1.
Employees
have enjoyed steadily improving work
conditions.
a. True
b.
False
2. Half
oftoday‘s workers between
the ages
of20
and 24 have been at their jobs for less than one
year.
a. True
b.
False
3. The new social contract is driven by
globalization
and the
worldwide economic recession.
a. True
b.
False
4. Labor unions have
vigorously
pursued civil liberties for
employees
in the
workplace,
but have not had much
success.
a. True
b.
False
5. Belief in the “good cause norm” is a primary principle underlying the doctrine of employment-at-will.
a. True
b.
False
6. Court decisions are gradually eroding the employment–at-will doctrine.
a. True
b.
False
7. As a general rule, managers should assume that litigation might result from firing an
employee.
a. True
b.
False
8. The concept of due process is a basis for the
employment-at-will doctrine.
a. True
b.
False
9. Companies have given special consideration to employees’ rights to due process only in the past thirty-five years.
a. True
b.
False
10. The success of peer review panels depends on whether the panelists are elected or appointed
a. True
b.
False
11. The trend toward using
Alternative
Dispute Resolution (ADR) is growing.
a. True
b.
False
12. Some employers are requiring that their new hires sign contracts that waive their right to sue the firm and
accept
mandatory arbitration to settle disputes.
a. True
b.
False
13. Whistle-blowing is primarily a due process issue.
a. True
b.
False
14. Studies of whistle-blowers indicate that many are praised by their peers and managers, and often receive
promotions
for their
actions.
a. True
b.
False
15. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act makes whistle-blowing much
easier.
a. True
b.
False
16. The False Claims Act is relatively new legislation, passed in response to the scandals
ofEnron,
WorldCom,
and
others.
a. True
b.
False
17. Whistle-blowing against abuse of government by private companies is making a comeback, due to the False Claims
Act.
a. True
b.
False
18. A good way to avert whistle-blowing is for management to make a visible effort to listen and be responsive to
employees’
concerns.
a. True
b.
False
19. One recommendation for an employee who is considering whistle-blowing is to keep quiet as long as possible.
a. True
b.
False
20. The basis of the employment-at-will doctrine is found in common law principles.
a. True
b.
False
21. The new social contract is being driven
by
a. the employee rights
movement.
b. technology.
c. deregulation.
d. global competition.
22. Workers’ trust in their employers is
a. at an all-time high.
b. a reciprocal relationship.
c. based on the employee rights
movement.
d. higher in small companies than in large
firms.
23. Today’s employees are looking
for
a. competitive pay and
benefits.
b. opportunities for professional growth.
c. recognition for their accomplishments.
d. all of these.
24. Which one of the following is not a difference between the old social contract and the
new?
a. lifetime careers with one employer vs. fewer life
careers
b. loyalty to employer vs. loyalty to self and profession
c. focus on team accomplishments vs. focus on team
building
d. stable positions vs. temporary assigrnnents
25. The new social contract is placing on employees more responsibility
for
a. planning their retirement funding.
b. career
management.
c. their own successful career/job and future in the employment
relationship.
d. their co-workers’ advancement in the
organization.
26. All the following are tme of training
except
a. vital for employees.
b. keeps employees at the cutting edge in changing envirornnents.
c. it increases knowledge and skill.
d. tuition reimbursement programs.
27. The new free agent workers will
be
a. highly educated scientists and
managers.
b. more proactive about their work envirornnents.
c. more loyal to good employers than were their
predecessors.
d. willing to move overseas to pursue good opportunities.
28. Private corporations have not had to recognize employee rights
because
a. they are exempted from doing so by federal
law.
b. society has honored the corporation’s private property
rights.
c. employees have never demanded
them.
d. management has been separated from
ownership.
29. Employee rights
are
a. encompassed in private property
law.
b. guaranteed by the Constitution.
c. spelled out in labor union contracts.
d. justifiable claims that utility cannot override.
30. Rights provided by law are
called
a. inherent rights.
b. statutory rights.
c.
enterprise
rights.
d. negotiated rights.
31. Workers’ rights provided through union contracts are
established
a.
bylaw.
b. through collective bargaining.
c. by the
employer.
d. within an overarching framework of common
law.
32. Enterprise rights are derived
from
a. employer promises.
b. labor
demands.
c. negotiated
contracts.
d. the labor
market.
33. Employee rights can be based on any of the following
except
a. economic
grounds.
b. religious grounds.
c. legal
grounds.
d. ethical
grounds.
34. The belief that employees should only be discharged for good reasons is
the
a. justice as fairness principle.
b. employment-at-will doctrine.
c. good cause
norm.
d. sphere of justice principle.
35. Under the employment–at-will doctrine, the only illegal reason for firing someone is
a.
fraud.
b. discrimination.
c. belonging to a union.
d. poor fmancial
performance.
36. The idea that the relationship between a worker and employer is voluntary and can be terminated at any time,
by
either party, is
the
a. employment-at-will doctrine.
b. due process principle.
c. corporate governance
system.
d. arbitrary employment doctrine.
37. The exception that protects employees from being fired because they refuse to commit crimes or take advantage
of
privileges to which they are entitled by law is
a. common law.
b. the employee protection principle.
c. the public policy exception.
d. the fair employment loophole.
38. was protection for federal employees who expose illegal, corrupt, or wasteful government
activities.
a. Employment-At-Will Doctrine
b. False Claims Act
c. Civil Service Reform Act
d. Michigan Whistle-Blowers Protection Act
39. Employer promises that they may not even know they made are
called
a. inherent intentions.
b. implied contracts.
c. public policies.
d. good faith promises.
40. If employers do not give unsatisfactory employees every reasonable opportunity to improve their performance
before
being fired, the company may have
violated
a. the worker’s right to free
speech.
b. the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.
c. fair trade
agreements.
d. the good faith principle.
41. The good cause norm is the opposite
of
a. the employment at will doctrine.
b. the reason for wrongful
discharge.
c. the belief that employees should be discharged only for good
reasons.
d. based on private property
rights.