The last two years have seen a plethora of articles discussing the impact of microcomputers on our lives. This article discusses a strange and unique use for some of the facilities now available as a consequence of recent developments in computers. For the last few years the authors have been...

Cooperation between organisations, particularly in the public sector, is often attempted through setting up small joint committees, teams or planning groups, with members drawn from each of the cooperating organisations. The experience of such teams is not always happy. Dixon has pointed out...