HRM
586 Week 8 Final Exam
1. (TCO A) How do public-sector employees rights and interests differ from
those of private-sector employees?

2. (TCO A) People have tended to join unions for
reasons that would appear to be, from their own viewpoints, extremely logical.
Discuss the validity of this statement. (Poi

3. (TCO C) What impact did the Great Depression have
on the U.S. labor movement?

4. (TCO E) The AFL-CIO and its leaders from the past
help define the labor movement in the United States and help define where the
union movement is today. How have the AFL-CIO (federation) national and local
unions been involved politically? What impact has this had on unions and
legislation passed?

5. (TCO F) Wage issues are often the catalyst for a
strike. Although the union is focusing on what it can get in terms of total
income to the union member, management is looking at the impact of these costs
on the total business picture. From a management perspective, defend what you
would judge to be the most desirable arrangement for your organization.
Consider the ability-to-pay approach and the comparative approach. Be sure to
include other factors around the wage issue that might impact your decision.

6. (TCO D) The increasing sophistication and
enlightenment of modern top business executives in dealing with their
subordinates has led to a state of affairs wherein managements today are more
democratic than unions. Do you agree? Why or why not?

7. (TCO G) If there had been no labor unions in this
country in the past 30 years or so, the growth of employee benefits would
perhaps have been only a small fraction of what it has actually been. Discuss.

8. (TCO H) Ultimately, the role of an arbitrator in a
grievance case is to decide the case. Describe how factors such as past
practice, fairness, and ethics affect an arbitrator’s decision in the case.
Further, explain how arbitrators could be seen as scapegoats for the case.

9. (TCO I) What are the pros and cons of state
right-to-work laws?HRM
586 Week 8 Final Exam
1. (TCO A) How do public-sector employees rights and interests differ from
those of private-sector employees?

2. (TCO A) People have tended to join unions for
reasons that would appear to be, from their own viewpoints, extremely logical.
Discuss the validity of this statement. (Poi

3. (TCO C) What impact did the Great Depression have
on the U.S. labor movement?

4. (TCO E) The AFL-CIO and its leaders from the past
help define the labor movement in the United States and help define where the
union movement is today. How have the AFL-CIO (federation) national and local
unions been involved politically? What impact has this had on unions and
legislation passed?

5. (TCO F) Wage issues are often the catalyst for a
strike. Although the union is focusing on what it can get in terms of total
income to the union member, management is looking at the impact of these costs
on the total business picture. From a management perspective, defend what you
would judge to be the most desirable arrangement for your organization.
Consider the ability-to-pay approach and the comparative approach. Be sure to
include other factors around the wage issue that might impact your decision.

6. (TCO D) The increasing sophistication and
enlightenment of modern top business executives in dealing with their
subordinates has led to a state of affairs wherein managements today are more
democratic than unions. Do you agree? Why or why not?

7. (TCO G) If there had been no labor unions in this
country in the past 30 years or so, the growth of employee benefits would
perhaps have been only a small fraction of what it has actually been. Discuss.

8. (TCO H) Ultimately, the role of an arbitrator in a
grievance case is to decide the case. Describe how factors such as past
practice, fairness, and ethics affect an arbitrator’s decision in the case.
Further, explain how arbitrators could be seen as scapegoats for the case.

9. (TCO I) What are the pros and cons of state
right-to-work laws?