MHR 522 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Monopsony, Labour Candidates And Parties In Canada, Mcdonaldization

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Human Resources
• Course: MHR 522
• Professor: Danielle Lamb

Document Summary

This list is not exhaustive and should only serve as a guideline to assist you in preparing for the midterm exam. History and philosophy of the labour movement in canada. You should be able to: discuss the rational or need for unionization from the perspective of the wal, cite some of the unionization attempts of various wal-mart stores in canada. Additional topics from the readings: industrial relations, the economy and society. The 5 theoretical perspectives discussed in week 2. An understanding of the labour market discussed in week 2. Distinguish between (cid:494)labour(cid:495) and (cid:494)management(cid:495) ascribe? (cid:523)(int: the section on the (cid:494)education of youth(cid:495) makes the answer a. The (cid:494)monopsony(cid:495) model of the labour market (cid:523)i. e. one buyer(cid:524) and the role of unions in this context (mentioned briefly in week 2) To which of the five ideological paradigms would he little less obvious: the economics of labour markets and labour relations, the institutional and neoclassical schools in labour economics.