Question 1

______ rights involve the degree to which labor participates in organizational decision making.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

How do employees receive stock under employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)?

Accepted Answer

Under employee stock ownership plans (ES

Question 3

_____ expand the governance of the organization beyond what is included in union-management cooperation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Labor-management partnerships 
B)  Areawide labor-management committees 
C)  Joint labor-management committees 
D)  Employee involvement programs 
A)  Labor-management partnerships 
B)  Areawide labor-management committees 
C)  Joint labor-management committees 
D)  Employee involvement programs

Question 4

The bargaining issues that emerge in bucket bargaining are screened into two "buckets"-conciliation and gainsharing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Performance of firms is improved by closing existing unionized facilities and opening or acquiring new nonunion plants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Explain the features of a relations by objectives program.

Accepted Answer

Relations by objectives programs train n

Question 7

According to a study by the FMCS,contracts negotiated using IBB were less likely to have increased work rule flexibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Employees are risk-averse because they have an inherent dislike of risk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The adoption of gainsharing plans is followed by decreased profits and is,therefore,not beneficial to employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The primary assumption behind the creation of AWLMCs is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  political changes do not necessarily lead to the changing roles of managers and union officials. 
B)  conflict within the management team is the principal reason behind the closure of otherwise profitable enterprises. 
C)  labor and management representatives may pressure each other to identify sources of problems and use cooperative methods to reduce conflict. 
D)  labor and management representatives cannot reach a consensus without the imposition of institutional regulations. 
A)  political changes do not necessarily lead to the changing roles of managers and union officials. 
B)  conflict within the management team is the principal reason behind the closure of otherwise profitable enterprises. 
C)  labor and management representatives may pressure each other to identify sources of problems and use cooperative methods to reduce conflict. 
D)  labor and management representatives cannot reach a consensus without the imposition of institutional regulations.

Question 11

EI programs are associated with the reduction of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attendance 
B)  Job satisfaction 
C)  Quits 
D)  Profitability 
A)  Attendance 
B)  Job satisfaction 
C)  Quits 
D)  Profitability

Question 12

Which of the following is true about companies that implemented high-performance work organizations (HPWOs)during the early 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  HPWO practices lowered layoff rates. 
B)  There was an overall increase in pay. 
C)  HPWO practices increased job security. 
D)  There was no net compensation gain for employees. 
A)  HPWO practices lowered layoff rates. 
B)  There was an overall increase in pay. 
C)  HPWO practices increased job security. 
D)  There was no net compensation gain for employees.

Question 13

As the workplace restructuring of the 1990s demonstrated,wage gains for core employees were associated with sales gains and were negatively related to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  skill levels 
B)  employee age 
C)  proportion of blue-collar workers 
D)  exports 
A)  skill levels 
B)  employee age 
C)  proportion of blue-collar workers 
D)  exports

Question 14

Which of the following refers to a set of activities leading to the simultaneous accomplishment of nonconflicting objectives that solves a common problem for both union and management?

Accepted Answer

A)  Restructuring 
B)  Voluntary redundancy 
C)  Distributive bargaining 
D)  Integrative bargaining 
A)  Restructuring 
B)  Voluntary redundancy 
C)  Distributive bargaining 
D)  Integrative bargaining

Question 15

The catalyst for union-management cooperation is often the financial exigency of the employer and the specter of potentially large job losses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is true about union-management cooperation?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is consistent evidence to indicate that union-management cooperation universally improves firm performance. 
B)  Union-management cooperation is negatively related to organizational commitment. 
C)  At the most basic level,both the union and management have similar interests. 
D)  There are managers and faction leaders within unions who believe that cooperation is antithetical to labor-management relations. 
A)  There is consistent evidence to indicate that union-management cooperation universally improves firm performance. 
B)  Union-management cooperation is negatively related to organizational commitment. 
C)  At the most basic level,both the union and management have similar interests. 
D)  There are managers and faction leaders within unions who believe that cooperation is antithetical to labor-management relations.

