Question 1

Which of the following is true about integrative bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A)  It precludes the possibility of both parties sacrificing simultaneously. 
B)  The gain of one party translates into an equal loss for the other party. 
C)  Both parties may experience an absolute gain over their previous positions. 
D)  It is inappropriate for long-term problems. 
A)  It precludes the possibility of both parties sacrificing simultaneously. 
B)  The gain of one party translates into an equal loss for the other party. 
C)  Both parties may experience an absolute gain over their previous positions. 
D)  It is inappropriate for long-term problems.

Question 2

Which of the following has a negative effect on performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Extensive collaboration between management and labor. 
B)  Implementing product differentiation. 
C)  Acquiring new nonunion plants. 
D)  Deunionizing activity in any existing plant. 
A)  Extensive collaboration between management and labor. 
B)  Implementing product differentiation. 
C)  Acquiring new nonunion plants. 
D)  Deunionizing activity in any existing plant.

Question 3

Cooperation in strategic decision making is negatively related to foreign competition and positively related to domestic competition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

List some benefits of employee involvement (EI)programs.

Accepted Answer

Employee involvement (EI)programs are as

Question 5

Which of the following is true about technology-based group solutions (TAGS)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The time necessary for negotiation impairs the ability to reach a consensus. 
B)  Secret voting is not allowed. 
C)  There is no permanent record of the comments. 
D)  The bargainers are provided with a network of laptop computers. 
A)  The time necessary for negotiation impairs the ability to reach a consensus. 
B)  Secret voting is not allowed. 
C)  There is no permanent record of the comments. 
D)  The bargainers are provided with a network of laptop computers.

Question 6

Which of the following is true about joint labor-management committees (JLMCs)?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are most often implemented in industries with many employers and a dominant union with locals in many employers and locations. 
B)  They have most often been used to address the entire scope of the bargaining relationship. 
C)  They have been largely unsuccessful with research on occupational safety and health issues. 
D)  They are highly sustainable and resilient to adversarial contract negotiations. 
A)  They are most often implemented in industries with many employers and a dominant union with locals in many employers and locations. 
B)  They have most often been used to address the entire scope of the bargaining relationship. 
C)  They have been largely unsuccessful with research on occupational safety and health issues. 
D)  They are highly sustainable and resilient to adversarial contract negotiations.

Question 7

______ rights begin with wage payments and progress through incentive plans,profit-sharing and gainsharing programs,and ultimately to employee stock ownership of the enterprise.

Accepted Answer

A)  Share 
B)  Control 
C)  Return 
D)  Participation 
A)  Share 
B)  Control 
C)  Return 
D)  Participation

Question 8

What is integrative bargaining? What solutions does it seek?

Accepted Answer

Integrative bargaining is a set of activ

Question 9

Differentiate between control and return rights.

Accepted Answer

The effect of participation in gaining r

Question 10

Areawide labor-management committees (AWLMCs)are jointly sponsored by:

Accepted Answer

A)  unions and employers in a local area. 
B)  national unions and local unions. 
C)  public and private sector business entities. 
D)  unions and state governments. 
A)  unions and employers in a local area. 
B)  national unions and local unions. 
C)  public and private sector business entities. 
D)  unions and state governments.

Question 11

Integrative bargaining is inappropriate for long-term problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Capital is far more mobile than labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the context of union political processes and the diffusion of change,unions are likely to adopt which of the following reactions to innovative workplace initiatives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cooperate or collaborate 
B)  "Say yes" 
C)  Let the union lead and see what results 
D)  Reject political protection as partisan 
A)  Cooperate or collaborate 
B)  "Say yes" 
C)  Let the union lead and see what results 
D)  Reject political protection as partisan

Question 14

Layoffs create problems for teams because:

Accepted Answer

A)  layoffs reduce the team's confidence in the bargaining powers of labor unions. 
B)  workers use competitive seniority rights to bump in and out. 
C)  layoffs lead to an uneven distribution of pay. 
D)  workers being risk-averse,demonstrate reluctance toward working in teams. 
A)  layoffs reduce the team's confidence in the bargaining powers of labor unions. 
B)  workers use competitive seniority rights to bump in and out. 
C)  layoffs lead to an uneven distribution of pay. 
D)  workers being risk-averse,demonstrate reluctance toward working in teams.

Question 15

What are the five "buckets" in a bucket bargaining model?

