Reference no: EM132195056
1. Renegotiation of a long-term contract frequently requires that disciplinary action records from before a certain point be removed from employees’ files.
True
False
2. Agency shop requires that any bargaining-unit employee employed with the firm for a specific time must become a union member as a condition of continued employment.
True
False
3. Which of the following is true of the work design after industrial revolution?
A. The level of needed skill requirements increased
B. Production was highly labor-intensive
C. Job specialization was implemented
D. All products were produced by a single individual
4. Firms that implement HPWOs have:
A. Worse financial performance.
B. More contingent workers.
C. Lower productivity.
D. Higher wage levels
5. When is renegotiating long-term contracts harder?
A. When global competition is the least
B. Where buyer or seller concentration in the industry is low among larger employers
C. When there are periods of low inflation
D. Where capacity utilization varies during the contract period
6. Many contracts require that if unauthorized work stoppages like wildcat strikes occur, the:
A. Union will disavow the strike and urge employees to return to work.
B. Management will acknowledge the strike and not urge employees to return to work.
C. Union will acknowledge the strike and not urge employees to return to work.
D. Management will disavow the strike and not urge employees to return to work.
7. Bargaining processes that involve proposals and counterproposals have lower expected payoffs than ones that involve making a proposal that is followed only by an acceptance or rejection.
True
False
8. The union has strong interests in a continuing relationship, while management generally has no intrinsic interest in its continuation.
True
False
9. Studies on collective bargaining negotiations found that female negotiating teams were more likely to reach agreement.
True
False
10. In most negotiations, wage and benefit issues are often decided first.
True
False
11. Which of the following observations is true concerning relief time?
A. It costs more if it is broken up into short periods.
B. It is not a factor that affects production volume.
C. It need not be closely examined while determining cost impacts.
D. Its implications are straightforward and need not be analyzed critically.
13. Which of the following is a basic rule that appears to govern the bargaining process?
A. An impending contract expiration is for ending bargaining.
B. The initial bargaining demand should be large.
C. Strikes and lockouts are advocated throughout the bargaining process.
D. Negotiations begin when parties enter into an agreement.
14. In which of the following relationship patterns can the degree of friendliness between parties be described as a “sweetheart relationship”?
A. Containment-aggression
B. Accommodation
C. Collusion
D. Conflict
15. Which of the following should be the focus when parties are having difficulty achieving a settlement?
A. How to achieve a settlement?
B. Why a settlement is necessary?
C. Who will gain the most?
D. How will the settlement affect the agent?