Agency

Agency may refer to:

A governmental or other institution.

The abstract principle that autonomous beings, agents, are capable of acting by themselves: see also autonomy.

Organizations

Advertising agency, a service business dedicated to creating, planning and handling advertising for its clients

Employment agency, a business that serves as a representative, acting on behalf of another

Government agency, a department of a local or national government responsible for the oversight and administration of a specific function

International agency, an inter-governmental body

News agency

The Agency, a nickname for the Central Intelligence Agency

Abstract principle

Agency (law), a person acting on behalf of another person

Agency (LDS Church), "the privilege of choice ... introduced by God"

Agency (moral), capacity for making moral judgments

Agency (philosophy), the capacity of an autonomous agent to act, relating to action theory in philosophy

Agency (sociology), the ability of social actors to make independent choices, relating to action theory in sociology

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Law of agency

The law of agency is an area of commercial law dealing with a set of contractual, quasi-contractual and non-contractual fiduciary relationships that involve a person, called the agent, that is authorized to act on behalf of another (called the principal) to create legal relations with a third party. Succinctly, it may be referred to as the equal relationship between a principal and an agent whereby the principal, expressly or implicitly, authorizes the agent to work under his or her control and on his or her behalf. The agent is, thus, required to negotiate on behalf of the principal or bring him or her and third parties into contractual relationship. This branch of law separates and regulates the relationships between:

agents and principals (internal relationship), known as the principal-agent relationship;

agents and the third parties with whom they deal on their principals' behalf (external relationship); and

principals and the third parties when the agents deal.

In 1986, the European Communities enacted Directive 86/653/EEC on self-employed commercial agents. In the UK, this was implemented into national law in the Commercial Agents Regulations 1993.

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The Agency (film)

The Agency (known as Mind Games on video) is a 1980 Canadian dramatic/thriller film. It was directed by George Kaczender, with a screenplay by Noel Hynd.

Based on a novel by Paul Gottlieb, it is a political thriller involving advertising copywriter Philip Morgan (Lee Majors) who discovers the agency he works for, run by Ted Quinn (Robert Mitchum), is using subliminal advertising to manipulate a presidential election. It features appearances by Canadian actors Saul Rubinek as an audio technician (earning a "Best Supporting Actor" Genie nomination),Jonathan Welsh as a police detective, and familiar supporting players Michael Kirby and Gary Reineke as hitmen.

The film was shot on locations in Montréal and rural Québec.

References

Sources

Craddock, Jim, editor. VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever, p. 49, "The Agency". Detroit, Michigan: Thomson Gale, 2007. ISBN 0-7876-8980-7.

"Agency" at imdb

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Ships (song)

"Ships" is a rock ballad written and originally performed by British musician Ian Hunter. The song was first released on Hunter's fourth solo album, You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic in 1979. It was later recorded by singer Barry Manilow for his sixth studio album, One Voice. His version peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is said to be about Hunter's relationship with his father.

References

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Service

Service may refer to:

Acts of service

Administrative service, a part of the work load of university faculty

Civil service, the body of employees of a government

Community service, volunteer service for the benefit of a community or a punishment that may be imposed by a court

Customer service, provision of assistance to customers or clients

Table service, food served by waiters and waitresses, also known as servers

Domestic service, employment in a residence

Fan service, a Japanese term referring to something which is specifically designed to entertain fans

Military service, a country's armed forces

Public services, services carried out with the aim of providing a public good

Selfless service, a service which is performed without any expectation of result or award

Service of process or police administration — and warrants, by Sheriffs in the United States

Religion

Church service, Christian communal worship, often held in a church building

Divine Service (Lutheran), the public worship of Lutheran churches

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Service (economics)

In economics, a service is an intangible commodity. That is, services are an example of intangible economic goods.

Service provision is often an economic activity where the buyer does not generally, except by exclusive contract, obtain exclusive ownership of the thing purchased. The benefits of such a service, if priced, are held to be self-evident in the buyer's willingness to pay for it. Public services are those, that society (nation state, fiscal union, regional) as a whole pays for, through taxes and other means.

By composing and orchestrating the appropriate level of resources, skill, ingenuity, and experience for effecting specific benefits for service consumers, service providers participate in an economy without the restrictions of carrying inventory (stock) or the need to concern themselves with bulky raw materials. On the other hand, their investment in expertise does require consistent service marketing and upgrading in the face of competition.

Characteristics

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Service (business)

Business services are a recognisable subset of Economic services, and share their characteristics. The essential difference is that Business are concerned about the building of Service Systems in order to deliver value to their customers and to act in the roles of Service Provider and Service Consumer.

Service definition

The generic clear-cut, complete, concise and consistent definition of the service term reads as follows:

A service is a set of one time consumable and perishable benefits

delivered from the accountable service provider, mostly in close coaction with his internal and external service suppliers,

effectuated by distinct functions of technical systems and by distinct activities of individuals, respectively,

commissioned according to the needs of his service consumers by the service customer from the accountable service provider,

rendered individually to an authorized service consumer at his/her dedicated trigger,

and, finally, consumed and utilized by the triggering service consumer for executing his/her upcoming business activity or private activity.

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Agency

Organizations

Abstract principle

Law of agency

The Agency (film)

References

Sources

Ships (song)

References

Service

Acts of service

Religion

Service (economics)

Characteristics

Service (business)

Service definition

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