Question 1

A goal of Marxism is to overthrow management and allow employees to have more control of their workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following conversion mechanisms of the IR system is an example of a third-party intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)   arbitration
B)   collective bargaining
C)   grievances
D)   goal settingE) C) and D)
F) A) and B) A

Question 3

What was Barbash's contribution to industrial relations?

Accepted Answer

A)   He established employee productivity goals.
B)   He described the balance between equity and efficiency goals.
C)   He defined public sector labour relations.
D)   He researched union-management conflict.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Technology is NOT included in the economics subsystem of the IR systems framework of the textbook.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following can be both a conversion mechanism and an outcome in the IR systems model?

Accepted Answer

A)   strike or lockout
B)   grievance arbitration
C)   day-to-day employment relations
D)   work climateE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Which subsystem of the industrial relations model includes technology?

Accepted Answer

A)   political
B)   social/cultural
C)   legal
D)   economicE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Health and safety concerns are often addressed by which conversion mechanism in the IR systems model?

Accepted Answer

A)   third-party dispute resolution
B)   joint committees
C)   day-to-day relations
D)   government agenciesE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

The text's adaptation of Dunlop's IR systems model adds which of the following groups as actors in the IR system?

Accepted Answer

A)   labour (employees and their associations) 
B)   employers and their associations
C)   government and associated agencies
D)   end usersE) C) and D)
F) A) and B) D

Question 9

Some argue that the term "employee relations" is anti-union, yet some unions use the term for internal staff positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following are outputs of the industrial relations system model?

Accepted Answer

A)   conciliator's reports
B)   collective agreements
C)   political economics
D)   conversion mechanismsE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Which process is used to assess proposals from employer and labour prior to a strike/lockout?

Accepted Answer

A)   interest arbitration
B)   mediation
C)   conciliation
D)   grievance arbitrationE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Which statement describes the pluralist/institutional view of industrial relations?

Accepted Answer

A)   It sees unions as failing to balance the interests of employer and employees.
B)   It is the foundation of criticism of Dunlop's model.
C)   It is the predominant view of IR in Canada.
D)   It downplays the inherent conflict between workers and management.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Which term refers to the employment relationship between employers and individual employees?

Accepted Answer

A)   labour relations
B)   employment relations
C)   industrial relations
D)   human resources managementE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Which subsystem of the IR systems model varies the most in its impact on actors?

Accepted Answer

A)   economic
B)   ecological
C)   sociological
D)   politicalE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

What is the fundamental element of the political economy view of industrial relations?

Accepted Answer

A)   It focuses on the inherent conflict between employers and employees.
B)   It examines issues related to long-term stability.
C)   It claims to be the predominant view of IR in Canada.
D)   It is associated with economic analysis of labour markets.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

In the IR system, outputs of the system flow back to the external environment. What is this process called?

Accepted Answer

A)   external inputs
B)   internal inputs
C)   feedback loop
D)   conversion mechanismsE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Name the three contexts of Dunlop's IR system.

Accepted Answer

1.market and budgetary
2.techn...

Question 18

Strikes can be both outputs and conversation mechanisms in the IR systems framework.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A collective agreement is an example of which type of Dunlop's rules?

Accepted Answer

A)   substantive
B)   procedural
C)   contractual
D)   legalE) B) and C)
F) A) and D) A

Question 20

Name three labour outcomes of the IR system.

Accepted Answer

1.union security/rig...

Exam 1: Introduction

A goal of Marxism is to overthrow management and allow employees to have more control of their workplace.

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Which of the following conversion mechanisms of the IR system is an example of a third-party intervention?

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What was Barbash's contribution to industrial relations?

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Technology is NOT included in the economics subsystem of the IR systems framework of the textbook.

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Which of the following can be both a conversion mechanism and an outcome in the IR systems model?

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Which subsystem of the industrial relations model includes technology?

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Health and safety concerns are often addressed by which conversion mechanism in the IR systems model?

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The text's adaptation of Dunlop's IR systems model adds which of the following groups as actors in the IR system?

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Some argue that the term "employee relations" is anti-union, yet some unions use the term for internal staff positions.

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Which of the following are outputs of the industrial relations system model?

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Which process is used to assess proposals from employer and labour prior to a strike/lockout?

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Which statement describes the pluralist/institutional view of industrial relations?

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Which term refers to the employment relationship between employers and individual employees?

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Which subsystem of the IR systems model varies the most in its impact on actors?

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What is the fundamental element of the political economy view of industrial relations?

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In the IR system, outputs of the system flow back to the external environment. What is this process called?

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Name the three contexts of Dunlop's IR system.

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Strikes can be both outputs and conversation mechanisms in the IR systems framework.

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A collective agreement is an example of which type of Dunlop's rules?

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