The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) provides that American courts generally cannot hear suits against foreign governments. Describe the three possible exceptions to this rule.
What will be an ideal response?
The three possible exceptions to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act deal with waivers, commercial activity, and violation of international law.?First, a lawsuit is permitted against a foreign country that waives its immunity, that is, it voluntarily gives up this protection. Secondly, a plaintiff in the United States can sue a foreign country engaged in commercial, but not political activity. Lastly, a plaintiff in the United States may sue a foreign government that has confiscated property in violation of international law, provided that the property either ends up in the United States or is involved in commercial activity that affects someone in the United States.
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a. Verbal communication b. Professionalism c. Competence d. Nonverbal communication
The debt to equity ratio equals
a. stockholders' equity divided by total liabilities. b. stockholders' equity divided by long-term liabilities. c. total liabilities divided by stockholders' equity. d. current liabilities divided by average stockholders' equity.
Conflict may escalate at the "prevent" stage due to
A. conflicting interests and injured relationships. B. lack of attention and lack of protection. C. disputed rights and unequal power. D. poor skills and weak relationships.
Hatch and Schultz (2001) argue that expressive organizations align three major organizational features: vision (strategy), culture (employees), and image (brand) by analyzing the three possible gaps between them. One gap is the vision-culture gap which refers to _______________.
a. There is conflict between the organizations vision and how the organization is being perceived in its own environment b. Employees behave in ways that are inconsistent with the organizations espoused image c. Management develop a vision not shared by employees, and which alienates or separates employees from the strategy of the organization d. The culture of the organization forces it to ignore the vision of the organization