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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
Professor
Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
1.    While there has been a fairly steady increase in union membership over the past several decades (primarily in the private sector), there are some signs that organized labor is undergoing reinvention. True____ False ____
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2.    Those opposed to unions often combine their criticisms with proposals to meet-and-confer. True ____ False ____
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3.    High-performance work organizations require high levels of trust and cooperative activity, but zero-sum bargaining, where one side’s gain is another side’s loss makes this difficult. True ____ False ____
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4.    In many closed shop governmental settings, workers may be the beneficiaries of union-sponsored initiatives without joining the union or paying dues. True____ False ____
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5.    One fundamental paradox in LMRs is that the doctrine of hostility from the private sector was adapted with minor modifications by the public sector, thereby inhibiting the emergence of a competing model built on the doctrine of harmony. Â
True____Â False ____
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6.    Fact-finding is a dispute resolution procedure that relies on a neutral third party who attempts to facilitate communication and bring the parties together to reach an agreement.  True ____False ____
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7.    Interest arbitration is arbitration dealing with the terms of the negotiated contract; may be voluntary or compulsory. True ____ False ____
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8.    The scope of negotiations is often addressed in the law but contentious in practice. Conflict arises because unions want more perquisites (perks) and want to haggle over a broad range of issues.  True ____ False ____
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9.    As labor relations have become more formalized, there has been greater reliance on written agreements and less on verbal understandings or symbolic handshakes.Â
True ____ False ____
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10. The doctrine of hostility, critics argue, offers a more appropriate set of ideas and behaviors to guide public sector LMRs and advance the public interest. Â
True ____ False ____
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