1.  In relation to workplace interventions, the productivity & labor mgt  ____________________________  are usually handled by committee structures 

2.  In relation to evolving labor relations in the post industrial age, in the 1980s & early 1990s, labor unions faced the twin challenges of a declining industrial base & increasing  ______________________________ 

3.  In relation to workplace control, social theorists have found that power in the workplace influences power relationships in  ______________________________________ 

4.  In relation to democratic orgs, the Taft Hartley Act forbids the dominance of a Labor or union org by a firm, i.e., no "  _____________________________  unions" are allowed 

5.  In relation to democratic organizational structure, worker management relations in Japan are  __________________  conflicted than in US 

6.  Joint labor mgt committees often examine occupational safety & health issues, technology, health care, &  ___________________________________  issues 

7.  Rucker plans are designed to improve  ______________________________ 

8.  In relation to quality circles, in Japan, large enterprises are more concerned w/  ________________________________________  than is typical in Western state regulated capitalist societies

9.  In relation to team based approaches, supervisors act as  __________________________________  rather than directing work 

10.  In relation to ESOPs, many ESOPs are formed by borrowing money from a bank or other commercial lender to buy  ___________________________  in the company

11.  In relation to employee involvement opportunities & threats, EI is associated w/ improved job satisfaction & enhanced  ___________________________________  skills 

12.  In relation to the labor mvmt & workplace democracy, participation programs can benefit unions since active participants are more  _________________________________  w/ their unions & involved in union activities

Be sure & answer all parts of the question.  Style, spelling & grammar are important.  Demonstrate a strong factual argument, use examples, & then inform your opinion.  Answers should be about 2
  pages long. 

1.  In relation to research on employee involvement, list & discuss the features of 3 or more EI programs.  Compare some of the features... how do they differ?  how are they the same?  What are the strengths & weaknesses of each?  Which is the worst overall?  Why?  Which is the best overall?  Why?