Industrial Relations and Employment Relations Quiz
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What is the multidisciplinary academic field that studies the employment relationship and interrelations between employers and employees, labor/trade unions, employer organizations, and the state?

Industrial relations or employment relations

Why is the name 'Employment Relations' increasingly taking precedence over 'Industrial Relations'?

Because 'Industrial Relations' is often seen to have relatively narrow connotations

What is the broader focus of industrial/employment relations compared to employee/labour relations?

Industrial/employment relations have a broader focus on employment relationships in the broadest sense, including 'non-industrial' employment relationships

What is the controversy surrounding treating industrial/employment relations as synonymous with employee relations and labour relations?

<p>The controversy arises due to the narrower focus of employee/labour relations, which primarily focuses on employees or labour from the perspective of employers, managers, and/or officials</p> Signup and view all the answers

What discipline is sometimes seen as paralleling a trend in industrial/employment relations?

<p>Human resource management</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best defines commerce?

<p>The process of buying and selling goods and services</p> Signup and view all the answers

Trade is best described as:

<p>The exchange of goods and services between buyers and sellers</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the principal factors that give rise to commercial exchanges?

<p>Diversity in the distribution of natural resources, differences of human needs and wants, and division of labor along with comparative advantage</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does commerce consist of?

<p>Trade and aids to trade along the entire supply chain</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which types of trade are included in commerce?

<p>Domestic trade, including retail and wholesale</p> Signup and view all the answers

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