Abstract

CASALET, Mónica. The Challenges of the Knowledge Economy in the Institutional Context: from Hierarchy to Organizational Flexibility. Rev. Mex. Sociol [online]. 2004, vol.66, n.3, pp.565-588. ISSN 2594-0651.

This article raises a number of questions concerning the institutional changes that have taken place in Mexico within the context of supporting business production and modernization. Two organizational models are presented, the Bank of Development and the liaison institutions, with the aim of explaining the evolution of organizational strategies and learning in relation to the demands of social innovations.

Keywords : productive development; institutional variety; hierarchical structuring and increased flexibility; productive networks.