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.