Wednesday, 12 June 2013

BUS 372 Week 5 Final Assignment Working Together Unions and Management




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Final Paper

Some unions feel that the organization does not compensate its members fairly, or the organizational working conditions are less than desired. Conversely, some employers feel unions interfere with management decisions and impede on a positive relationship between managers and employees. There may be some truth to both perceptions. The final paper is intended to provide a ‘blueprint’ or ‘roadmap’ on the effective strategies an organization can implement to create and maintain a conducive working relationship with unions, as well as the effective strategies a union can implement to create and maintain a conducive working relationship with management.
Focus of the Final Paper
Specifically, the 6-8 page paper will address the following:
·         Briefly describe the role of management in an organization.
·         Similarly, briefly discuss the role of a union in an organization.
·         Finally, present:
·         A minimum of two (2) strategies/actions an organization can implement to create and maintain a conducive working relationship with unions.
·         A minimum of two (2) strategies/actions a union can implement to create and maintain a conducive working relationship with management.
Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:
·         Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
·         Must include a cover page that includes:
·         Student’s name
·         Course name and number
·         Title of paper
·         Instructor’s name
·         Date submitted
·         Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
·         Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
·         Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
·         Must include a minimum of three references beyond the course text.
·         Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources.
·         Must include, on the final page, a Reference Page that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.


BUS 372 Week 5 DQ 2 Evaluating Conflict




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Evaluating Conflict

Analyze and evaluate whether unionized organizations reduce the level of conflict between management and labor, or exacerbate this conflict. Defend your case with appropriate examples. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.


BUS 372 Week 5 DQ 1 Agency Shop




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Agency Shop

Unions state that individuals should be free to join, yet then argue that those organizations represented by a union should enforce the agency shop. Illustrate why this is not a contradictory practice and is consistent with U.S. legal principles. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.


BUS 372 Week 4 Quiz





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1.      Question :  In many collective bargaining agreements
 2.     Question :  Dismissal pay is
 3.     Question :  Negotiators commonly use at least three different standards when determining basic wage rates at the bargaining table.
 4.     Question : 
The ability-to-pay method of wage determination is not influenced by the
 5.     Question :  The use of job evaluation to establish relative wage rates is
 6.     Question : 
The employer is not often obligated to provide reporting pay when 7.       Question :  At present, vacations with pay are a standard practice
 8.     Question :  The basic idea behind the ability to pay principle of wage determination is that the economics of a particular collective bargaining relationship should neither fall substantially behind nor be greatly superior to that of other employer/union relationships.
 9.     Question :  Today, industry payments for fringe benefits are the equivalent of about 30 percent of total payroll.
 10.   Question :  The cost to employers of health insurance plans is
 11.   Question :  One drawback of the incentive wage system is that increasing automation in industry is reducing the individual worker’s ability to control his or her own output.
 12.   Question :  Non-wage economic benefits should not be considered part of a firm’s total wage bill because these are indirect payments and therefore do not cost a firm as much as direct payments.



BUS 372 Week 4 DQ 2 Organizational Competitiveness




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Organizational Competitiveness

Employees represented by a union are paid approximately 30% more (in terms of pay and benefit costs) versus those employees not represented by a union. Discuss how an organization whose employees are represented by a union can remain competitive against an organization whose employees are not represented by a union, especially when it must commit more monies towards its employees, which often requires lower investment in research and development and raising the price of its products and services. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.


BUS 372 Week 4 DQ 1 Strategy Analysis





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Strategy Analysis

Assess the circumstances when it would be more appropriate for an organization to follow the comparative norm strategy to determine an employees' wage rate, versus the ability-to-pay or the cost of living strategy. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.




BUS 372 Week 3 Quiz





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1.      Question :  Which of the following is not a responsibility or personal quality needed in an arbitrator?
 2.     Question :  In Canada, where card checks are widely used, union membership is
 3.     Question : 
Which of the following constitutes an unfair employer practice?
 4.     Question :  When past practice and clear-cut contractual language conflict
 5.     Question :  When an employer promises to raise the wages of a worker if he/she will agree not to join a union, the action is considered to be
6.      Question :  The grievance procedure
 7.     Question :  In addition to being orderly and efficient, the grievance procedure can be regarded as a means for
 8.     Question :  Grievance mediation differs from arbitration in that
 9.     Question :  About 85 percent of the UAW’s spending goes to
 10.   Question :  The first major union to be touched by the threat of “multi-nationals” was the
 11.   Question :  Employers may not hold a meeting with employees on company time
 12.   Question :  The day-to-day job in labor relations is to