Test Bank for Industrial Relations in Canada 4th Edition By Robert Hebdon, Travor Brown, Scott Walsworth|9780176891701| All Chapters| LATEST

TEST BANK
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN CANADA




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, Chapter 1

1. A Strike Is An Action By Workers In Which They Stop Performing Duties And Do Not Report To Work.

a. True

b. False

Answer: True



2. Some Argue That The Term ―Employee Relations‖ Is Anti-Union, Yet Some Unions Use The Term
For Internal Staff Positions.

a. True

b. False

Answer: True



3. Dunlop’s Concept Of Shared Ideology Refers To A Set Of Common Beliefs Held By The Actors Of The
Industrial Relations System.

a. True

b. False

Answer: True



4. Procedural Rules Refer To The Outcomes Of Employment Relationships.

a. True

b. False

Answer: False



5. Collective Bargaining Is The Process By Which Management And Labour Negotiate The
Terms And Conditions Of Employment In A Unionized Workplace.

a. True

b. False

Answer: True

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,6. A Union Is A Group Of Employees Who Bargain The Terms And Conditions Of Employment.

a. True

b. False

Answer: False



7. Human Resources Focus On The Relationship Between The Employee And Governmental Regulations.

a. True

b. False

Answer: False



8. According To Dunlop, The Role Of Specialized Government Agencies Is To Develop, Implement,
And Administer Legislation And Policies Pertinent To The Employment Relationship.

a. True

b. False

Answer: True



9. Dunlop Suggests That The Distribution Of Power Is Somewhat Important.

a. True

b. False

Answer: False



10. Competitive Factors In The Product/Service Market Play A Large Role In Industrial Relations.

a. True

b. False

Answer: True




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, 11. Barbash’s (1987) Equity–Efficiency Theory Argues That Employers May Hold The Value Of
Profitability And Competitive Advantage.

a. True

b. False

Answer: True



12. According To Georgetti, Temporary Foreign Workers Should Be Placed Into The Permanent
Immigration Stream Only When Necessary.

a. True

b. False

Answer: False



13. Technology Is Included In The Economics Subsystem Of The Ir Systems Framework Of The Textbook.

a. True

b. False

Answer: True



14. According To Equity–Efficiency Theory, Unions Usually Focus On Efficiency.

a. True

b. False

Answer: False



15. Employee Morale Is A Conversion Mechanism In The Ir Systems Framework.

a. True

b. False

Answer: False




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