The Transportation Research Forum, founded in 1958, is an independent, nonprofit organization of transportation professionals who conduct, use, and benefit from research. Its purpose is to provide an impartial meeting ground for carriers, shippers, government officials, consultants, university researchers, suppliers, and others seeking exchange of information and ideas related to both passenger...

The paper describes a research project which conducted participatory design in a non-profit organisation based on the work of volunteers. The project is analysed by identifying contradictions in the course of the project, and then fitting these contradictions into the activity theory based, developmental work research framework. It is concluded that the perspectives of contradiction and activit...

INtrODUctION In order to manage knowledge and operate successfully in today's information-intensive business environments, various organizational forms have emerged (e. The form that an organization takes has consequences for communication and dissemination of information, and thereby the ability to engage in organizational learning. Some of these forms compress knowledge at the root level of t...

The purposes of this paper are to develop a comprehensive understanding of how ‘learning organizations’ can be created and to provide a partial evaluation of the literature with a view to developing propositions for the future research agenda. To these ends, the paper analyzes the components of ‘learning organizations,’ deals with the barriers to organizational learning and several strategies f...

Abstract When are episodes of resistance likely to lead democratization? We argue that the participation durable organizations rooted in quotidian relationships not themselves designed compete for political power (what we call “quotidian civil society organizations,” QCSOs) drives successful democratic transitions. QCSOs more have stable preferences democracy and mobilization structures create ...

The Transportation Research Forum, founded in 1958, is an independent, nonprofit organization of transportation professionals who conduct, use, and benefit from research. Its purpose is to provide an impartial meeting ground for carriers, shippers, government officials, consultants, university researchers, suppliers, and others seeking exchange of information and ideas related to both passenger...