Abstract

Many scientists tried to describe the characteristics of a network society, seen as the ultimate form of the knowledge-based society. Very few tried to explain which would be the leverages to determine the shift, and detail them on a multidimensional basis. This paper, as a step in a larger research, tries to emphasize the most common conditions which lead to the triggering of the shift above mentioned, some of the ways the companies’ management can follow to reach the desired competitive position and some threats and opportunities which occur during the translations from the classical form of organization to the networked economy.

Key words: Network poles, concurrent innovation, personnel leasing, virtual enterprise, unconventional trade systems.