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Flashcards by Yago Gimeno, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Yago Gimeno
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| Question | Answer |
| What are values? | Values are relatively stable beliefs in the excellence of a certain ideal state of existence... ... or in the goodness of certain social institutions or certain forms of individual behavior |
| What are fundamental values? | Ideal states of existence Ultimate finalities of action --> Comfortable life, equality, freedom, health, wealth |
| What are instrumental values? | Means, resources used to achieve fundamental values --> Ambition, courage, helpfulness, honesty, logic... |
| What is a culture? | System of meanings which are shared by members of a society Defines what is good and bad, right or wrong, and what are appropriate ways for members to think and behave |
| Briefly describe the meaning of work for ancient cultures | Greeks: Slavery. Best life is leisure life Romans: Same as Greeks Hebrews: Work is unpleasant, but can purify Early Christianity: Work is not noble, not rewarding/satisfying |
| What did the Reformation change? | - Work = Serving god Treated positively Leisure = Failure, disgrace |
| What are Work Ethics? | Set of values which stresses the importance of work to identity and sense of worth of the individual Encourages an attitude of diligence, duty |
| What is Alienation? | A state of existence in which human beings are not fulfilling their humanity |
| Intrinsic VS Extrinsic drivers | Intrinsic - We do something because we like it --> Satisfaction IN job (Joy, fun, meaning) --> Expressive meaning of work Extrinsic - We do something because of external incentives --> Satisfaction WITH job (Salary) -->Instrumental meaning of work |
| Instrumental work orientation | Earning income is the motivation Separates working life from home life |
| Bureaucratic work orientation | Providing service to an organization in return for career progress Joy of job is the motivation Overlaps working and non-working life |
| What is an implicit contract? | Tacit agreement made between the employer and the employed about what the employee will "put in" to the job, and the rewards and benefits exchanged |
| What is a psychological contract? | Mutual expectation formed between the employee and employer Actual terms remain implicit and are not written down anywhere |
| How does control vary between different levels? | High Levels <--> High Trust People are willing to comply with the org. due to the high rewards (Indirect control) Low levels <--> Low Trust People receive low pay so they need direct control |
| Why does the LM have to be regulated? | Market is not fast enough by itself - To have humane wages - To provide equal opportunities |
| Important dates on the history of labor law | 1802 - England - First piece of law labor, limiting hours to 12/day 1819 - England - Prohibiting child labor under 9yrs 1938 - USA - Minimun wage |
| What is a Labor Union / Trade Union? | Legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest Formed for the purpose of collectively negotiating with an employer over wages, working hours, etc. |
| Describe Union Presence & Power | Determined by various factors such as: - Level of membership - Structure of membership - ... |
| What do unions do? | - Strikes - Lobby - Raise awareness - Negotiate |
| What is the Tripartite? | < Gov - Org - Union > |
| What is a union confederation? | Group of labor unions Usually from the industry or service sector or at a national / supranational level... - ETUC (European Trade Union Conf.) - ITUC (Internat. Trade Union Conf.) |
| What is Union Concentration/Centralisation? | Existence of a few trade unions that are organized along the industry sectors Predominant in the EU |
| What is an Umbrella? | Multiple trade unions which fiercely compete for members and have no clearly defined industry boundaries |
| What is Union Density? | Membership / Total workforce Union members with pad employment as a proportion of all employed wae and salary earners |
| What is Union Coverage? | (% Workers whose work issues are determined by CB) ------------------------------------ Total work-force |
| What is Organized Decentralization? | A phenomenon where social partners delegate the right to negotiate on certain issues to company-level representatives |
| What are the Legal Basis of collective Industrial Relations? | 1) Right to constitute and freedom to join trade unions (Fundamental rights of EU) 2) Mandatory employee representation by ECJ (Eur. Courts of Justice) 3) Collective agreements may be legally enforced |
| Distributive VS Integrative Negotiations | Distributive - I win, you lose Integrative - I win, you win |
| What is an Objective Point? And a Resistance Point? | OP - The point of final agreement - within each party's negotiation range - considered the most favorable RP - The least favorable agreement point within the possible negotiation range |
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