Exam 13: Work and the Economy

What advantages do multinationals have as actors in the globalization game?

Ernie and Earl have a logging company in Northern British Columbia, and they employ 15 people.Which sector of the economy are these people engaged in?

What impact did each shift in the economy have on the social organization of work?

Who introduced scientific management principles into the workplace?

The largest concessions to workers have been made in nations with the highest proportion of which of the following types of workers?

Because wage levels and other benefits are established by supply and demand, what type of market is the secondary labour market?

Ahmed is a dentist in Canada.Which of the following does he belong to through his work?

Thomas had employment on an auto assembly line but left to enlist in the army, so he could fight Nazis.According to the stages of labour market development model, which stage did Thomas's pre-war employment situation characterize?

Who is responsible for the introduction of the assembly line into the workplace?

How do the three fundamental work sectors (primary, secondary, and tertiary) reflect the major economic transformations in society (the agricultural revolution, industrial revolution, and postindustrial revolution)?

What is the name for what is formed by Rogers Wireless, Bell Mobility, and Telus Mobility together?

Jeffrey works at a manufacturing plant where they recently had training on ways to get the best performance out of the equipment on the shop floor and how to do their jobs in the most efficient way possible.What do we call the kind of training that Jeffrey and his co-workers have undergone?

Karl Marx was convinced that a classless society would develop out of capitalism.What was the term he used to refer to this classless society?

Computers extend and increase high levels of skill, while at the same time, computers replace low-skill jobs.

Which of the following democratic socialist nations are among the 10 most competitive nations in the world?

Which of the following is a distinctive feature of capitalism?

Explain what Taylorism is and the impact it has on the workplace.

Quality circles originated in the United States and Canada.

Liz is a civil engineer working for the municipality.She earns $80 000 per year, has a full benefits package, and often works outside the office, travelling and liaising with contractors at job sites.What type of job would the authors of the textbook argue she has?

One outcome of the introduction of computers to the workplace is a reduction in which of the following?