According to the human resources school of thought, labor unions are:
A) necessary to correct market imperfections.
B) a sign of unhealthy HR practices and problematic because they promote adversarial management-labor relationships.
C) irrelevant in that they have little effect on the competitiveness of the labor market and are ineffective in improving HR practices.
D) monopolies that restrict market competition.

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The human resources school of thought views labor unions as a sign of poor HR practices, suggesting that if HR practices were effective, there would be no need for unions. This perspective sees unions as potentially fostering adversarial relationships between management and labor.

According to the Human Resources School of Thought, Labor Unions