Question 1

An employment contract involves all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) It sets out specific rules & obligations 
B) It is usually enforceable in a court of law 
C) It is applicable to the employer and employee 
D) It governs the employment relationship 
E) It requires the establishment of a union 
A) It sets out specific rules & obligations 
B) It is usually enforceable in a court of law 
C) It is applicable to the employer and employee 
D) It governs the employment relationship 
E) It requires the establishment of a union E

Question 2

The decline in the prevalence and impact of collective bargaining coincided with a shift in the dominant perspectives towards:

Accepted Answer

A) Critical and Managerialist 
B) Neoclassical and Managerialist 
C) Industrial Pluralism and Neoclassical 
D) Neoclassical and Critical 
E) Managerialist and Industrial pluralism 
A) Critical and Managerialist 
B) Neoclassical and Managerialist 
C) Industrial Pluralism and Neoclassical 
D) Neoclassical and Critical 
E) Managerialist and Industrial pluralism B

Question 3

Under the Employment equity Act, the employer must:

Accepted Answer

A) hire more members of the designated groups 
B) Assess whether any barriers exist which may limit the employment opportunities of members of designated groups. 
C) ensure a collective bargaining system is in place 
D) fire managers who engage in systemic discrimination 
E) increase the minimum wage 
A) hire more members of the designated groups 
B) Assess whether any barriers exist which may limit the employment opportunities of members of designated groups. 
C) ensure a collective bargaining system is in place 
D) fire managers who engage in systemic discrimination 
E) increase the minimum wage B

Question 4

Employment that involves regular, full-time hours at a single employer, often spanning an entire working career is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) single career work 
B) consistent employment relationship 
C) standard employment relationship (SER) 
D) non-standard employment relationship 
E) Employment equity 
A) single career work 
B) consistent employment relationship 
C) standard employment relationship (SER) 
D) non-standard employment relationship 
E) Employment equity

Question 5

A central means by which wealth is distributed in a capitalist economy.

Accepted Answer

A) Employment 
B) Pay 
C) Work 
D) Management 
E) Unions 
A) Employment 
B) Pay 
C) Work 
D) Management 
E) Unions

Question 6

A non-standard employment (NSE) includes all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) is less stable 
B) is characterized by part-time, temporary, or variable working hours 
C) is typically unionized 
D) has lower pay 
E) has fewer employer-provided benefits 
A) is less stable 
B) is characterized by part-time, temporary, or variable working hours 
C) is typically unionized 
D) has lower pay 
E) has fewer employer-provided benefits

Question 7

According to the Managerial perspective:

Accepted Answer

A) employment standards and employment regulation should be kept to a maximum 
B) legal standards should be set at high level 
C) Unions and collective bargaining are an unnecessary impediment to managerial flexibility 
D) Unions should be promoted by governments. 
E) The decision of workers to support unionization reflects a success of management to address employee needs. 
A) employment standards and employment regulation should be kept to a maximum 
B) legal standards should be set at high level 
C) Unions and collective bargaining are an unnecessary impediment to managerial flexibility 
D) Unions should be promoted by governments. 
E) The decision of workers to support unionization reflects a success of management to address employee needs.

Question 8

If the Government of Ontario paid its female employees less than its male employees for the same work, that could be in violation of the Charter's protection of:

Accepted Answer

A) equality rights based on sex 
B) Fundamental freedoms of speech, press, assembly, association, and religion 
C) Democratic rights 
D) Mobility rights regarding the right to move freely from province to province for the purposes of residence or employment 
E) Language rights 
A) equality rights based on sex 
B) Fundamental freedoms of speech, press, assembly, association, and religion 
C) Democratic rights 
D) Mobility rights regarding the right to move freely from province to province for the purposes of residence or employment 
E) Language rights

Question 9

How to balance the interest of business in maximizing profits on one hand, with the interest of workers in securing a decent level of income and security, on the other hand, has been a subject of debate. This debate has been informed by a variety of perspectives that differ on all of the following issues except:

Accepted Answer

A) the role and effectiveness of markets; 
B) The role of financial services 
C) the role of bargaining power in the employment relationship; 
D) the role of management, and the human resources function in particular; and 
E) the role of unions and collective bargaining. 
A) the role and effectiveness of markets; 
B) The role of financial services 
C) the role of bargaining power in the employment relationship; 
D) the role of management, and the human resources function in particular; and 
E) the role of unions and collective bargaining.

