Chapter 01
Introduction
True / False Questions
1. The basis for the practice of labor relations within a unionized employer is a contract
negotiated by the parties.
True False
2. Stock markets create the opportunity to make ownership highly liquid by providing an
institutionalized mechanism for the purchase and sale of shares.
True False
3. Operational decisions are made by the managers hired by the shareholders' elected board of
directors.
True False
4. Unions are developed to take over companies.
True False
5. In democracies, laws and regulations ultimately reflect the will of the electorate.
True False
6. Unions can exist without employers, but employers cannot exist without unions.
True False
,7. 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.
True False
8. Unionization provides employees a voice in how the employment relationship is implemented
in their workplace.
True False
9. Spillover is a pervasive phenomenon that occurs when a group perceives danger.
True False
10. Workers in companies with innovative human resource management practices are less likely
to desire unions.
True False
11. Employees are more likely to vote for unions due to job task characteristics rather than
dissatisfaction with employment conditions.
True False
12. Dissatisfaction is consistently associated with turnover.
True False
13. Local community attitudes have no effect on union power.
True False
14. Union action cannot influence public policy decisions on potentially favorable tax abatements
for employers.
True False
,15. The policies of large national unions are influenced strongly by the actions of majorities of
local union members.
True False
16. Satisfaction of nonunion employees has drastically decreased when compared to that of
unionized workers, thereby eliminating the motivation to organize.
True False
17. Prices, and ultimately wages, are controlled by collective bargaining rather than by the
market.
True False
18. If the middle class perceives income distribution as fair, then support for collective bargaining
will not be strong.
True False
19. Groups of employees coalesce around common interests or group membership to pressurize
their employers to address employment issues of particular interest to their groups.
True False
20. Increasing unionization in the industry where one is employed negatively influences wages.
True False
21. Bargaining power is very low for unions that represent workers who deliver services directly to
the consumer.
True False
, 22. One of the greatest challenges facing private sector unions is the continued increase in the
globalization of production.
True False
23. While major employers have increasingly exercised global options, unions around the world
have maintained jurisdictions largely within their own countries.
True False
24. Traditionally, union membership depended on employment in a workplace governed by a
collective bargaining agreement.
True False
25. Unions have generally benefited much from a Democratic president and/or the Congress.
True False
Multiple Choice Questions
26. _____ 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.
A. Monopoly power
B. Labor relations
C. Spillover
D. Voice power
Introduction
True / False Questions
1. The basis for the practice of labor relations within a unionized employer is a contract
negotiated by the parties.
True False
2. Stock markets create the opportunity to make ownership highly liquid by providing an
institutionalized mechanism for the purchase and sale of shares.
True False
3. Operational decisions are made by the managers hired by the shareholders' elected board of
directors.
True False
4. Unions are developed to take over companies.
True False
5. In democracies, laws and regulations ultimately reflect the will of the electorate.
True False
6. Unions can exist without employers, but employers cannot exist without unions.
True False
,7. 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.
True False
8. Unionization provides employees a voice in how the employment relationship is implemented
in their workplace.
True False
9. Spillover is a pervasive phenomenon that occurs when a group perceives danger.
True False
10. Workers in companies with innovative human resource management practices are less likely
to desire unions.
True False
11. Employees are more likely to vote for unions due to job task characteristics rather than
dissatisfaction with employment conditions.
True False
12. Dissatisfaction is consistently associated with turnover.
True False
13. Local community attitudes have no effect on union power.
True False
14. Union action cannot influence public policy decisions on potentially favorable tax abatements
for employers.
True False
,15. The policies of large national unions are influenced strongly by the actions of majorities of
local union members.
True False
16. Satisfaction of nonunion employees has drastically decreased when compared to that of
unionized workers, thereby eliminating the motivation to organize.
True False
17. Prices, and ultimately wages, are controlled by collective bargaining rather than by the
market.
True False
18. If the middle class perceives income distribution as fair, then support for collective bargaining
will not be strong.
True False
19. Groups of employees coalesce around common interests or group membership to pressurize
their employers to address employment issues of particular interest to their groups.
True False
20. Increasing unionization in the industry where one is employed negatively influences wages.
True False
21. Bargaining power is very low for unions that represent workers who deliver services directly to
the consumer.
True False
, 22. One of the greatest challenges facing private sector unions is the continued increase in the
globalization of production.
True False
23. While major employers have increasingly exercised global options, unions around the world
have maintained jurisdictions largely within their own countries.
True False
24. Traditionally, union membership depended on employment in a workplace governed by a
collective bargaining agreement.
True False
25. Unions have generally benefited much from a Democratic president and/or the Congress.
True False
Multiple Choice Questions
26. _____ 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.
A. Monopoly power
B. Labor relations
C. Spillover
D. Voice power
