1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910467365403321

Autore

Calder Alizabeth <1958->

Titolo

Duty of care : an executive's guide for corporate boards in the digital era / / Alizabeth Calder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-119-57813-2

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 pages)

Disciplina

658.422

Soggetti

Boards of directors

Corporate governance

Information technology - Management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Basics and essentials -- Risk -- Cybersecurity -- Enterprise risk management (ERM) -- Litigation and fraud risk -- How much to invest : digital maturity -- How to prioritize -- Clarity -- Oversight -- Governance.

Sommario/riassunto

An essential guide for board members and executives who need to understand the impact of digital on their thinking and decision making Duty of Care: An Executive's Guide for Corporate Boards in the Digital Era offers a much needed guide for board directors and leaders who need to get up-to-speed and close their digital knowledge gap in order to make the right decisions about digital technology investment and deployments. Written in easy-to-read language, this book targets directors and executives who want to protect themselves from risks ranging from massive cyber security breaches to digital infrastructure investment mistakes. Most board members don’t have the information they need to understand digital information systems, modern high-speed networks, and rapidly evolving software and hardware ecosystems. They also don’t have the time to seek out or filter what they need from the many diverse sources. Their lack of knowledge can lead to disastrous decisions that can cost shareholders billions of



dollars in lost income or risk liability. Written by a globally recognized experienced business executive and expert in cyber security, this essential guide and blueprint can serve the strategic and governance needs of every company. Written by an noted expert in cyber security and digital strategy Designed to be accessible for board members unfamiliar with digital technology, with case studies and smart questions to support leaders on every topic Helps board directors, corporate officers, and corporate investors with the digital knowledge needed to make informed decisions Duty of Care is a comprehensive yet accessible book that helps board members close their “digital knowledge gap” in order to better serve their corporations.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465164003321

Autore

Ewing Charles Patrick <1949->

Titolo

Insanity [[electronic resource] ] : murder, madness, and the law / / Charles Patrick Ewing

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-34242-4

9786611342425

0-19-804369-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Disciplina

345.73/04

Soggetti

Insanity (Law) - United States

Insanity defense - United States

Mentally ill - Commitment and detention - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1. JACOB RUBENSTEIN; 2. ROBERT TORSNEY; 3. DAVID BERKOWITZ; 4. JOHN WAYNE GACY, JR; 5. ARTHUR SHAWCROSS; 6. SCOTT PANETTI; 7. ERIC SMITH; 8. ANDREW GOLDSTEIN; 9. ERIC MICHAEL CLARK; 10. ANDREA YATES; Epilogue; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P;



Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

The insanity defense is one of the oldest fixtures of the Anglo-American legal tradition. Though it is available to people charged with virtually any crime, and is often employed without controversy, homicide defendants who raise the insanity defense are often viewed by the public and even the legal system as trying to get away with murder. Often it seems that legal result of an insanity defense is unpredictable, and is determined not by the defendants mental state, but by their lawyers and psychologists influence.  From the thousands of murder cases in which defendants have claimed insanity,