Firms’ Learning Capabilities under a New Economic Environment: A Case Study of Mexican Auto Parts Firms

The study presented in this paper describes preliminary findings on changes in the adoption of different learning mechanisms before and after the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), based on a study of 193 Mexican automotive firms. The results obtained give us useful insights on the composition and capability levels of the sector as well as highlighting changes in the research and development capacity of these firms under the new competitive market conditions.