QUESTION 11 Renegotiation of a long-term contract frequently requires that disci

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QUESTION 11

Renegotiation of a long-term contract frequently requires that disciplinary action records from before a certain point be removed from employees’ files.

True

False

QUESTION 12

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

QUESTION 13

Which of the following is true of the work design after industrial revolution?

The level of needed skill requirements increased

Production was highly labor-intensive

Job specialization was implemented

All products were produced by a single individual

QUESTION 14

Firms that implement HPWOs have:

Worse financial performance.

More contingent workers.

Lower productivity.

Higher wage levels

QUESTION 15

When is renegotiating long-term contracts harder?

When global competition is the least

Where buyer or seller concentration in the industry is low among larger employers

When there are periods of low inflation

Where capacity utilization varies during the contract period

QUESTION 16

Many contracts require that if unauthorized work stoppages like wildcat strikes occur, the:

Union will disavow the strike and urge employees to return to work.

Management will acknowledge the strike and not urge employees to return to work.

Union will acknowledge the strike and not urge employees to return to work.

Management will disavow the strike and not urge employees to return to work.

QUESTION 17

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

QUESTION 18

The union has strong interests in a continuing relationship, while management generally has no intrinsic interest in its continuation.

True

False

QUESTION 19

Studies on collective bargaining negotiations found that female negotiating teams were more likely to reach agreement.

True

False

QUESTION 20

In most negotiations, wage and benefit issues are often decided first.

True

False

QUESTION 21

Which of the following observations is true concerning relief time?

It costs more if it is broken up into short periods.

It is not a factor that affects production volume.

It need not be closely examined while determining cost impacts.

Its implications are straightforward and need not be analyzed critically.

QUESTION 22

Which of the following is a basic rule that appears to govern the bargaining process?

An impending contract expiration is for ending bargaining.

The initial bargaining demand should be large.

Strikes and lockouts are advocated throughout the bargaining process.

Negotiations begin when parties enter into an agreement.

QUESTION 23

In which of the following relationship patterns can the degree of friendliness between parties be described as a “sweetheart relationship”?

Containment-aggression

Accommodation

Collusion

Conflict

QUESTION 24

Which of the following should be the focus when parties are having difficulty achieving a settlement?

How to achieve a settlement?

Why a settlement is necessary?

Who will gain the most?

How will the settlement affect the agent?

The level of needed skill requirements increased

Production was highly labor-intensive

Job specialization was implemented

All products were produced by a single individual

Explanation / Answer

Question 11 – True – Re-negotiation can involve re-negotiating the terms of an existing contract which may be mutually agreed.

Question 12 – True – Union shop requires an unit employee to become the member of union as a condition of continued employment.

Question 13 – C – Job Specialisation was implemented – Job design is HR management function specification of different jobs to satisfy the organizational requirement technically.

Question 14 – D – Higher wage levels – As they are more concerned in High performance work which expect and made their employees to work efficiently and effectively and hence they paid more.

Question 15 – A - When global competition is the least

Question 16 – A - Union will disavow the strike and urge employees to return to work.

Question 17 – True – As their will be less bargaining power when the other party is also have counter offer.

Question 18 – True – Union is the link between management and its workers. Union pictures come in play at the time of bargaining and settling down the disputes though management has least interest and workers are more interested.

Question 19 – True – Women tends to bargain better.

Question 20 – True

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