πŸ“Š Industrial Relation and Labour Law
Q. Bain and Clegg (1974) argue that industrial relations are concerned with:
  • (A) the making and administering of rules that regulate the employment relationship in unionised firms, regardless of whether these are seen as formal or informal, structured or unstructured
  • (B) the making and administering of rules that regulate the employment relationship in nonunionised firms, regardless of whether these are seen as formal or informal, structured or unstructured
  • (C) the making and administering of rules that regulate the employment relationship regardless of whether these are seen as formal or informal, structured or unstructured
  • (D) none of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) the making and administering of rules that regulate the employment relationship in unionised firms, regardless of whether these are seen as formal or informal, structured or unstructured
πŸ“Š Industrial Relation and Labour Law
Q. Variance control, boundary location, work group organization, management support, design process, and quality of work life are components:
  • (A) Social pathological theory
  • (B) Sociotechnical system theory
  • (C) Polarization of work theory
  • (D) Quality of work theory
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Quality of work theory
πŸ“Š Industrial Relation and Labour Law
Q. The feeling workers have when they are not able to control the work environment is:
  • (A) Meaninglessness
  • (B) Normlessness
  • (C) Mindlessness
  • (D) Powerlessness
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Meaninglessness
πŸ“Š Industrial Relation and Labour Law
Q. According to the text, quality of work life is defined in terms of:
  • (A) employee perceptions of their well-being at work.
  • (B) the level of productivity achieved by employees.
  • (C) objective indices of employee well-being at work.
  • (D) the degree to which an organization adopts Japanese managerial principles.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) objective indices of employee well-being at work.
πŸ“Š Industrial Relation and Labour Law
Q. There is a substantial and growing body of research evidence showing a strong connection between how firms _____ and the economic results they achieve.
  • (A) select board members
  • (B) educate their management staff
  • (C) manage their people
  • (D) diversify their product line
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) diversify their product line
πŸ“Š Industrial Relation and Labour Law
Q. Which of the following is a retention responsibility of the line management?
  • (A) Compensation and benefits
  • (B) Performance feedback to subordinates
  • (C) Management and organizational development
  • (D) Face-to-face resolution of conflict
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Compensation and benefits
πŸ“Š Industrial Relation and Labour Law
Q. The challenge, opportunity, and also the frustration of creating and managing organizations frequently stem from the _____ problems that arise within them.
  • (A) people-related
  • (B) union
  • (C) legal
  • (D) upper management
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) people-related