Question 1

Voice option refers to people expressing dissent about their workplace by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  quitting 
B)  trying to reform it 
C)  boycotting 
D)  trying to take over 
A)  quitting 
B)  trying to reform it 
C)  boycotting 
D)  trying to take over B

Question 2

Which of the following is true about shareholders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large corporations consist of a single shareholder,who participates in the corporation's day-to-day business. 
B)  Operational decisions are made by workers hired by the shareholders. 
C)  Shareholders who are dissatisfied with corporate performance cannot sell their shares or combine with others to oust the current board and its managers. 
D)  Shareholders may decide,collectively,to sell their interests to another company that seeks to acquire its assets. 
A)  Large corporations consist of a single shareholder,who participates in the corporation's day-to-day business. 
B)  Operational decisions are made by workers hired by the shareholders. 
C)  Shareholders who are dissatisfied with corporate performance cannot sell their shares or combine with others to oust the current board and its managers. 
D)  Shareholders may decide,collectively,to sell their interests to another company that seeks to acquire its assets. D

Question 3

What does a unionization model suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees have to be dissatisfied and believe that they are individually unable to influence a change in the conditions causing their dissatisfaction. 
B)  A majority of employees have to believe that collective bargaining would improve conditions more than changing jobs,and its benefits outweigh the costs. 
C)  The gaps between expectations and achievements motivate employees to find ways to eliminate them. 
D)  Differences among members of a bargaining unit after unionization may be substantial and must be considered by the union in its representational activities. 
A)  Employees have to be dissatisfied and believe that they are individually unable to influence a change in the conditions causing their dissatisfaction. 
B)  A majority of employees have to believe that collective bargaining would improve conditions more than changing jobs,and its benefits outweigh the costs. 
C)  The gaps between expectations and achievements motivate employees to find ways to eliminate them. 
D)  Differences among members of a bargaining unit after unionization may be substantial and must be considered by the union in its representational activities. C

Question 4

Does unionization introduce democracy into the employment relationship? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Unionization introduces democracy into t

Question 5

When an employment practice in unionized companies is adopted by nonunion employers to avoid unionization,a _____ occurs.

Accepted Answer

A)  boycott 
B)  spillover 
C)  strike 
D)  lockout 
A)  boycott 
B)  spillover 
C)  strike 
D)  lockout

Question 6

Groups of employees coalesce around common interests or group membership to pressurize their employers to address employment issues of particular interest to their groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Traditionally,union membership depended on employment in a workplace governed by a collective bargaining agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is a condition in predicting the outcomes of organization attempts and union successes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees have to be dissatisfied and believe that they are individually unable to influence a change in the conditions causing their dissatisfaction. 
B)  A majority of employers have to believe that collective bargaining would improve conditions more than changing jobs,and its benefits outweigh the costs. 
C)  Employees in a unit covered by a collective bargaining agreement may decide to join unions. 
D)  Satisfaction with employment conditions and a desire to make things even better than they currently are. 
A)  Employees have to be dissatisfied and believe that they are individually unable to influence a change in the conditions causing their dissatisfaction. 
B)  A majority of employers have to believe that collective bargaining would improve conditions more than changing jobs,and its benefits outweigh the costs. 
C)  Employees in a unit covered by a collective bargaining agreement may decide to join unions. 
D)  Satisfaction with employment conditions and a desire to make things even better than they currently are.

Question 9

Unionization provides employees a voice in how the employment relationship is implemented in their workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The basis for the practice of labor relations within a unionized employer is a contract negotiated by the parties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements about class consciousness is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Class consciousness may be a catalyst for the formation of worker classes. 
B)  If mobility between classes is perceived as unlikely,class consciousness is less likely to develop. 
C)  Large differences between managers and workers within the same organization in terms of employment security,increases class consciousness. 
D)  American unions have generally emphasized class consciousness. 
A)  Class consciousness may be a catalyst for the formation of worker classes. 
B)  If mobility between classes is perceived as unlikely,class consciousness is less likely to develop. 
C)  Large differences between managers and workers within the same organization in terms of employment security,increases class consciousness. 
D)  American unions have generally emphasized class consciousness.

