Deck 8: Managing the Employment Relationship

Question 1

Which of the following is described as 'a perspective where the organization is organised, unified, group of people, which a common set of values and interest and working towards the same goals' (Calveley et al. 2017)?

A) pluralist
B) heterogenous
C) endogenous
D) unitarist

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Fox's classic 1966 work typifies which of the following perspectives?

A) unitarist
B) pluralist
C) both unitarist and pluralist
D) neither unitarist nor pluralist

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Marxist writers like Hyman (1975) argue that in the struggle for class equality, conflict is ______

A) a resource consideration.
B) inevitable.
C) a managerial prerogative.
D) none of these.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

According to Calveley 2017, which of the following is an example of a state agency?

A) the school system
B) trade unions
C) the government
D) the fire and rescue services

Question 5

The origins of neoliberalism date back to work of which economist?

A) Friedman
B) Housemann
C) Adam Smith
D) Schrodinger

Question 6

What is a 'tight labour market' (Torrington 2008)?

A) where there are more people looking for jobs than jobs available0
B) where there is a limitation on earnings within job groups
C) where there is no limitation of earnings within job groups
D) where there are more jobs available than there are people seeking jobs

Question 7

Where managers look for loyalty and commitment from their workforce and also expect complete and undisputed management control is known as ______.

A) pluralist
B) heterogenous
C) endogenous
D) unitarist

Question 8

Which two concepts refer to the scope of decision-making allowed by employee voice methods? (Calveley 2017)

A) consultation and involvement
B) involvement and participation
C) consultation and participation
D) none of these

Question 9

Kahn (1990) argues that employee engagement allows employees to ______.

A) express themselves through employee voice.
B) express themselves physically, cognitively and intellectually.
C) express themselves physically, cognitively and emotionally.
D) none of these.

Question 10

According to Salamon (2000), what were introduced in Western Europe as 'an integral part statutory part of the post-war industrial relations system to aid co-operative efforts for economic recovery'?

A) trade unions
B) works councils
C) employment tribunals
D) government think tanks

Question 11

Which of the following is true?

A) Individual workers have the right to initiate strike action.
B) Works councils can initiate strike action.
C) Trade unions can initiate strike action.
D) Individual workers, works councils and trade unions can initiate strike action.

Question 12

According to Calveley (2017), the scope of Works Councils can be grouped into three levels. They are ______, ______ and ______.

A) individual; group; organizational policies
B) corporate law; government law; employment law
C) information rights consultation rights; co-determination rights
D) none of these