Chapter 12 5 Paulo owns a few shares of stock in a large and diversified firm. He realizes that the CEO of the company is responsible for a multi-billion dollar business

292. (p. 342) The U.S. Department of Labor cites ________ as the third leading cause of job-related fatalities.

D. toxic chemicals

293. (p. 342) The national Institute of Health estimates that each drug abuser can cost an employer approximately

__________ annually.

D. $90,000

294. (p. 343) Which of the following is an effective way to deal with the growing threat of workplace violence?

D. Avoid disciplining employees who are not performing up to par since they will learn on the job and their

performance will improve over time.

295. (p. 339) Which of the following is likely to remain a controversial labor-management issue in the future?

A. the ability of employers to use yellow-dog contracts

296. (p. 337) One of the major criticisms of executive compensation in the United States is that:

D. many U.S. executives are paid much less than their counterparts earn in Europe and Japan.

297. (p. 338) The fact that workers sometimes serve on the board of directors of European companies helps

explain why:

D. workers in Europe are less likely to believe unions are necessary than workers in the United States.

298. (p. 339) Comparable worth primarily is concerned with:

A. ensuring equal pay for men and women who work for the same firm and have the same job title.

299. (p. 342) An assessment of elder care needs in the United States suggests that:

D. while an issue for some workers, at the present time elder care is not a high profile item for most businesses.

300. (p. 337) Paulo owns a few shares of stock in a large and diversified firm. He realizes that the CEO of the

company is responsible for a multi-billion dollar business, but is upset with what he feels is excessive

compensation for the chief executive officer, particularly since the firm has reported losses for the past two

years. Paulo’s concerns are:

A. unfounded, since laws in the United States prevent firms from paying large salaries or bonuses to executives

when a firm reports a loss.

301. (p. 339) Typron Enterprises has launched a program to evaluate the relative levels of skills, education and

training needed to perform various jobs. Based on the results of this evaluation, the firm intends to adjust pay

scales so that jobs requiring similar levels of skills and abilities will receive similar pay. Typron’s program is an

attempt to deal with the issue of:

D. equal employment opportunities.

302. (p. 342) Which of the following statements about the costs of elder care is most accurate?

A. It should be much less expensive for firms to provide elder care than for them to provide child care.

303. (p. 342) As an employee of the human resource department of a major corporation, you are concerned about

the potential costs of drug abuse. You are contemplating testing employees for substance abuse. Before

adopting such tests, you should know that:

A. this type of testing has been found to be illegal, but many firms do it anyway.

304. (p. 343) Serwon Airlines has just implemented a program to curb workplace violence before it occurs. Under

this program, the employees of Serwon can likely expect to:

A. share in any profits their airline earns.

305. (p. 339) Which of the following statements about sexual harassment is most accurate?

A. Only men can be charged with sexual harassment.

306. Identify three laws that have had a major influence on labor-management relations and discuss the major

provisions of each law.

307. Explain the difference between closed, open, union, and agency shop agreements. What impact did the

Taft-Hartley Act have on the use of closed and union shop arrangements?

308. Identify and describe the major tactics used by unions and management when collective bargaining efforts

break down.

309. Identify and discuss three controversial employee-management issues.

310. Union membership has declined in recent years. What has led to this decline and what can unions do to

turn this trend around?

311. (p. 324) Ima, Boyd, and their fellow employees at Endrun work on an assembly line and do not have a

specialized skill. If they are successful in their union drive, they would probably be represented by a(n)

________ union.

D. traditional

312. (p. 325) The steps Ima, Boyd and their fellow workers must take to get the union recognized as their

authorized bargaining agent are parts of the __________ process.

A. accreditation

313. (p. 329) After gaining union representation, workers with complaints regarding promotions, layoffs, and job

assignments will file a(n) ________ with their shop steward.

D. yellow-dog contract

314. (p. 328) The plant where Ima and Boyd work is located in Illinois, which does not have a right-to-work law.

If the workers approve the union as their bargaining agent, Boyd wants to get the greatest union membership

that is legally possible. Boyd is likely to push for a(n):

A. closed shop.

315. (p. 333) Ty Runt has always taken a hard line against unionization efforts. Two years ago, when workers at

his previous company tried to obtain union representation, the company closed down the plant and refused to let

employees work until they abandoned their efforts to form a union. This management tactic was a(n):

A. management strike.

316. (p. 325) If management tries to threaten or punish Ima and Boyd for their efforts to gain union representation,

the two workers could ask the ____________ to investigate these unfair labor practices.

D. Federal Trade Commission

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