Question 1

More recently,companies are likely to have implemented _____ pay programs to support new organizational structures stressing team designs.

Accepted Answer

A)  experience-based 
B)  skill-based 
C)  group achievements-based 
D)  profit-sharing

Question 2

Courts have increasingly narrowed nonunion employers' rights to _____,particularly where employers are judged to have acted in bad faith.

Accepted Answer

A)  increase employee wages 
B)  address problems through their human resource department 
C)  hire at will 
D)  terminate at will

Question 3

Campaign tactics depend to an extent on the size and _____ of the employer.

Accepted Answer

A)  profitability 
B)  sophistication 
C)  publicity 
D)  organizational history

Question 4

Explain decertifications,their implications,and their influence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain decertifications,their implications,and their influence....

Question 5

Large nonunion organizations generally try to lead the market in their pay levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

High involvement work systems typically _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  add layers to the organization's work structures 
B)  employ team-based job designs 
C)  adopt formal methods of conflict resolution 
D)  are more likely to include due process systems

Question 7

If a(n)_____ considers employee preferences as it is expected to do,then benefit levels in nonunion employers should closely lead those in unionized employers because they might be expected to react quickly to changing needs associated with changing age and gender mixes in their workforces.

Accepted Answer

A)  unionized organization 
B)  philosophy-laden company 
C)  doctrinaire organization 
D)  global entity

Question 8

All else being equal,shareholder value declines since higher wages reduce profits,leading to:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased union activity. 
B)  higher unemployment. 
C)  lower share prices. 
D)  higher dividends.

Question 9

Procedural justice systems refer to grievance methods used to decide relative shares of an outcome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Shareholder returns are increased following unionization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

_____ may occur as a result of employers extending negotiated wage and benefit increases to non-represented employees in order to avoid further unionization.

Accepted Answer

A)  Decreased profitability 
B)  Mergers and acquisitions 
C)  Increased employment 
D)  Increased unionization

Question 12

Nonunion employers that operate in competitive environments are uninterested in managing conflicts in their organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of employers implementing their versions of community plans in the 1920s and 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mohawk Valley formula 
B)  Change to Win 
C)  Empower America Action Plan 
D)  Revere Freedom

Question 14

Unionized employers generally have higher turnover rates and lower rates of internal promotion and transfer than nonunion employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A study tracking organizing success after passage of the _____ found organized firms had about a 20 percent lower rate of return to shareholders than firms remaining nonunion.

Accepted Answer

A)  McCarran-Ferguson Act 
B)  Wagner Act 
C)  Railway Labor Act 
D)  Taft-Hartley Act

Question 16

While employers would like complete freedom to hire,fire,and assign workers to jobs,_____ see employees as becoming increasingly invested in their jobs with their employers.

Accepted Answer

A)  business agents 
B)  unions 
C)  capitalists 
D)  field representatives

Question 17

Relatively speaking,in _____ industries,unionized worker quality is lower than that of their nonunion counterparts.

Accepted Answer

A)  manufacturing 
B)  medical 
C)  agricultural 
D)  service

Question 18

Unions believe that _____ should have a role in determining the rules that will be used to decide how gains will be distributed and how the workplace will be governed.

Accepted Answer

A)  employees 
B)  stewards 
C)  federal agencies 
D)  local governments

Question 19

A union-free organization is one that is entirely unorganized in its U.S.operations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Where nonunion grievance procedures exist,rates are lower when peer review and/or nonunion arbitration is used for deciding cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Union Avoidance: Rationale,Strategies,and Practices

More recently,companies are likely to have implemented _____ pay programs to support new organizational structures stressing team designs.

Courts have increasingly narrowed nonunion employers' rights to _____,particularly where employers are judged to have acted in bad faith.

Campaign tactics depend to an extent on the size and _____ of the employer.

Explain decertifications,their implications,and their influence.

Large nonunion organizations generally try to lead the market in their pay levels.

High involvement work systems typically _____.

If a(n) _____ considers employee preferences as it is expected to do,then benefit levels in nonunion employers should closely lead those in unionized employers because they might be expected to react quickly to changing needs associated with changing age and gender mixes in their workforces.

All else being equal,shareholder value declines since higher wages reduce profits,leading to:

Procedural justice systems refer to grievance methods used to decide relative shares of an outcome.

Shareholder returns are increased following unionization.

_____ may occur as a result of employers extending negotiated wage and benefit increases to non-represented employees in order to avoid further unionization.

Nonunion employers that operate in competitive environments are uninterested in managing conflicts in their organizations.

Which of the following is an example of employers implementing their versions of community plans in the 1920s and 1930s?

Unionized employers generally have higher turnover rates and lower rates of internal promotion and transfer than nonunion employers.

A study tracking organizing success after passage of the _____ found organized firms had about a 20 percent lower rate of return to shareholders than firms remaining nonunion.

While employers would like complete freedom to hire,fire,and assign workers to jobs,_____ see employees as becoming increasingly invested in their jobs with their employers.

Relatively speaking,in _____ industries,unionized worker quality is lower than that of their nonunion counterparts.

Unions believe that _____ should have a role in determining the rules that will be used to decide how gains will be distributed and how the workplace will be governed.

A union-free organization is one that is entirely unorganized in its U.S.operations.

Where nonunion grievance procedures exist,rates are lower when peer review and/or nonunion arbitration is used for deciding cases.