Accepted Answer

The bucket bargaining model is based on

Question 16

Areawide labor-management committees (AWLMCs)do not engage in collective bargaining,but advise their members on how to deal with jointly experienced employment issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

During the workplace restructuring of the 1990s,layoffs were positively related to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sales gains 
B)  exports 
C)  proportion of blue-collar workers 
D)  proportion of female workers 
A)  sales gains 
B)  exports 
C)  proportion of blue-collar workers 
D)  proportion of female workers

Question 18

Increasing internal or external pressures felt by both parties in the context of integrative bargaining should lead to the consideration of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  New joint ventures 
B)  Dissolution of unions 
C)  Aggressive restructuring 
D)  Closure of the business unit 
A)  New joint ventures 
B)  Dissolution of unions 
C)  Aggressive restructuring 
D)  Closure of the business unit

Question 19

Which of the following can be associated with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)of 1974?

Accepted Answer

A)  ESOPs 
B)  Capital gains tax 
C)  Hedge funds 
D)  DRIP 
A)  ESOPs 
B)  Capital gains tax 
C)  Hedge funds 
D)  DRIP

Question 20

Factors that would lead to the formation of an LMP would include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monopoly markets 
B)  Changes in the market that decrease competition 
C)  Interdependence of the employer and union 
D)  Employer's refusal to recognize the labor union 
A)  Monopoly markets 
B)  Changes in the market that decrease competition 
C)  Interdependence of the employer and union 
D)  Employer's refusal to recognize the labor union

Which of the following is true about integrative bargaining?

Which of the following has a negative effect on performance?

Cooperation in strategic decision making is negatively related to foreign competition and positively related to domestic competition.

List some benefits of employee involvement (EI)programs.

Which of the following is true about technology-based group solutions (TAGS)?

Which of the following is true about joint labor-management committees (JLMCs)?

______ rights begin with wage payments and progress through incentive plans,profit-sharing and gainsharing programs,and ultimately to employee stock ownership of the enterprise.

What is integrative bargaining? What solutions does it seek?

Differentiate between control and return rights.

Areawide labor-management committees (AWLMCs)are jointly sponsored by:

Integrative bargaining is inappropriate for long-term problems.

Capital is far more mobile than labor.

In the context of union political processes and the diffusion of change,unions are likely to adopt which of the following reactions to innovative workplace initiatives?

Layoffs create problems for teams because:

What are the five "buckets" in a bucket bargaining model?

Areawide labor-management committees (AWLMCs)do not engage in collective bargaining,but advise their members on how to deal with jointly experienced employment issues.

During the workplace restructuring of the 1990s,layoffs were positively related to _____.

Increasing internal or external pressures felt by both parties in the context of integrative bargaining should lead to the consideration of which of the following?

Which of the following can be associated with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)of 1974?

Factors that would lead to the formation of an LMP would include which of the following?

Introduction

The Evolution of American Labor

Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Union Structure and Government

Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political Activities

Union Organizing Campaigns

Union Avoidance: Rationale,Strategies,and Practices

The Environment for Bargaining

Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining

Nonwage Issues in Bargaining

Contract Negotiations

Impasses and Their Resolution

Contract Administration

Grievance Arbitration

Public Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

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Exam 13: Union-Management Cooperation

Which of the following is true about integrative bargaining?

Which of the following has a negative effect on performance?

Cooperation in strategic decision making is negatively related to foreign competition and positively related to domestic competition.

List some benefits of employee involvement (EI)programs.

Which of the following is true about technology-based group solutions (TAGS)?

Which of the following is true about joint labor-management committees (JLMCs)?

______ rights begin with wage payments and progress through incentive plans,profit-sharing and gainsharing programs,and ultimately to employee stock ownership of the enterprise.

What is integrative bargaining? What solutions does it seek?

Differentiate between control and return rights.

Areawide labor-management committees (AWLMCs)are jointly sponsored by:

Integrative bargaining is inappropriate for long-term problems.

Capital is far more mobile than labor.

In the context of union political processes and the diffusion of change,unions are likely to adopt which of the following reactions to innovative workplace initiatives?

Layoffs create problems for teams because:

What are the five "buckets" in a bucket bargaining model?

Areawide labor-management committees (AWLMCs)do not engage in collective bargaining,but advise their members on how to deal with jointly experienced employment issues.

During the workplace restructuring of the 1990s,layoffs were positively related to _____.

Increasing internal or external pressures felt by both parties in the context of integrative bargaining should lead to the consideration of which of the following?

Which of the following can be associated with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)of 1974?

Factors that would lead to the formation of an LMP would include which of the following?

Introduction

The Evolution of American Labor

Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Union Structure and Government

Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political Activities

Union Organizing Campaigns

Union Avoidance: Rationale,Strategies,and Practices

The Environment for Bargaining

Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining

Nonwage Issues in Bargaining

Contract Negotiations

Impasses and Their Resolution

Contract Administration

Grievance Arbitration

Public Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

Filters