Question 1

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

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Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) experience with unionization 
B) nature of employees 
C) power of the union 
D) a and b 
E) a, b, c

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

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A) increasing labour skills 
B) technological innovation 
C) reducing labour costs 
D) higher compensation levels 
E) higher levels of commitment

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) the values of individual employees 
B) the methodology of the union representing employees 
C) labour relations legislation regulating employer conduct 
D) competitor's focus on their employees' philosophy 
E) union output

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) have certified unions removed from the workplace 
B) prevent unionization through both legal and illegal means 
C) convince employees they need a union 
D) limit the spread of unionization further in the organization 
E) negotiate the best deal possible with the union

Question 9

Labour relations strategy:

Accepted Answer

A) relates to how the firm competes in the marketplace 
B) relates to how the employer deals with unionization 
C) has been constant since the 1980s 
D) is not related to environmental factors 
E) relates to a low commitment approach to human resource management

Question 10

Research has established that high-performance work systems have:

Accepted Answer

A) improved results for all firms 
B) improved results for some firms 
C) failed to improve results for any firms 
D) been more widely adopted in Canada than United States 
E) improved union management relations

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) Company A, which has adopted a differentiation approach in the marketplace 
B) Company B, which primarily uses young part-time employees 
C) Company C, which competes in an industry in which most employers are unionized 
D) Company D, which has managers who are indifferent on the matter of unionization 
E) Company A and Company B

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) the delay between a union application for bargaining rights and a representation vote 
B) first contract arbitration 
C) right to work legislation 
D) granting bargaining rights on the basis of a representation vote instead of membership cards 
E) provisions that allow employers to hire permanent replacements for striking workers

Question 13

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.

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Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) They have been widely adopted in Canada 
B) It is universally accepted that HPWS have improved employee's work lives 
C) Unions accept all of the features of HPWS 
D) Some features of HPWS will be opposed by unions. 
E) Is universally accepted that HPWS have improved results for employers

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) concession bargaining 
B) bargaining in bad faith 
C) union avoidance 
D) union resistance 
E) union removal

Question 16

Concession bargaining involves employer demands for reductions in compensation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

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Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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.