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What is the newer name increasingly taking precedence over 'industrial relations'?

  • Human Resource Management
  • Labour Relations
  • Employee Relations (correct)
  • Trade Union Relations

How do some scholars differentiate industrial/employment relations from employee/labour relations?

  • Industrial/employment relations have a broader focus than employee/labour relations (correct)
  • Employee/labour relations are synonymous with human resource management
  • Employee/labour relations focus on non-unionized workers
  • Industrial/employment relations are concerned with organized labour

How is employee relations often perceived in contrast to labour relations?

  • Primarily concerned with employer-employee relationships
  • Dealing only with non-unionized workers (correct)
  • Associated with human resource management
  • Focused on organized labour

What do some academics regard as synonymous with one or more of the disciplines mentioned?

<p>Human Resource Management (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does industrial relations examine, according to the overview provided?

<p>Various employment situations, not just ones with a unionized workforce (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the newer name increasingly taking precedence over 'industrial relations'?

<p>Employment Relations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do some scholars differentiate industrial/employment relations from employee/labour relations?

<p>By emphasizing the perspective of employers, managers, and/or officials (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the broadest focus of industrial relations according to the text?

<p>All employment relationships (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the controversial aspect of treating industrial/employment relations as synonymous with employee relations and labour relations?

<p>The narrow focus of employee/labour relations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is often perceived as dealing only with non-unionized workers?

<p>Employee relations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

What does industrial relations examine?

The study of employment relationships in various situations, not just those with unionized workforces.

What is 'Employment Relations'?

A term that is increasingly used instead of 'industrial relations'.

Industrial/employment relations

Has a broader focus than employee/labour relations.

Employee relations focus

Often focuses on non-unionized workers.

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Human Resource Management

Some academics view it as the same as other disciplines in the field.

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How Industrial/employment relations are differentiated

Emphasizes the perspective of employers, managers and/or officials.

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Broadest focus of industrial relations

Encompasses all employment relationships.

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Controversial aspect of employee/labour relations

Its narrow focus when compared to industrial/employment relations.

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