Breakdown of will / / George Ainslie [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450035903321
• Autore: Ainslie George <1944->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001
• ISBN: 1-107-11440-3; 1-280-42927-5; 1-139-16419-8; 0-511-17379-2; 0-511-01766-9; 0-511-15303-1; 0-511-30219-3; 0-511-05436-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 258 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 153.8
• Soggetti: Will; Choice (Psychology); Self-defeating behavior
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-246) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The Dichotomy at the Root of Decision Science: Do We Make Choices By Desires or By Judgments?; 3 The Warp in How We Evaluate the Future; 4 The Warp Can Create Involuntary Behaviors: Pains, Hungers, Emotions; 5 The Elementary Interaction of Interests; 6 Sophisticated Bargaining among Internal Interests; 7 The Subjective Experience of Intertemporal Bargaining; 8 Getting Evidence about a Nonlinear Motivational System; 9 The Downside of Willpower; 10 An Efficient Will Undermines Appetite; 11 The Need to Maintain Appetite Eclipses the Will; 12 Conclusions; NotesReferences; Name Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Ainslie argues that our responses to the threat of our own inconsistency determine the basic fabric of human culture. He suggests that individuals are more like populations of bargaining agents than like the hierarchical command structures envisaged by cognitive ; psychologists. The forces that create and constrain these populations help us understand so much that is puzzling in human action and interaction: from addictions and other self-defeating behaviors to the experience of willfulness, from pathological over-control and self-deception to subtler forms of behavior such as altruism, sadism, gambling, and the 'social construction' of belief. This book integrates approaches from experimental psychology, philosophy of mind, microeconomics, and decision science to present one of the most profound and expert accounts of human irrationality available. It will be of great interest to philosophers and an important resource for professionals and students in psychology, economics and political science.

2008 International ITG Workshop on Smart Antennas : Darmstadt, Germany 23-27 February 2008

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910144955403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Place of publication not identified], : IEEE, 2008
• ISBN: 9781509076901; 1509076905; 9781424417575; 1424417570
• Disciplina: 621.382/4
• Soggetti: Adaptive antennas; Modulation (Electronics); Electrical Engineering; Electrical & Computer Engineering; Engineering & Applied Sciences
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

The e-policy handbook : designing and implementing effective e-mail, internet, and software policies / / Nancy L. Flynn

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910969419903321
• Autore: Flynn Nancy <1956->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : AMACOM, c2001
• ISBN: 0-8144-2550-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xviii, 285 p
• Disciplina: 004/.068
• Soggetti: Computer network resources - Management; Computer software - Management; Electronic mail systems - Management; Information technology - Management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from title screen.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Getting Started: Assessing Your OrganizationÌs E- Risks -- Introduction -- Forming Your E- Policy Team -- Conducting a Comprehensive E- Audit -- Developing E- Risk Management, E- Security, and E- Insurance Policies to Limit Liabilities -- Cyberlaw Issues -- Developing an Effective E- Risk Management Policy -- A Computer Security Policy to Reduce External Risks -- Using Cyberinsurance Policies to Help Manage E- Risks -- Crafting Effective E- Mail, Internet, and Software Policies -- The Basics of E- Policy Development -- E- Mail Policy Considerations -- A Netiquette Primer for Employees and Managers -- Internet Policy Considerations -- Software Policy Considerations -- Establishing an Electronic Writing Policy for Employees -- E- Writing Guidelines Ensure SpeedyÛ and SafeÛ Communication -- Powerful and Persuasive, Safe and Secure Electronic Writing -- The ABCs of Effective Electronic Business Writing -- Watch Your Cyberlanguage -- Formatting Written E- Policies, E- Mail Messages, and Internet Copy -- Getting Employees On- Board with Your Online Policy -- Rallying the Support of Managers -- Instilling a Sense of E- Policy Ownership among Employees -- Responding to E- Crises and Recapping E- Policy Needs -- Fighting Internet Disaster -- E- Policy Dos and DonÌts -- E- Policy Development and Implementation Checklist for Employers -- Sample E- Mail, Internet, and Computer Use ; Policies -- Sample E- Risk Management Policy -- Sample Software Usage Policies -- Glossary of Computer and Electronic Writing Terms -- Resources and Expert Sources -- Suggested Reading -- NOTES -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Regulating company e-mail and Internet usage isn't a big brother tactic. These days, it's just smart business. That's because trillions of e-mails travel each year through corporate networks -- and they're not all work-related. From off-color jokes to pornographic images, from software pirates to eBay addicts, digital abuse has left companies wide open to liability risks, security breaches, and productivity nosedives. The most effective -- and least used -- way for a company to protect itself is by developing clear, comprehensive e-policies. And this completely thorough, up-to-date, and readable e-policy survival kit will make it easy. Packed with step-by-step guidelines, sample policies, and e-disaster stories, The E-Policy Handbook helps readers: Realize the magnitude of e-risks -- Understand cyberlaws -- Gauge the vulnerability of their organization -- Purchase protective cyber-insurance -- Write and format top-notch e-policies -- Train employees about on-line policies -- Draft an e-crisis communications plan, and more.