Exam 4: Employers: Objectives, Processes, and Strategy

Outline the policies and practices associated with high-performance organizations and describe the implications for the union-management relationship.

Which of the following factors affect a firm's labour relations strategy:

Employers in Canada and United States have the same opportunities to oppose unionization of their employees.

Employers in Canada have less opportunity to oppose unions than employers in the United States because of the reliance on membership cards in the certification process in all Canadian jurisdictions.

A low commitment approach to human resource management emphasizes or includes:

Which of the following is a factor affecting an employer's labour relations strategy:

A union resistance strategy involves the employer providing employee representation mechanisms, such as complaint procedures, to non-union employees.

Union resistance is a labour relations strategy that involves an employer attempting which of the following:

Labour relations strategy:

Research has established that high-performance work systems have:

Which of the following companies are the most likely to pursue a union opposition strategy:

Which of the following make it more difficult for employers in Canada to oppose unionization than is the case in the United States:

One strategy or approach to unions that an employer could adopt has been referred to as union substitution / avoidance.Describe the objective of the strategy and outline how the employer could implement the strategy.

Which of the following is correct regarding high performance work systems (HPWS)/

Company A is in financial difficulty.In contract negotiations with the union the company has demanded a five percent wage reduction.This illustrates:

Concession bargaining involves employer demands for reductions in compensation.

A union avoidance strategy involves an employer adopting both legal and illegal means to oppose unionization.

Distinguish between a high commitment and a low commitment approach to human resource management.

An employer's experience with unionization influences the employer's labour relations strategy.

Most Canadian firms have widely adopted high-performance policies and practices.