Question 10

A major contributor to growing income inequality in Canada is

Accepted Answer

A) the shift from Standard employment to "self-employment" 
B) collective bargaining 
C) partnerships 
D) employment contracts 
E) minimum wages 
A) the shift from Standard employment to "self-employment" 
B) collective bargaining 
C) partnerships 
D) employment contracts 
E) minimum wages

Question 11

Which of the following are considered employees?:

Accepted Answer

A) independent contractors 
B) self-employed 
C) accounting staff 
D) partners 
E) volunteers 
A) independent contractors 
B) self-employed 
C) accounting staff 
D) partners 
E) volunteers

Question 12

Each of the following are designated groups in Canada, expect:

Accepted Answer

A) women 
B) Aboriginal peoples 
C) visible minorities 
D) people with disabilities 
E) Invisible minorities 
A) women 
B) Aboriginal peoples 
C) visible minorities 
D) people with disabilities 
E) Invisible minorities

Question 13

The Employment Equity Act was designed for all of the following reasons except:

Accepted Answer

A) To eliminate employment barriers for the four designated groups identified in the Employment Equity Act 
B) To redress past discrimination in employment opportunities 
C) To prevent future barriers. 
D) To improve access for the designated groups 
E) To apply to the vast majority of private sector businesses in Canada 
A) To eliminate employment barriers for the four designated groups identified in the Employment Equity Act 
B) To redress past discrimination in employment opportunities 
C) To prevent future barriers. 
D) To improve access for the designated groups 
E) To apply to the vast majority of private sector businesses in Canada

Question 14

In contrast with Neoclassicalists and Managerialists, Pluralists

Accepted Answer

A) assert that workers have sufficient bargaining power 
B) support an activist government 
C) support the minimum wage 
D) believe in laisse faire government 
E) promote employment contracts 
A) assert that workers have sufficient bargaining power 
B) support an activist government 
C) support the minimum wage 
D) believe in laisse faire government 
E) promote employment contracts

Question 15

The term _______________ was intended to reflect a distinct Canadian process for achieving equality in all areas of employment.

Accepted Answer

A) affirmative action 
B) equal opportunity 
C) duty to accommodate 
D) employment equity 
E) affirmative equity 
A) affirmative action 
B) equal opportunity 
C) duty to accommodate 
D) employment equity 
E) affirmative equity

Question 16

The government plays a very active role in the governance of the labour relationship in order to help achieve a balance between

Accepted Answer

A) the "efficiency" concerns of business, and the 'equity' concerns of workers 
B) the "effectiveness" concerns of business, and the 'efficiency' concerns of workers 
C) the "equity" concerns of business, and the 'efficiency' concerns of workers 
D) the goals of unions and the goals of management 
E) the goals of employment and the goals of profit 
A) the "efficiency" concerns of business, and the 'equity' concerns of workers 
B) the "effectiveness" concerns of business, and the 'efficiency' concerns of workers 
C) the "equity" concerns of business, and the 'efficiency' concerns of workers 
D) the goals of unions and the goals of management 
E) the goals of employment and the goals of profit

Question 17

Pluralists believe that the most effective way to promote a healthy distribution of wealth throughout the economy, is to:

Accepted Answer

A) promote heavy government taxation 
B) raise the minimum wage 
C) promote collective bargaining and unionization. 
D) promote strikes 
E) promote more standard work relationships 
A) promote heavy government taxation 
B) raise the minimum wage 
C) promote collective bargaining and unionization. 
D) promote strikes 
E) promote more standard work relationships

Question 18

According to the critical perspective, a central objective of workers should be to

Accepted Answer

A) join a union 
B) strike 
C) build class-consciousness 
D) raise wages 
E) demand better working conditions 
A) join a union 
B) strike 
C) build class-consciousness 
D) raise wages 
E) demand better working conditions

Question 19

Workers employed under NSE arrangements, and low-income workers who are treated as independent contractors, are often described as

Accepted Answer

A) part-time workers 
B) employees 
C) temporary workers 
D) precarious workers 
E) partners 
A) part-time workers 
B) employees 
C) temporary workers 
D) precarious workers 
E) partners

Question 20

According to the ______________ perspective, 'competitive markets' are the best means of organizing complex economies and societies.

