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Leahy, Robert L.
Call Number
658.403019 22
Publication Date
2003
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Schick, Frederic, 1929-
Call Number
128.4 22
Publication Date
2003
Summary
In his book Frederic Schick develops his challenge to standard decision theory. He argues that talk of the beliefs and desires of an agent is not sufficient to explain choices. To account for a given choice we need to take into consideration how the agent understands the problem, how he sees in a selective way the options open to him. The author applies his new logic to a host of common human predicaments. Why do people in choice experiments act so often against expectations? Why do people cooperate in situations where textbook logic predicts that they won't? What exactly is weakness of will? What are people reporting when they say their lives have no meaning for them? This book questions the foundations of technical and philosophical decision theory and will appeal to all those who work in that field, be they philosophers, economists and psychologists.
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Haddon, Peter F.
Call Number
158.1
Publication Date
1999
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This text includes over 50 activities and assignments designed to increase personal effectiveness. Key information is provided under easily identifiable icons and skills covered include: setting goals; managing time; putting stress to work; becoming a leader; and balancing work and home.
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Yukl, Gary A., 1940-
Call Number
303.34 YUK
Publication Date
2006
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"Leadership in Organizations focuses on effective leadership in organizations through both theory and practice. This book explains and critiques the major theories and studies that are most relevant and informative and reviews what we know about leadership effectiveness. This combination of theory and practice makes this text a useful resource for practicing managers who are looking for something more than superficial answers to difficult questions about leadership."--BOOK JACKET.
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Weirich, Paul, 1946-
Call Number
519.535 21
Publication Date
2001
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De Bono, Edward, 1933-
Call Number
658.403 DEB
Publication Date
2005
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Books
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Adair, John Eric, 1934-
Call Number
658.4092 22
Publication Date
2002
Summary
Who are the great leaders in history and what can they teach us today about the nature and practice of leadership? John Adair has brought together a wide range of quotes from inspiring leaders, from Machiavelli to Mandela.
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Kott, Alexander.
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658.403 22
Publication Date
2007
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Sanders, Ralph.
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658.403 21
Publication Date
1999
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Joyce, James M., 1958-
Call Number
128.3 22
Publication Date
1999
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Bernstein, Peter L., author.
Call Number
658.155 BER
Publication Date
1996
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Greenfield, Kent.
Call Number
153.83 22
Publication Date
2011
Summary
Americans are fixated on the idea of choice. Our political theory is based on the consent of the governed. Our legal system is built upon the argument that people freely make choices and bear responsibility for them. And what slogan could better express the heart of our consumer culture than "Have it your way"? In this book, the author poses unsettling questions about the choices we make. What if they are more constrained and limited than we like to think? If we have less free will than we realize, what are the implications for us as individuals and for our society? To uncover the answers, he taps into scholarship on topics ranging from brain science to economics, political theory to sociology. His discoveries, told through an array of news events, personal anecdotes, crime stories, and legal decisions, confirm that many factors, conscious and unconscious, limit our free will. Worse, by failing to perceive them we leave ourselves open to manipulation. But he offers useful suggestions to help us become better decision makers as individuals, and to ensure that in our laws and public policy we acknowledge the complexity of choice.
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