Define who is an agent and give TWO (2) reasons why agents are appointed. GHL Fridman describes agency as ‘the relationship that exists between persons when one‚ called the agent‚ is considered in law to represent the other‚ called the principal‚ in such a way as to be able to affect the principal’s legal position in resects of strangers to the relationship by the making of contracts or the disposition of property’. The Australian High Court in International Harvester Co of Australia Pty
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Distributed Intelligent Agents Katia Sycara Keith Decker Anandeep Pannu Mike Williamson Dajun Zeng The Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh‚ PA 15213‚ U.S.A. Voice: (412) 268-8825 Fax: (412) 268-5569 URL: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/ softagents/ Abstract We are investigating techniques for developing distributed and adaptive collections of agents that coordinate to retrieve‚ lter and fuse information relevant to the user‚ task and situation‚ as well as anticipate
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Agent Orange and the Effects It Had Because of the Vietnam War Tasha S. Samuelu CBRN SLC Class 002/003-13 Abstract Agent Orange is a chemical agent that was used in the Vietnam War between the years of 1962 and 1971. Without any knowledge of the damage that it can cause‚ it was spread across the southern part of Vietnam. Aerial Spray used by airplanes and helicopters was how the agent was spread throughout Vietnam. After the spread of the agent throughout the vegetation‚ there were some
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individual’s athletic career: sport agents. In order to understand what a sport agent is‚ we must first understand the concept of an agent. An agent is defined as “a person authorized by another to act for him‚ one entrusted with another’s business” (Staudohar‚ 2006); thus‚ a sport agent represents most individuals involved in the sport industry‚ including athletes in sports such as football‚ baseball‚ or figure skating‚ and also coaches and sport broadcasters. A sport agent has many responsibilities and
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Principal-agent problem is a particular game-theoretic description of a situation. There is a player called a principal‚ and one or more other players called agents with utility functions that are in some sense different from the principal’s. The principal can act more effectively through the agents than directly‚ and must construct incentive schemes to get them to behave at least partly according to the principal’s interests. The principal-agent problem is that of designing the
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Principal Agent Problem Running a business can be a tricky expenditure in today’s society. As we know a business can only be successful economically if they are bringing more money than they are putting out. Owners of businesses realize that positive economic profit is essential to the livelihood of their businesses. As with every business‚ employees are hired to do specific tasks that the owner assigns for them. However‚ with employees comes the responsibility of managing them. This is where a
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FBI agents go under rigirous training to become an agent. It takes a lot of skill and have plenty of physical training. Theres a lot of experience and education you need to become and FBI agent. There are also many requirements you need to pass like you need to be between the ages of 23 and 37 and you need to be a U.S. citizen. You need to have 20/20 vision in at least one eye. You need to have a bachelors degree in a really good college. You need to major in law‚ accounting‚ science‚ or language
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Real Estate Agents have to be good at timing. It is all made up from a daily schedule that they must follow to get the appointments finished. This occupation requires a hard working‚ steady‚ and patient person. A real estate agent does a little of everything in the business. They have the responsibility to be a salesperson at one moment‚ a buyer’s advocate the next; an observer‚ a consultant‚ an auctioneer‚ a negotiator‚ and a marketer. A lot of the time they
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gallons of the defoliant Agent Orange were used to rid the land of the thick trees populating these forests. After the war‚ it was discovered that Agent Orange caused life-threatening illnesses in the soldiers who handled it‚ and the Vietnamese who lived in the affected jungles. Agent Orange is a defoliant‚ a chemical which is specifically designed to kill plants. This
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AGENTS OF CHANGE: BANK BRANCH MANAGERS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF CORPORATE CULTURE CHANGE. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Change is generally important in any organization to meet the unending challenges faced from all corners. One way of effective accomplishment of organizational transformation is through change based on a process. It hence is fitting so say organizational change is what often drives culture change. Culture change is agreeably dynamic and depends to a larger extent on leadership and management
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