Question 1

Explain how unions are simultaneously economic and political organizations.

Accepted Answer

As economic actors,unions seek to contro

Question 2

Global competition,free trade,and an emphasis on corporate financial performance have strongly influenced employment patterns and reduced _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  intellectual content of jobs 
B)  union bargaining power 
C)  the overall decline in union organizing activity 
D)  economic relations 
A)  intellectual content of jobs 
B)  union bargaining power 
C)  the overall decline in union organizing activity 
D)  economic relations

Question 3

Which of the following is a reason for the development of unions?

Accepted Answer

A)  To take over companies 
B)  To eliminate management 
C)  To counter employer power 
D)  To assert power of top management 
A)  To take over companies 
B)  To eliminate management 
C)  To counter employer power 
D)  To assert power of top management

Question 4

A lockout occurs when a unionized employment practice is adopted by nonunion employers in order to avoid unionization by copying what unions have won for their members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What must unions generate in order to survive?

Accepted Answer

A)  Limited liability for individual investors 
B)  Global economic development 
C)  Economic benefits for their members 
D)  Global competition 
A)  Limited liability for individual investors 
B)  Global economic development 
C)  Economic benefits for their members 
D)  Global competition

Question 6

Employees are more likely to vote for unions due to job task characteristics rather than dissatisfaction with employment conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is true about union memberships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Usually,membership is independent of employment in a workplace governed by a collective bargaining agreement. 
B)  Only in the building trades and some entertainment unions does membership terminate after employment with a particular employer ends. 
C)  Traditionally,if employment was lost,membership often terminated. 
D)  Unions can ensure a similar background among the members,irrespective of the management's hiring decisions. 
A)  Usually,membership is independent of employment in a workplace governed by a collective bargaining agreement. 
B)  Only in the building trades and some entertainment unions does membership terminate after employment with a particular employer ends. 
C)  Traditionally,if employment was lost,membership often terminated. 
D)  Unions can ensure a similar background among the members,irrespective of the management's hiring decisions.

Question 8

Which of the following is a reason why unions cannot ensure similar backgrounds among their members?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees and employers come from the same social classes. 
B)  Income inequality between employees and employers is low. 
C)  Management makes hiring decisions and unions are obligated to admit all employees who want to join. 
D)  The cost of membership outweighs the benefits perceived from remaining a group member. 
A)  Employees and employers come from the same social classes. 
B)  Income inequality between employees and employers is low. 
C)  Management makes hiring decisions and unions are obligated to admit all employees who want to join. 
D)  The cost of membership outweighs the benefits perceived from remaining a group member.

Question 9

Which of the following is a condition that prevented union empowerment in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employers fiercely protected,and unions ceded to them,the capitalistic,market-driven system that was embraced by the United States. 
B)  With the exception of the skilled construction trades,employees have always controlled the content of jobs. 
C)  Employers have absolutely no connection with the U.S.educational system. 
D)  The small middle class in the United States has had no interest in efficiency and productivity. 
A)  Employers fiercely protected,and unions ceded to them,the capitalistic,market-driven system that was embraced by the United States. 
B)  With the exception of the skilled construction trades,employees have always controlled the content of jobs. 
C)  Employers have absolutely no connection with the U.S.educational system. 
D)  The small middle class in the United States has had no interest in efficiency and productivity.

Question 10

One of the greatest challenges facing private sector unions is the continued increase in the globalization of production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Where is unionization more prevalent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Where jobs require employee-specific knowledge 
B)  Where external workplace rules influence employee outcomes 
C)  Where jobs require employer-specific knowledge 
D)  Where internal workplace rules have no influence on employee outcomes 
A)  Where jobs require employee-specific knowledge 
B)  Where external workplace rules influence employee outcomes 
C)  Where jobs require employer-specific knowledge 
D)  Where internal workplace rules have no influence on employee outcomes

Question 12

Explain group cohesiveness.

Accepted Answer

One of the characteristics that defines

Question 13

How do unions maintain cohesiveness?

Accepted Answer

A)  By emphasizing the costs of memberships to outweigh the benefits perceived from remaining a group member 
B)  By continually convincing employees they will receive greater employment benefits through continued unionization 
C)  By casting management in the best image 
D)  By ensuring similar background among their members irrespective of the management's hiring decisions 
A)  By emphasizing the costs of memberships to outweigh the benefits perceived from remaining a group member 
B)  By continually convincing employees they will receive greater employment benefits through continued unionization 
C)  By casting management in the best image 
D)  By ensuring similar background among their members irrespective of the management's hiring decisions

Question 14

What was the reason for membership to survive in the building trades,the maritime unions,and some entertainment unions after employment with a particular employer ended?

