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The number of children a woman must have on average to ensure that one daughter survives to reproductive age is known as: |
| | A) | total fertility rate. |
| | B) | sub-replacement fertility. |
| | C) | replacement fertility rate. |
| | D) | net reproduction rate. |
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_____ is caused by processes of job creation and job destruction that continuously alter the mix of productive work in every economy. |
| | A) | Structural change |
| | B) | Government intervention |
| | C) | Competitive pressure |
| | D) | Reorganization of work |
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The economic sector that includes farming, fishing, and forestry occupations is known as the: |
| | A) | quaternary sector. |
| | B) | service sector. |
| | C) | goods-producing sector. |
| | D) | agricultural sector. |
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The economic sector that includes manufacturing, mining, and construction is the: |
| | A) | agricultural sector. |
| | B) | goods-producing sector. |
| | C) | service sector. |
| | D) | quinary sector. |
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Productivity growth through automation and relocation of work to lower-wage countries are the two most significant reasons for the decline of the: |
| | A) | agricultural sector. |
| | B) | goods-producing sector. |
| | C) | quinary sector. |
| | D) | service sector. |
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The service sector: |
| | A) | includes activities which contribute considerably to the economy but are not assessed by monetary amounts. |
| | B) | includes farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. |
| | C) | includes manufacturing, mining, and construction. |
| | D) | includes jobs in retailing, transportation, and health care that add value to manufactured goods. |
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Which of the following is not a job in the service sector? |
| | A) | Transportation |
| | B) | Health care |
| | C) | Retailing |
| | D) | Manufacturing |
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According to the text, growth in this sector of occupations that add value to manufactured goods causes growth in goods production and trade. |
| | A) | Agricultural sector |
| | B) | Goods-producing sector |
| | C) | Service sector |
| | D) | Primary sector |
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This occurs when a company sends work of any kind to an outside supplier rather than pay its own employees to do it. |
| | A) | Outsourcing |
| | B) | Hot desking |
| | C) | Microtargeting |
| | D) | Co-sourcing |
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The transfer of work from a domestic to a foreign location or to a foreign supplier is known as: |
| | A) | offshoring. |
| | B) | homeshoring. |
| | C) | farmshoring. |
| | D) | onshoring. |
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This occurs when reorganized work remains within the company but moves from the home country to a foreign location. |
| | A) | Farmshoring |
| | B) | Homeshoring |
| | C) | Offshoring |
| | D) | Onshoring |
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The idea that employers and workers should be free of government intervention in negotiating aspects of their employment contract is known as: |
| | A) | the employment-at-will doctrine. |
| | B) | the liberty of contract doctrine. |
| | C) | the implied covenant of good faith. |
| | D) | the yellow dog contract. |
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The agreement by which an employee exchanges his/her labor in return for specific pay and working conditions is termed as: |
| | A) | collaboration agreement. |
| | B) | employment contract. |
| | C) | cost-reimbursement contract. |
| | D) | material transfer agreement. |
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The great flaw in the _____ was that it assumed equal bargaining power for all parties, whereas employers unquestionably predominated. |
| | A) | implied covenant of good faith |
| | B) | employment-at-will doctrine |
| | C) | liberty of contract doctrine |
| | D) | yellow dog contract |
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Which of the following is an agreement between an employer and a worker wherein the worker agrees not to join a union? |
| | A) | Yellow dog contract |
| | B) | Employment-at-will doctrine |
| | C) | Liberty of contract doctrine |
| | D) | Implied covenant of good faith |
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This law allows separated workers to continue in group health plans for up to 18 months at their own expense. |
| | A) | The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| | B) | The Family and Medical Leave Act |
| | C) | The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act |
| | D) | The Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: |
| | A) | requires companies with federal contracts to take measures against drug abuse. |
| | B) | guarantees that preexisting medical problems will continue to be covered by health insurance when workers switch jobs. |
| | C) | gives workers the right to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for family reasons such as childbirth. |
| | D) | requires companies with more than 100 workers to give 60 days' notice prior to plant closings. |
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In the U.S., the idea that employers and employees can enter voluntary employment contracts that can be ended anytime by either party is known as: |
| | A) | the employment-at-will doctrine. |
| | B) | the liberty of contract doctrine. |
| | C) | the implied covenant of good faith. |
| | D) | the yellow dog contract. |
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This is a set of four standards to protect basic worker rights on which there is broad international agreement. |
| | A) | Core labor standards |
| | B) | Standards of conduct |
| | C) | Hypernorms |
| | D) | Code of ethics |
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Labor flexibility is the: |
| | A) | view that business is analogous to a game and special, lower ethics are permissible. |
| | B) | ability to make quick and smooth shifts of workers into and out of jobs as business conditions change. |
| | C) | transfer of work from within a company to an outside supplier which is done to cut labor costs. |
| | D) | agreement by which an employee exchanges his/her labor in return for specific pay and working conditions. |
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