Accepted Answer

A) Neoclassical 
B) Managerial 
C) Industrial Pluralist 
D) Democratic 
E) critical 
A) Neoclassical 
B) Managerial 
C) Industrial Pluralist 
D) Democratic 
E) critical

Exam 2: Section 3: Economic Forces: Oh Canada, What Is Your Economy Like

An employment contract involves all of the following except:

The decline in the prevalence and impact of collective bargaining coincided with a shift in the dominant perspectives towards:

Under the Employment equity Act, the employer must:

Employment that involves regular, full-time hours at a single employer, often spanning an entire working career is referred to as:

A central means by which wealth is distributed in a capitalist economy.

A non-standard employment (NSE) includes all of the following except:

According to the Managerial perspective:

If the Government of Ontario paid its female employees less than its male employees for the same work, that could be in violation of the Charter's protection of:

A major contributor to growing income inequality in Canada is

Which of the following are considered employees?:

Each of the following are designated groups in Canada, expect:

The Employment Equity Act was designed for all of the following reasons except:

In contrast with Neoclassicalists and Managerialists, Pluralists

The term _______________ was intended to reflect a distinct Canadian process for achieving equality in all areas of employment.

The government plays a very active role in the governance of the labour relationship in order to help achieve a balance between

Pluralists believe that the most effective way to promote a healthy distribution of wealth throughout the economy, is to:

According to the critical perspective, a central objective of workers should be to

Workers employed under NSE arrangements, and low-income workers who are treated as independent contractors, are often described as

According to the ______________ perspective, 'competitive markets' are the best means of organizing complex economies and societies.

Section 2: Economic Forces: Oh Canada, What Is Your Economy Like

Section 4: Economic Forces: Oh Canada, What Is Your Economy Like

Section 5: Economic Forces: Oh Canada, What Is Your Economy Like

Asection 1: Global Forces: How Is Canada Faring in the Global Village

Asection 2: Global Forces: How Is Canada Faring in the Global Village

Asection 3: Global Forces: How Is Canada Faring in the Global Village

Asection 4: Global Forces: How Is Canada Faring in the Global Village

Asection 5: Global Forces: How Is Canada Faring in the Global Village

Section 1: Does It Matter: Society, Ethics and Business

Section 2: Does It Matter: Society, Ethics and Business

Section 3: Does It Matter: Society, Ethics and Business

Section 4: Does It Matter: Society, Ethics and Business

Section 5: Does It Matter: Society, Ethics and Business

Section 1: Strategy: How Do Businesses Generate a Successful Strategy

Section 2: Strategy: How Do Businesses Generate a Successful Strategy

Section 3: Strategy: How Do Businesses Generate a Successful Strategy

Section 4: Strategy: How Do Businesses Generate a Successful Strategy

Section 5: Strategy: How Do Businesses Generate a Successful Strategy

Section 1: The Leadership Challenge

Section 2: The Leadership Challenge

Section 3: The Leadership Challenge

Section 4: The Leadership Challenge

Section 5: The Leadership Challenge

Section 2: Is Sustainability Just a Buzzword

Section 3: Is Sustainability Just a Buzzword

Section 4: Is Sustainability Just a Buzzword

Section 5: Is Sustainability Just a Buzzword

Section 1: The Hard Lesson of Business: Change or Vanish

Section 2: The Hard Lesson of Business: Change or Vanish

Section 3: The Hard Lesson of Business: Change or Vanish

Section 4: The Hard Lesson of Business: Change or Vanish

Section 5: The Hard Lesson of Business: Change or Vanish

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