Question 1

Which characteristic is considered key to participative management?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reward systems are in place. 
B)  It is common for decisions to be made at the highest level. 
C)  There is limited investment in training and development. 
D)  Jobs are designed so that workers handle small, specialized parts of the product. 
A)  Reward systems are in place. 
B)  It is common for decisions to be made at the highest level. 
C)  There is limited investment in training and development. 
D)  Jobs are designed so that workers handle small, specialized parts of the product. A

Question 2

Which argument suggests that the strategic choice framework applies in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States is our largest trading partner. 
B)  There is a rise in nonunionized industries in Canada. 
C)  There is a rising union density in Canada's private sector. 
D)  Governments have shifted toward supporting labour issues. 
A)  The United States is our largest trading partner. 
B)  There is a rise in nonunionized industries in Canada. 
C)  There is a rising union density in Canada's private sector. 
D)  Governments have shifted toward supporting labour issues. B

Question 3

Human resources strategies include an overall human resources philosophy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Union removal strategies include paying unionized workers more than nonunionized workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Freely negotiated collective agreements fill the vacuum between which competing interests?

Accepted Answer

A)  employee rights and firm success 
B)  management rights and labour tribunal rights 
C)  government's need for labour peace and political agendas 
D)  exploitation and unsafe work practices 
A)  employee rights and firm success 
B)  management rights and labour tribunal rights 
C)  government's need for labour peace and political agendas 
D)  exploitation and unsafe work practices

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of nonunion representation?

Accepted Answer

A)  total quality management 
B)  joint councils 
C)  strategic choice management 
D)  labour federations 
A)  total quality management 
B)  joint councils 
C)  strategic choice management 
D)  labour federations

Question 7

Why would an enterprise union not easily fit the strategic choice model?

Accepted Answer

A)  An enterprise union is management-run. 
B)  An enterprise union is a political association. 
C)  An enterprise union puts all of its effort into collective bargaining goals. 
D)  An enterprise union has little power compared to management. 
A)  An enterprise union is management-run. 
B)  An enterprise union is a political association. 
C)  An enterprise union puts all of its effort into collective bargaining goals. 
D)  An enterprise union has little power compared to management.

Question 8

What are the three key elements of human resources strategies?

Accepted Answer

1.Specific practices (e.g.,sel

Question 9

How did Taylorism perpetuate the master-servant relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  early assembly lines were small operations with few employees 
B)  time and motion studies required master-servant interaction 
C)  management decision making resulted in control of work and the workplace 
D)  productivity studies showed how to address social needs of workers 
A)  early assembly lines were small operations with few employees 
B)  time and motion studies required master-servant interaction 
C)  management decision making resulted in control of work and the workplace 
D)  productivity studies showed how to address social needs of workers

Question 10

What are two areas of prominent study in organizational behaviour/human resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  compensation and employee satisfaction 
B)  training and performance 
C)  performance and compensation 
D)  employee satisfaction and performance 
A)  compensation and employee satisfaction 
B)  training and performance 
C)  performance and compensation 
D)  employee satisfaction and performance

Question 11

Human resources professionals seek to achieve balance between which factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  compensation and performance 
B)  efficiency and inequity 
C)  fairness and efficiency 
D)  equity and opportunity 
A)  compensation and performance 
B)  efficiency and inequity 
C)  fairness and efficiency 
D)  equity and opportunity

Question 12

Strategic choice theory highlights the importance of decision making at what level?

Accepted Answer

A)  union 
B)  firm 
C)  individual employee 
D)  work group 
A)  union 
B)  firm 
C)  individual employee 
D)  work group

Question 13

Which approach reflects common-law employment relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  scientific management 
B)  human relations 
C)  master-servant relationship 
D)  human resources management 
A)  scientific management 
B)  human relations 
C)  master-servant relationship 
D)  human resources management

Question 14

Nonunion employment-management programs are illegal in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which argument suggests that the strategic choice framework does NOT apply in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Labour legislation in Canada is pro-management. 
B)  Canada's union density rate has fallen rapidly. 
C)  Union organizing has avoided new sectors of the economy. 
D)  Canada's public sector is heavily unionized. 
A)  Labour legislation in Canada is pro-management. 
B)  Canada's union density rate has fallen rapidly. 
C)  Union organizing has avoided new sectors of the economy. 
D)  Canada's public sector is heavily unionized.

Question 16

Why was scientific management a logical evolution from the master-servant model of management?

