Many studies have analysed how goal directed movements are corrected in response to changes in the properties of the target. However, only simple movements to single targets have been used in those studies, so little is known about movement corrections under more complex situations. Evidence from studies that ask for movements to several targets in sequence suggests that whole sequences of move...

Developing potential candidates for organizational sustainability and business continuity is emerging as a priority in any organization. Every organization small or large facing will face challenges the immediate future successor with right people. Top management can create surroundings which allows leadership development help of succession planning internally. Succession an enterprise approach...

There has been a growing demand for equilibrium in the worldwide high dependency ratio. The overall increase lifespan with corresponding decrease fertility rates resulted populace that is predominantly composed of senior citizens. At times, institutions tend to prioritize their own organizational requirements above needs and interests individual employees. Such an approach often results exclusi...

In classical reinforcement learning, planning is done at the level of atomic actions, which is highly laborious for complex tasks. By using temporal abstraction, an agent can construct plans more e ciently through considering di erent levels of detail. This thesis investigates new approaches to automatically discover and represent temporal abstractions. Two methods are introduced: succession st...