Chapter 3,4,5 - Terms Flashcards
Co-determination
is a system in which management shares decision-making authority with the union.
Competitive strategy
refers to the basis on which a firm competes.
Cost leadership
is a competitive strategy based on having the lowest price.
Differentiation
is a competitive strategy based on having a distinctive or unique product.
Employee involvement group
is a group of employees who meet to resolve problems or offer suggestions for organizational improvement.
Employee–management committees
are ongoing groups made up of management and employee representatives who advise management.
High commitment HR strategy
involves the adoption of better technology and requires investment in training and development of human resources.
Job design
is an approach to enhance organizational efficiency and worker satisfaction through technological and human considerations.
Labour relations strategy
is how an employer deals with the unionization of its employees.
Low commitment HR strategy
involves traditional production methods and a low emphasis on development of workforce skills.
Problem-solving groups
are teams of employees that consider issues and make recommendations to management.
Quality circles
are groups of employees who investigate problems relating to quality and make recommendations to management for improvements.
Re-engineering
is a fundamental re-thinking and redesign of business processes to achieve improvements in efficiencies, costs and quality.
Self-directed teams or self-managing work teams
are groups of employees that take on functions previously performed by management.
Union acceptance
is a strategy in which the employer remains neutral in an organizing attempt, and if the attempt is successful tries to negotiate the best deal with the union.
Union avoidance or substitution
is a strategy aimed at preventing unionization using legal means to convince employees they do not need a union.
Union opposition
is an employer strategy of attempting to remain union-free.
Union removal
is a strategy in which the employer attempts to rid itself of any union.
Union resistance
is a strategy in which the employer attempts to limit the further spread of unionization in the organization.
Business agent
is a staff person who works for one or more locals providing expertise and support.
Directly chartered union
receives a charter from a labour congress and is not affiliated with a national or international union.
Independent local unions
are not affiliated with a parent national or international union.
Industrial unions
organize workers in different occupations in a company or firm.
International union
has members in two or more countries (e.g., Canada and the United States) with the parent union headquarters located in one country.
Labour council
is an association of unions in a municipality or region.
Labour federation or labour congress
is an association of unions.
National union
is a union whose membership is situated only in Canada.
Parent union
is a generic term referring to the central or head office of a national or international union.
Raiding
refers to one union persuading members of another union to change unions.
Right-to-work legislation
in certain states of the United States prohibits the compulsory deduction of union dues.
Social contract legislation
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rolled back wage increases in collective agreements
Trusteeship
refers to a parent union temporarily taking direct control of one of its union locals.
Union local
is an administrative unit of a national or international parent union.
Union coverage
is the percentage of employees covered by a collective agreement, including those who do not become union members.
Union
is an organization, external to and also within a work setting, that has the primary objective of improving the compensation and working conditions of the employees it represents.