Accepted Answer

A)  large numbers of factory employees were more difficult to manage 
B)  Frederick Taylor's theory built on earlier management theories 
C)  simple tasks of an earlier time gave way to more complex jobs 
D)  time-motion studies had not yet been invented 
A)  large numbers of factory employees were more difficult to manage 
B)  Frederick Taylor's theory built on earlier management theories 
C)  simple tasks of an earlier time gave way to more complex jobs 
D)  time-motion studies had not yet been invented

Question 17

Which management strategy related to unions reflects Dunlop's shared ideology?

Accepted Answer

A)  union substitution 
B)  union avoidance 
C)  union removal 
D)  union acceptance 
A)  union substitution 
B)  union avoidance 
C)  union removal 
D)  union acceptance

Question 18

Which management strategy is grounded in the belief that it is acceptable for part (if not all) of the operation to be unionized?

Accepted Answer

A)  union resistance 
B)  union acceptance 
C)  union substitution 
D)  union removal 
A)  union resistance 
B)  union acceptance 
C)  union substitution 
D)  union removal

Question 19

Describe the two high-performance models that have emerged in Canada.

Accepted Answer

1.Compensation-based.This focuses on rew

Question 20

Which of the following is a comprehensive human resources strategy designed to improve the effectiveness of the organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  strategic human resources management 
B)  human relations 
C)  high-performance work practices 
D)  participative management 
A)  strategic human resources management 
B)  human relations 
C)  high-performance work practices 
D)  participative management

Which characteristic is considered key to participative management?

Which argument suggests that the strategic choice framework applies in Canada?

Human resources strategies include an overall human resources philosophy.

Union removal strategies include paying unionized workers more than nonunionized workers.

Freely negotiated collective agreements fill the vacuum between which competing interests?

Which of the following is an example of nonunion representation?

Why would an enterprise union not easily fit the strategic choice model?

What are the three key elements of human resources strategies?

How did Taylorism perpetuate the master-servant relationship?

What are two areas of prominent study in organizational behaviour/human resources?

Human resources professionals seek to achieve balance between which factors?

Strategic choice theory highlights the importance of decision making at what level?

Which approach reflects common-law employment relationships?

Nonunion employment-management programs are illegal in Canada.

Which argument suggests that the strategic choice framework does NOT apply in Canada?

Why was scientific management a logical evolution from the master-servant model of management?

Which management strategy related to unions reflects Dunlop's shared ideology?

Which management strategy is grounded in the belief that it is acceptable for part (if not all) of the operation to be unionized?

Describe the two high-performance models that have emerged in Canada.

Which of the following is a comprehensive human resources strategy designed to improve the effectiveness of the organization?

Introduction

The Legal Environment

Economic, Social, and Political Environments

Labour History

The Union Perspective

Negotiations

Collective Agreement Administration

Strikes and Dispute Resolution

Impacts of Unionization

Public-Sector Issues

Globalization of Labour Markets

Filters

Exam 6: The Management Perspective

Which characteristic is considered key to participative management?

Which argument suggests that the strategic choice framework applies in Canada?

Human resources strategies include an overall human resources philosophy.

Union removal strategies include paying unionized workers more than nonunionized workers.

Freely negotiated collective agreements fill the vacuum between which competing interests?

Which of the following is an example of nonunion representation?

Why would an enterprise union not easily fit the strategic choice model?

What are the three key elements of human resources strategies?

How did Taylorism perpetuate the master-servant relationship?

What are two areas of prominent study in organizational behaviour/human resources?

Human resources professionals seek to achieve balance between which factors?

Strategic choice theory highlights the importance of decision making at what level?

Which approach reflects common-law employment relationships?

Nonunion employment-management programs are illegal in Canada.

Which argument suggests that the strategic choice framework does NOT apply in Canada?

Why was scientific management a logical evolution from the master-servant model of management?

Which management strategy related to unions reflects Dunlop's shared ideology?

Which management strategy is grounded in the belief that it is acceptable for part (if not all) of the operation to be unionized?

Describe the two high-performance models that have emerged in Canada.

Which of the following is a comprehensive human resources strategy designed to improve the effectiveness of the organization?

Introduction

The Legal Environment

Economic, Social, and Political Environments

Labour History

The Union Perspective

Negotiations

Collective Agreement Administration

Strikes and Dispute Resolution

Impacts of Unionization

Public-Sector Issues

Globalization of Labour Markets

Filters