Test Bank – Industrial Relations in Canada (Robert Hebdon, Brown & Walsworth, 4th Edition) | 2025 Revised & Verified (All Chapters, T/F & MCQs)

,1. A strike ss s s is an action by workers in which they stop performing
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s s 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
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s s internal staff positions.
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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
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ss Industrial Relations system.
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a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True


4. Procedural rules refer to the outcomes of employment
ss s s s s ss s s s s ss s s relationships.
a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False


5. Collective bargaining is the process by which management and labour negotiate the terms and
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ss conditions of employment in a unionized workplace.
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a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True


6. A union is a group of employees
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a. True

, b. False

ANSWER: False


7. Human Resources focus on the relationship between the employee and governmental regulations.
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a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False


8. According to Dunlop, the role of Specialized Government Agencies is to develop,
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ss implement, and administer legislation and policies pertinent to the employment
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ss relationship.
a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True


9. Dunlop suggests that the distribution
ss s s s s s s s s of power is somewhat important.
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a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False


10. Competitive factors in the product/service market play a large role in Industrial Relations.
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a. True

, b. False

ANSWER: True


11. Barbash’s (1987) equity–efficiency theory argues that employers may hold the value of
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ss profitability and competitive advantage.
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a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True


12. According to Georgetti, temporary foreign workers should be placed into the permanent
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ss immigration stream only when necessary.
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a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False


13. Technology is included in the economics
ss s s s s s s s s s s subsystem of the IR systems framework of the textbook.
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a. True

b. False

ANSWER: True


14. According to equity–efficiency theory, unions usually focus on efficiency.
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a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False


15. Employee morale is a conversion mechanism in the IR systems framework.
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a. True

b. False

ANSWER: False