Abstract

HERRERA CABALLERO, Juan Manuel. Institutions, its design and change in organizations. Polis [online]. 2014, vol.10, n.2, pp.13-38. ISSN 2594-0686.

Normative basis of an institution can be a source of guidance for determining what changes are appropriate and which are not. However, when the logic of change is expressed in institutional design, seems to be a tendency to claim to the institutions, but also to give to the collective a capacity of choice. It is considered that, in some cases, the change has to do with rational exercise planned in an organization, located in the strategic plans and other rather tends to be emergent and adaptive. However, in this task, selfish interests can divert individuals from compliance, thus producing an institutional failure. For this reason, it is convenient to ensure that motivation will be sufficient for all individuals. It also emphasizes the contractual form in organizations where individuals participate according to the search for personal gain. This latter form of organization is closer to the idea of an institution that expresses a logic of the appropriate, which is a central concept in the normative version of institutionalism. One of the conclusions to be drawn from this study is there seems to be a tendency to claim to institutions and to grant individuals a choice capability, while it is a rational exercise planned.

Keywords : institutional change; institutional design; rational choice; organizations.