Essays on Ambit

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The US Constitution allows Congress the power to deploy the ‘militia’ with the objective of “executing the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions.” In addition, it ensures that the states are protected against aggression to overthrow the “republican government” and, upon the request of the state government, against civil disturbances. These constitutional tenets are seen in the 1807 Insurrection Act prior to and after the adoption of 1878 Posse Comitatus Act. The latter bans the deliberate engagement of any component of the Army or the Air Force unless allowed by the ambit of Congress ...

Financial Institution Supervision: Insurance Companies

Introduction Insurance, in the simplest terms, means a transference of risk from the insured to the insurer. Around the world, individuals, families and businesses take advantage of the provisions of insurance so as to protect the possibilities of catastrophic losses that could occur due to loss of life or failure of a business. Over a period of time, the insurance industry has matured to throw up a multitude of products, and has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry. The management of risk is the key to the operations of the insurance industry. While insurance agencies have necessary internal checks and ...

Management

Summary of Employment-at-Will Doctrine The employment-at-will doctrine has its roots in the feudal doctrine of master and servant, wherein the master-servant relationship is viewed based on status rather than contract. H.G Wood’s treatise on the master-servant relationship held that ‘a general or indefinite hiring is prima facie a hiring at will’ (DeGiuseppe, 1981, p.6) This concept evolved in the United States as employment-at will. According to the doctrine, an employer can terminate the services of an employee at any time for any reason except an illegal one, and even for no reason at all, without risking legal ramifications. ...

Computer Sciences Corporation

Outlook of the Industry Information technology (IT) is one of the most important and authentic fields in the world, therefore it could be said that the entire industry is in great financial condition (Carpenter, Durtschi & Gaynor, 2011). There are number of companies in the world, specifically comes under the ambit of this industry in total. Company’s lies in the industry are enjoying high net income profitability of the company as a whole. According to revenue, this industry was on the peak some years before and currently it is also on a higher scale as well. United States and ...