Deck 13: Comparative Global Industrial Relations

Question 1

______ is the economic theory that agreed with the noninterference maxim of capitalism but with an emphasis on human capital.

A) Chartism
B) Capitalism
C) Manchester School
D) Merchantalism

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Since companies have begun to develop operations in host countries there has been a large _________ in ___________.

A) increase; technology
B) increase; FDI
C) decrease; technology
D) decrease; FDI

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Under the codetermination law, firms with ______ or more employees are required to have a certain number of employee representatives on the supervisory board.

A) 200
B) 500
C) 1,000
D) 2,000

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The _____________ is a parallel organization to the League of Nations:

A) IFA
B) EEO
C) ILO
D) AFL

Question 5

German employees are represented in three ways. Which of the following is not one of those ways?

A) Trade unions
B) Representation laws
C) Work councils
D) Codetermination laws

Question 6

This country's committee is made up of elected worker representatives:

A) France.
B) Germany.
C) Italy.
D) Spain.

Question 7

Principles written into the ILO Constitution include all of the following except:

A) No Child Labor.
B) Labor should be treated as a commodity.
C) Equal pay for equal work.
D) Enforcement of labor laws.

Question 8

Parent firms and foreign affiliates of multinational enterprises now account for __% of global output.

A) 10
B) 20
C) 25
D) 30

Question 9

The rapid and massive move of financial capital is facilitated and accelerated by ____________.

A) Technology
B) GDP
C) MNEs
D) Globalization

Question 10

Most outsourcing is done with which of the following categories of jobs?

A) Core business
B) Marketing
C) Management
D) Nonessential functions

Question 11

International economic interdependence has been driven over the past 30 years by:

A) EEO
B) IGC
C) CRA
D) FDI

Question 12

Key elements of the WRZ include all of the following except:

A) Custom union power
B) Restrictions on striking
C) Streamlined "Award" system
D) Less emphasis on enterprise bargaining

Question 13

The search for flexible and responsive work methods has led to:

A) Flattening organizational structures.
B) Broadening the scope of upper level management.
C) Limiting tasks to core related tasks only.
D) More contract and part-time work.

Question 14

The ______ established unions at 62 Wal-mart stores in 30 cities in China.

A) ACFTU
B) SEIU
C) AFTIU
D) CLLU

Question 15

The 21^st century was characterized by the cycle of:

A) The U.S. labor movement.
B) Colonialism.
C) Technology.
D) Globalization.

Question 16

A company is not an) ___________ just because it sells or exports overseas.

A) Multinational enterprise
B) International enterprise
C) Public enterprise
D) National enterprise

Question 17

This country has no statutory work council system:

A) Belgium.
B) Denmark.
C) Ireland.
D) Norway.

Question 18

_________ is negotiation between a transnational company and the trade unions of its workforce at the global level.

A) ILO
B) FDI
C) CRA
D) IFA

Question 19

Countries where the industrial revolution did not occur at the same time or scope as the United States and England:

A) Saw many common features regardless.
B) Have seen revolutions just as profound since.
C) Have not been beneficiaries of the technology adopted during that time period.
D) Have extraordinarily high numbers of large corporations.

Question 20

A multinational enterprise is defined as:

A) a company that sells exports overseas.
B) a company that licenses products to be sold overseas.
C) a company that has moved parts of its operations to another country by investing abroad.
D) a company that operates in one company only.

Question 21

Much of Italy's industrial relations are due to its constitution, the EU, Acts of Parliament, regional laws, and customs.

Question 22

Governments ________ collective bargaining when the economy is ________ and ________ it when the economy is ____________.

A) encourage; strong; discourage; weak
B) encourage; weak; discourage; strong
C) encourage; weak; encourage; strong
D) discourage; strong; encourage; weak

Question 23

The Labour Party in England gained momentum during the 1920s and gained prominence during Churchill's coalition government and many of their beliefs were influenced still by the writings of:

A) Lenin and Smith.
B) Smith and Voltaire.
C) Smith and Hobbes.
D) Lenin and Marx.

Question 24

The growth of collective bargaining in Britain and the United States was helped by governments needs during:

A) The Communist revolution.
B) The Great Depression.
C) World War I and II.
D) The Enlightenment.

Question 25

The main charge given to the ILO was to enact international conventions and to make recommendations regarding labor. Which of the following areas of labor were not covered?

A) ILP
B) Unemployment
C) Minimum age of workers
D) Maternity protection

Question 26

Of all nations in the EU, which of the following has the lowest rate of unions in percentage terms)?

A) Germany
B) Italy
C) Russia
D) France

Question 27

The "concertazione" of the Italian government was created with the involvement of just the government, neglecting employers and employees.