Question 17

Workplace restructuring has decreased the intensity of work and increased the number of employees in production jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Cost-reduction strategies are associated with conflict and _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the incidence of absenteeism 
B)  the use of formal grievance procedures 
C)  collective bargaining 
D)  informal solution of problems 
A)  the incidence of absenteeism 
B)  the use of formal grievance procedures 
C)  collective bargaining 
D)  informal solution of problems

Question 19

A climate in which both the employer and the union would be continually concerned with problem solving and mutual improvement in their situations would call for a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  quasi-contract 
B)  living agreement 
C)  fixed contract 
D)  voidable agreement 
A)  quasi-contract 
B)  living agreement 
C)  fixed contract 
D)  voidable agreement

Question 20

Deunionizing activity in existing plants has a positive effect on performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

______ rights involve the degree to which labor participates in organizational decision making.

How do employees receive stock under employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)?

_____ expand the governance of the organization beyond what is included in union-management cooperation.

The bargaining issues that emerge in bucket bargaining are screened into two "buckets"-conciliation and gainsharing.

Performance of firms is improved by closing existing unionized facilities and opening or acquiring new nonunion plants.

Explain the features of a relations by objectives program.

According to a study by the FMCS,contracts negotiated using IBB were less likely to have increased work rule flexibility.

Employees are risk-averse because they have an inherent dislike of risk.

The adoption of gainsharing plans is followed by decreased profits and is,therefore,not beneficial to employers.

The primary assumption behind the creation of AWLMCs is that:

EI programs are associated with the reduction of which of the following?

Which of the following is true about companies that implemented high-performance work organizations (HPWOs)during the early 1990s?

As the workplace restructuring of the 1990s demonstrated,wage gains for core employees were associated with sales gains and were negatively related to _____.

Which of the following refers to a set of activities leading to the simultaneous accomplishment of nonconflicting objectives that solves a common problem for both union and management?

The catalyst for union-management cooperation is often the financial exigency of the employer and the specter of potentially large job losses.

Which of the following is true about union-management cooperation?

Workplace restructuring has decreased the intensity of work and increased the number of employees in production jobs.

Cost-reduction strategies are associated with conflict and _____.

A climate in which both the employer and the union would be continually concerned with problem solving and mutual improvement in their situations would call for a _____.

Deunionizing activity in existing plants has a positive effect on performance.

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

Exam 13: Union-Management Cooperation

______ rights involve the degree to which labor participates in organizational decision making.

How do employees receive stock under employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)?

_____ expand the governance of the organization beyond what is included in union-management cooperation.

The bargaining issues that emerge in bucket bargaining are screened into two "buckets"-conciliation and gainsharing.

Performance of firms is improved by closing existing unionized facilities and opening or acquiring new nonunion plants.

Explain the features of a relations by objectives program.

According to a study by the FMCS,contracts negotiated using IBB were less likely to have increased work rule flexibility.

Employees are risk-averse because they have an inherent dislike of risk.

The adoption of gainsharing plans is followed by decreased profits and is,therefore,not beneficial to employers.

The primary assumption behind the creation of AWLMCs is that:

EI programs are associated with the reduction of which of the following?

Which of the following is true about companies that implemented high-performance work organizations (HPWOs)during the early 1990s?

As the workplace restructuring of the 1990s demonstrated,wage gains for core employees were associated with sales gains and were negatively related to _____.

Which of the following refers to a set of activities leading to the simultaneous accomplishment of nonconflicting objectives that solves a common problem for both union and management?

The catalyst for union-management cooperation is often the financial exigency of the employer and the specter of potentially large job losses.

Which of the following is true about union-management cooperation?

Workplace restructuring has decreased the intensity of work and increased the number of employees in production jobs.

Cost-reduction strategies are associated with conflict and _____.

A climate in which both the employer and the union would be continually concerned with problem solving and mutual improvement in their situations would call for a _____.

Deunionizing activity in existing plants has a positive effect on performance.

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