Accepted Answer

A)  The industrial unions acted as collective bargaining agents. 
B)  The industrial unions found it increasingly difficult to attract members in a transient employment environment. 
C)  The employees preferred to have temporary ties to an employer. 
D)  Union hiring halls were the primary source of employees in these industries. 
A)  The industrial unions acted as collective bargaining agents. 
B)  The industrial unions found it increasingly difficult to attract members in a transient employment environment. 
C)  The employees preferred to have temporary ties to an employer. 
D)  Union hiring halls were the primary source of employees in these industries.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about cohesiveness is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  A cohesive group is characterized by a high degree of heterogeneity in the behavior of its members. 
B)  Cohesive groups do not display class consciousness. 
C)  Cohesive groups usually have a group of leaders that strongly reflect the values of the group. 
D)  Unions ignore the need for cohesiveness to members through calls for solidarity during periods of threat. 
A)  A cohesive group is characterized by a high degree of heterogeneity in the behavior of its members. 
B)  Cohesive groups do not display class consciousness. 
C)  Cohesive groups usually have a group of leaders that strongly reflect the values of the group. 
D)  Unions ignore the need for cohesiveness to members through calls for solidarity during periods of threat.

Question 16

What is the reason behind the statement,"Today's global economy,combined with the elimination of anticompetitive regulations in several major industries,has reduced union bargaining power"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The costs of increased benefits cannot readily be passed on to consumers. 
B)  Jobs in the global economy are associated with decreasing intellectual content. 
C)  Unions exert the highest influence on employment practices through spillovers than they did in the past. 
D)  The unions control labor supply on an international basis. 
A)  The costs of increased benefits cannot readily be passed on to consumers. 
B)  Jobs in the global economy are associated with decreasing intellectual content. 
C)  Unions exert the highest influence on employment practices through spillovers than they did in the past. 
D)  The unions control labor supply on an international basis.

Question 17

Describe several historical conditions which have prevented the accumulation of union power in the United States over the past two centuries.

Accepted Answer

The relatively small proportion of the w

Question 18

Operational decisions are made by the managers hired by the shareholders' elected board of directors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Unions have generally benefited much from a Democratic president and/or the Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

_____ is the ongoing interchange between the union and the employer that identifies their common and specific interests and creates mechanisms to clarify,manage,reduce,and resolve conflicts over their specific interests.

Accepted Answer

A)  Monopoly power 
B)  Labor relations 
C)  Spillover 
D)  Voice power 
A)  Monopoly power 
B)  Labor relations 
C)  Spillover 
D)  Voice power

Explain how unions are simultaneously economic and political organizations.

Global competition,free trade,and an emphasis on corporate financial performance have strongly influenced employment patterns and reduced _____.

Which of the following is a reason for the development of unions?

A lockout occurs when a unionized employment practice is adopted by nonunion employers in order to avoid unionization by copying what unions have won for their members.

What must unions generate in order to survive?

Employees are more likely to vote for unions due to job task characteristics rather than dissatisfaction with employment conditions.

Which of the following is true about union memberships?

Which of the following is a reason why unions cannot ensure similar backgrounds among their members?

Which of the following is a condition that prevented union empowerment in the United States?

One of the greatest challenges facing private sector unions is the continued increase in the globalization of production.

Where is unionization more prevalent?

Explain group cohesiveness.

How do unions maintain cohesiveness?

What was the reason for membership to survive in the building trades,the maritime unions,and some entertainment unions after employment with a particular employer ended?

Which of the following statements about cohesiveness is true?

What is the reason behind the statement,"Today's global economy,combined with the elimination of anticompetitive regulations in several major industries,has reduced union bargaining power"?

Describe several historical conditions which have prevented the accumulation of union power in the United States over the past two centuries.

Operational decisions are made by the managers hired by the shareholders' elected board of directors.

Unions have generally benefited much from a Democratic president and/or the Congress.

_____ is the ongoing interchange between the union and the employer that identifies their common and specific interests and creates mechanisms to clarify,manage,reduce,and resolve conflicts over their specific interests.

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

Explain how unions are simultaneously economic and political organizations.

Global competition,free trade,and an emphasis on corporate financial performance have strongly influenced employment patterns and reduced _____.

Which of the following is a reason for the development of unions?

A lockout occurs when a unionized employment practice is adopted by nonunion employers in order to avoid unionization by copying what unions have won for their members.

What must unions generate in order to survive?

Employees are more likely to vote for unions due to job task characteristics rather than dissatisfaction with employment conditions.

Which of the following is true about union memberships?

Which of the following is a reason why unions cannot ensure similar backgrounds among their members?

Which of the following is a condition that prevented union empowerment in the United States?

One of the greatest challenges facing private sector unions is the continued increase in the globalization of production.

Where is unionization more prevalent?

Explain group cohesiveness.

How do unions maintain cohesiveness?

What was the reason for membership to survive in the building trades,the maritime unions,and some entertainment unions after employment with a particular employer ended?

Which of the following statements about cohesiveness is true?

What is the reason behind the statement,"Today's global economy,combined with the elimination of anticompetitive regulations in several major industries,has reduced union bargaining power"?

Describe several historical conditions which have prevented the accumulation of union power in the United States over the past two centuries.

Operational decisions are made by the managers hired by the shareholders' elected board of directors.

Unions have generally benefited much from a Democratic president and/or the Congress.

_____ is the ongoing interchange between the union and the employer that identifies their common and specific interests and creates mechanisms to clarify,manage,reduce,and resolve conflicts over their specific interests.

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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