Question 28

The EU borrowed from many members experiences to create rules and regulations with regard to workers and unions, perhaps the most influential were:

A) British and Austrian.
B) British and French.
C) French and German.
D) German and Russian.

Question 29

The new EU draft constitution is designed mainly to:

A) Create a single currency.
B) Simplify and clarify responsibilities.
C) Create greater legitimacy.
D) Create a unified passport to ease travel.

Question 30

Adam Smith's beliefs on national prosperity could be best summarized by which of the following statements?

A) The protectionist role of the government through tariffs is essential.
B) Relying on people as a strategic asset is a more productive use of human capital.
C) National prosperity is solely based on natural resources.
D) Autocratic governments with large landowners are ideal.

Question 31

Trade unions are seen as having three main roles which are:

A) Collectively bargain, increase status, and improve the overall quality of life.
B) To invite conversation, improve managerial practices, and focus attention on managerial issues.
C) All are related to wages and poverty.
D) It depends on the country in which the unions were created.

Question 32

The social charter contained in the Maastricht Treaty is significant because it is an action program designed to:

A) Guarantee a minimum wage.
B) Protect worker rights in many areas including contracts, safety, collective bargaining, amongst other things.
C) Create a system of fairness among small and large EU members.
D) Create a rigid system for large multinational organizations to follow.

Question 33

High unemployment is one of the potential reasons France has an extraordinarily low union density.

Question 34

The migration of labor into urban areas changed the labor market from one of _________ to one of _________.

A) contract; servitude
B) servitude; capital
C) capital; multinationalism
D) status; contract

Question 35

The policy of "codetermination" in Germany aims to provide what to workers?

A) Prevent strikes in firms smaller than 2,000 employees.
B) Give collective bargaining leverage.
C) Give lower level employees representation in making company policy and sharing responsibility for the firm.
D) Give generous 401k plans for retirement.

Question 36

The Japanese system of labor, like many aspects of life, is largely based on thousands of years of tradition.

Question 37

Modern Italy can be traced to the influence of the Industrial Revolution in Britain.

Question 38

A mercantile system of economics is based on:

A) Amount of capital.
B) Volume by which its exports exceed its imports.
C) Imports exceeding wealth.
D) Increase status.

Question 39

The parallel organization to the League of Nations formed during the Treaty of Versailles was:

A) AFL.
B) CIO.
C) IMP.
D) ILO.

Question 40

The election of many social democratic governments and coalitions in the mid 1990s created a climate that was conducive to:

A) Strikes.
B) Collective bargaining.
C) Activism in social causes including employment.
D) Protectivist laws created by many nations.

Question 41

China has never become subject to competitive market pressures due to their strict socialist beliefs.

Question 42

Wal-mart, the U.S. retailer with a history of antiunion policies, allowed unions in stores in China.

Question 43

There are 9 principles written into the ILO Constitution.

Question 44

International trade unions have grown increasingly suspicious of the negative effects of short-term capital investment.

Question 45

Multinationals are leading the way in disseminating new techniques of management and new technologies for production.

Question 46

The Bretton Woods exchange rate system has provided great instability in exchange rates of capital investment.

Question 47

Allied powers are responsible for fostering the labor movement in Japan.

Question 48

Over the past 50 years, trade quotas, tariffs, and deregulated national capital controls.

Question 49

Globalization results in increased competition.

Question 50

FDI Foreign Direct Investment) has been increasing due to IT technology allowing an easier flow of capital.

Question 51

IFAs have not been proven to be a good way to promote workers rights in a global arena.

Question 52

Many developing countries have moved away from a free-market economy due to pressures from the IMF and World Bank.

Question 53

The Treaty of Lisbon was signed December 2007.

Question 54

The Netscape IPO was influential in launching our current economic system because it destroyed investment in fiber optic cables.

Question 55

The leverage MNEs exert need not be actualized to be effective.

Question 56

MNEs keep trade union leverage low by threatening to move to countries that have lower social and environmental standards.

Question 57

One of the difficulties in affecting positive industrial labor changes in China is an inability to mount adequate pressure without resorting to tactics that will result in social unrest.

Question 58

One of the three components of Japanese systems of labor relations is lifetime employment.

Question 59

Luxemburg has no statutory work council system.

Question 60

One area China has benefited from globalization is in the computer Internet industry.

Question 61

Class inequality causes many significant challenges in moving to a more democratic, worker-friendly environment.

Question 62

One main effect of the industrial revolution was that people moved from urban areas to more rural areas for jobs.

Question 63

Early in the development of the many industrial economies in the west, most countries supported the labor-oriented movements.

Question 64

Adam Smith's vision of the future of the economy created a system in which employees were viewed as assets toward achieving objectives.

Question 65

International institutions lack a framework in place to deal effectively with issues of justice and equity.