee empowerment unionism. 
D)  Social movement unionism.

Question 12

Which of the following groups typically has the highest union density rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  African American workers. 
B)  Hispanic workers. 
C)  White workers. 
D)  Asian workers. 
A)  African American workers. 
B)  Hispanic workers. 
C)  White workers. 
D)  Asian workers.

Question 13

Theory X is a management theory that sees workers as fundamentally disliking work and being unwilling to put forth effort unless they are threatened and controlled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Explain how the legal environment influences labor relations.

Accepted Answer

The legal environment has a critical inf

Question 15

A union avoidance approach that involves harassment, demotion, or discharge of union activists is known as union __________________________.

Accepted Answer

suppressio

Question 16

Industrial unionism seeks to organize workers of a single occupation, in the same industry, into the same union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

"Occupational unionism" is another name for "craft unionism".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The __________________ model of representation is one in which problems are solved for workers and not by workers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________________ model of representation is one...

Question 19

Compare and contrast democracy in unions with democracy in corporations.

Accepted Answer

Unions are more democratic organizations

Question 20

A new HR manager is stunned when the owner of the company visits her one afternoon and proceeds to go through a laundry list of everything that is wrong with each of his employees. He characterizes them as lazy, unwilling to put forth any extra effort, and largely "in it for themselves." She has just learned that the owner of the business subscribes to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Theory X. 
B)  Theory Y. 
C)  Theory Z. 
D)  Type A personality. 
A)  Theory X. 
B)  Theory Y. 
C)  Theory Z. 
D)  Type A personality.

Which of the following is True about union members' participation in the governance of their unions?

Companies pursuing a differentiation strategy are likely to embrace the human resource management school of thought.

Job control unionism developed as a response to tight managerial control and arbitrary decision-making that was common in mass production settings during much of the 20^th century.

A strategy of working toward remaining nonunion is known as:

When one talks about the "scope" of representation, one is referring to the number of different activities a union is involved in at the workplace.

European social partnership arrangements are characterized by:

_______________________ unionism focuses on representing all workers within a given industry.

Under a model of social unionism, the labor movement's influence comes from:

A model of unionism which adopts a scope of representation confined to the workplace but which encourages active participation by union members is:

Which of the following groups typically has the highest union density rate?

Theory X is a management theory that sees workers as fundamentally disliking work and being unwilling to put forth effort unless they are threatened and controlled.

Explain how the legal environment influences labor relations.

A union avoidance approach that involves harassment, demotion, or discharge of union activists is known as union __________________________.

Industrial unionism seeks to organize workers of a single occupation, in the same industry, into the same union.

"Occupational unionism" is another name for "craft unionism".

The __________________ model of representation is one in which problems are solved for workers and not by workers.

Compare and contrast democracy in unions with democracy in corporations.

Contemporary Labor Relations: Objectives, Practices, and Challenges

Labor Unions: Good or Bad

Historical Development

Labor Law

Union Organizing

Bargaining

Impasses, Strikes, and Dispute Resolution

Contract Clauses and Their Administration

Flexibility, Empowerment, and Partnership

Globalization and Financialization

Comparative Labor Relations

What Should Labor Relations Do

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Exam 5: Labor and Management: Strategies, Structures, and Constraints

Which of the following is True about union members' participation in the governance of their unions?

Companies pursuing a differentiation strategy are likely to embrace the human resource management school of thought.

Job control unionism developed as a response to tight managerial control and arbitrary decision-making that was common in mass production settings during much of the 20th century.

A strategy of working toward remaining nonunion is known as:

When one talks about the "scope" of representation, one is referring to the number of different activities a union is involved in at the workplace.

European social partnership arrangements are characterized by:

_______________________ unionism focuses on representing all workers within a given industry.

Under a model of social unionism, the labor movement's influence comes from:

A model of unionism which adopts a scope of representation confined to the workplace but which encourages active participation by union members is:

Which of the following groups typically has the highest union density rate?

Theory X is a management theory that sees workers as fundamentally disliking work and being unwilling to put forth effort unless they are threatened and controlled.

Explain how the legal environment influences labor relations.

A union avoidance approach that involves harassment, demotion, or discharge of union activists is known as union __________________________.

Industrial unionism seeks to organize workers of a single occupation, in the same industry, into the same union.

"Occupational unionism" is another name for "craft unionism".

The __________________ model of representation is one in which problems are solved for workers and not by workers.

Compare and contrast democracy in unions with democracy in corporations.

Contemporary Labor Relations: Objectives, Practices, and Challenges

Labor Unions: Good or Bad

Historical Development

Labor Law

Union Organizing

Bargaining

Impasses, Strikes, and Dispute Resolution

Contract Clauses and Their Administration

Flexibility, Empowerment, and Partnership

Globalization and Financialization

Comparative Labor Relations

What Should Labor Relations Do

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Job control unionism developed as a response to tight managerial control and arbitrary decision-making that was common in mass production settings during much of the 20^th century.