Combining Resilient and Reflexive Trust, Formal Hierarchy and Price Within Communities: The Case of Open Labs
The article examines the modes of coordination adopted within modern communities as presented by Adler (2001) and Amin and Cohendet (2004) as major modes of organization of activities in the context of the knowledge-based economy. This research aims to show the originality of the combination of resilient trust and reflexive trust, price and hierarchy within this type of communities based on the case of open labs. Based on a study of twelve innovation spaces in the Paris region, this article shows how individuals mobilize these modes of coordination and emphasizes the originality of their combination compared to firms and market.