Quizzes are available to test your understanding of the key concepts covered in each chapter.
1. The perspective on the employment relationship which suggests that organisations are unified entities in which all parties have common objectives is
unitarist
feminist
pluralist
Marxist
Ans: A
2. The perspective on the employment relationship which suggests that organisational conflict is inevitable and reflects deeper class conflict is
unitarist
feminist
pluralist
Marxist
Ans: D
3. Under the pluralist perspective, trade unions are seen as
troublemakers
legitimate mechanisms for the expression of employee views
a barrier to effective communication
reinforcing managerial prerogative
Ans: B
4. In Purcell and Sissons’ (1983) typology, firms in which workers are regarded as organisational assets and management seek to maximise employee identification with aims of the company through HRM practices are referred to as
standard moderns
sophisticated Human Relations
sophisticated moderns
traditional
Ans: B
5. The term ‘trade union density’ refers to which of the following
the proportion of employers who recognise trade unions
the proportion of employers who are covered by collective bargaining
the proportion of the working population who are members of a trade union
the proportion of employees who are covered by collective bargaining