Université de Fribourg

Availability - analysis of an effective pro-social attitude and application to the medical field

Malbois, Elodie ; Soldati, Gianfranco (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2020.

Short Abstract Sympathy is often considered to be a pro-attitude central to our social lives. I argue, however, that it is epistemically weak and thereby not effective on its own. We are in need of another attitude that combines the motivational aspect of sympathy with a more cognitive component that enables us to understand others. In this thesis, I argue that availability, a concept ...

Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries

The effect of employee behavior on brand personality impressions and brand attitudes

Wentzel, Daniel

In: Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2009, vol. 37, no. 3, p. 359-374

Université de Fribourg

Transition to retirement and aging : change and persistence of personal identities

Teuscher, Ursina ; Retschitzki, Jean (Dir.) ; Spini, Dario (Codir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2003.

This doctoral thesis deals with the question of how self-images change when people are getting into the age of retirement. Two main issues are addressed regarding the development of personal identities in that life stage: (1) The content of identity: the question if and how retired people have a different way of defining or characterizing themselves than employed people. (2) The age identity...

Università della Svizzera italiana

E2ML : Educational Environment Modeling Language

Botturi, Luca ; Colombetti, Marco (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2003 ; 2003COM001.

This study moves from the consideration of the communication dynamics within the instructional design practice. With the introduction of electronic media, the design of educational environments in Higher Education has ceased to be a craftsmanship activity, and has acquired some features proper of mass production. This makes communication a more and more critical issue in design. The original goal...