Question 12

Unions are developed to take over companies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Spillover is a pervasive phenomenon that occurs when a group perceives danger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Dissatisfaction is consistently associated with turnover.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Increasing unionization in the industry where one is employed negatively influences wages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In democracies,labor laws and regulations ultimately reflect the will of the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  corporations 
B)  managers 
C)  electorate 
D)  shareholders 
A)  corporations 
B)  managers 
C)  electorate 
D)  shareholders

Question 17

Satisfaction of nonunion employees has drastically decreased when compared to that of unionized workers,thereby eliminating the motivation to organize.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is true about unionization?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are no differences in the degree of unionization across industries and occupations. 
B)  It is more prevalent where jobs require employee-specific knowledge. 
C)  It creates monopoly power by fixing wages through contracts. 
D)  It is more prevalent where internal workplace rules have no influence on employee outcomes. 
A)  There are no differences in the degree of unionization across industries and occupations. 
B)  It is more prevalent where jobs require employee-specific knowledge. 
C)  It creates monopoly power by fixing wages through contracts. 
D)  It is more prevalent where internal workplace rules have no influence on employee outcomes.

Question 19

Which of the following factors is responsible for the decline in unionized employment,in both the proportion and number of workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  A shift from services toward manufacturing 
B)  The decreasing intellectual content of jobs 
C)  The globalization of manufacturing 
D)  An overall increase in union organizing activity 
A)  A shift from services toward manufacturing 
B)  The decreasing intellectual content of jobs 
C)  The globalization of manufacturing 
D)  An overall increase in union organizing activity

Question 20

Which of the following needs to be done by unions to achieve gains?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decrease the intellectual content of jobs 
B)  Encourage the purchase and sale of investors' shares 
C)  Provide limited liability to individual investors 
D)  Exert bargaining power through some degree of labor supply control 
A)  Decrease the intellectual content of jobs 
B)  Encourage the purchase and sale of investors' shares 
C)  Provide limited liability to individual investors 
D)  Exert bargaining power through some degree of labor supply control

Voice option refers to people expressing dissent about their workplace by _____.

Which of the following is true about shareholders?

What does a unionization model suggest?

Does unionization introduce democracy into the employment relationship? Explain.

When an employment practice in unionized companies is adopted by nonunion employers to avoid unionization,a _____ occurs.

Groups of employees coalesce around common interests or group membership to pressurize their employers to address employment issues of particular interest to their groups.

Traditionally,union membership depended on employment in a workplace governed by a collective bargaining agreement.

Which of the following is a condition in predicting the outcomes of organization attempts and union successes?

Unionization provides employees a voice in how the employment relationship is implemented in their workplace.

The basis for the practice of labor relations within a unionized employer is a contract negotiated by the parties.

Which of the following statements about class consciousness is true?

Unions are developed to take over companies.

Spillover is a pervasive phenomenon that occurs when a group perceives danger.

Dissatisfaction is consistently associated with turnover.

Increasing unionization in the industry where one is employed negatively influences wages.

In democracies,labor laws and regulations ultimately reflect the will of the _____.

Satisfaction of nonunion employees has drastically decreased when compared to that of unionized workers,thereby eliminating the motivation to organize.

Which of the following is true about unionization?

Which of the following factors is responsible for the decline in unionized employment,in both the proportion and number of workers?

Which of the following needs to be done by unions to achieve gains?

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

Union-Management Cooperation

Contract Administration

Grievance Arbitration

Public Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

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Exam 1: Introduction

Voice option refers to people expressing dissent about their workplace by _____.

Which of the following is true about shareholders?

What does a unionization model suggest?

Does unionization introduce democracy into the employment relationship? Explain.

When an employment practice in unionized companies is adopted by nonunion employers to avoid unionization,a _____ occurs.

Groups of employees coalesce around common interests or group membership to pressurize their employers to address employment issues of particular interest to their groups.

Traditionally,union membership depended on employment in a workplace governed by a collective bargaining agreement.

Which of the following is a condition in predicting the outcomes of organization attempts and union successes?

Unionization provides employees a voice in how the employment relationship is implemented in their workplace.

The basis for the practice of labor relations within a unionized employer is a contract negotiated by the parties.

Which of the following statements about class consciousness is true?

Unions are developed to take over companies.

Spillover is a pervasive phenomenon that occurs when a group perceives danger.

Dissatisfaction is consistently associated with turnover.

Increasing unionization in the industry where one is employed negatively influences wages.

In democracies,labor laws and regulations ultimately reflect the will of the _____.

Satisfaction of nonunion employees has drastically decreased when compared to that of unionized workers,thereby eliminating the motivation to organize.

Which of the following is true about unionization?

Which of the following factors is responsible for the decline in unionized employment,in both the proportion and number of workers?

Which of the following needs to be done by unions to achieve gains?

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

Union-Management Cooperation

Contract Administration

Grievance Arbitration

Public Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

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