Statistical mechanics deals with systems having a large number of particles. In statistical mechanics, large scale properties (such as temperature, pressure etc) are studied by applying probability theory to a large number of small particles. Hence this is a probabilistic theory and the behaviour of all of the system is studied using the average individual behaviour of particles. With small num...

Disaster simulation exercises are used to test the staffing, management, and decision making aspects of both the computer and non-computer related aspects of an organization's business resumption plans. A proven approach to designing and conducting these simulation exercises is presented, including the full script of an actual simulation exercise. A film of the exercise is available. During the...

The importance of individual actors in business-to-business relationships has been widely acknowledged. Commonly these are referred to in a process-like manner related to division of work in organisational buying, or they are seen as carriers of values and interactions. In marketing, they are rarely described as representatives of various organisational levels. The purpose of the paper is to di...