Chapter 03 Testbank
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. Pluralists see industrial conflict as:
A. a fundamental and inherent conflict of interest between workers and employers, derived from the unequal distribution of income and wealth.
B. an ...
A. description, taxonomy, model, law and causal
theory.
B. description, analysis, taxonomy, model and causal
theory.
C. description, analysis, taxonomy, model
and law.
D. values, taxonomy, model, law and causal
theory.
2. Taxonomies are:
A. classifications of employment-related taxes identifying impacts on employment levels across the whole
economy.
B. classification systems identifying similar characteristics in diverse events or
objects.
C. documents required by the tax
office.
D. None of the options given here is
correct
3. Which of the following are examples of taxonomies in employment relations?
A. Formal rules versus informal
rules
B. Pay versus
conditions
C. Individual versus
collective
D. Formal rules versus informal rules and individual versus
collective
,4. The three main parties who create and enforce the rules that regulate the employment relationship are:
A. the state, employers, and employment relations
consultants.
B. the state, employers and
employees.
C. the courts, employers and
employees.
D. the state, employees and employment relations
lawyers.
5. Which of the following is one of the ways that rules may be authored?
A. Unilateral rule-
making
B. Bilateral rule-
making
C. Multilateral rule-
making
D. All of the options given here are
correct
6. Dunlop‘s model suggests that all ‘industrial relations systems‘ are comprised of:
A. three main actors who interact to produce rules, which regulate behaviour within a system and who operate within
a larger context which influences this behaviour.
B. three main actors who interact in a systematic way, moderated by industrial relations
tribunals.
C. None of the options given here is
correct
D. three main actors who interact to produce rules which are then made formal through the industrial
relations system.
7. Substantive rules are best described as:
A. the real terms under which employees are rewarded for selling their labour and the conditions under which
they work.
B. the real terms under which employers are rewarded for providing employment opportunities and the conditions
under which those jobs are provided.
C. governing the enforcement of all rules in a
workplace.
D. governing the issues of substantial concern to
employees.
, 8. An example of a procedural rule is:
A. holiday
entitlements.
B. working
hours.
C. company practice for the recruitment or dismissal of
employees.
D. All of the options given here are
correct
9. Give an example each of formal and informal rules that regulate the employment relationship, and explain the
differences between the two.
10. What is ‘agency‘, within a broader discussion about employment relations?
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