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This study fills a gap in standardization literature. It is the first academic analysis of national standardization organizations. These organizations exist in every country and may be private or governmental organizations. The first national standardization th organizations were founded in the early decades of the 20 century and were aimed at rationalizing industrial production. Their mode of operation reflects the sense of co operation at the national level and - in the telecommunications and electrotechnical field - at the intemationallevel as well. Now, however, the scene has changed, with companies operating internationally. Standards for products, processes, and services are crucial factors in determining success or failure on a fiercely competitive market, especially when functional compatibility is a prerequisite, as is the case in computer and telecommunications technologies. As a consequence, rather homogeneous needs of participants in standardization have given way to conflicting interests. This prompts a discussion about the traditional role of national standardization organizations. They increasingly depend on their exclusive links to the international standardization organizations ISO and IEC, and, in the case of Europe, the regional organizations CEN and CENELEC. In many cases, formal standardization organizations are not the obvious bodies for developing standards to meet business needs. Is this inevitable or could they improve performance and regain their market share? Henk de Vries answers this question against the background of current developments in standardization at the international, European, and national levels.
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Analysis of National Standardization Organizations
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Supporting Standardization Theory and Cases
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Results
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Reviews
`This work makes a substantial contribution to the current debate surrounding standardization and the scientific knowledge of this topic. The growing network of researchers within standardization should make use of this study.'
Wilfried Hesser, Professor in Standardization, University of the Federal Armed Forces, Hamburg
Wilfried Hesser, Professor in Standardization, University of the Federal Armed Forces, Hamburg
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Henk de Vries (1957) is Education and Research Officer Standardization at the Rotterdam School of Management, The Netherlands. He is also a Standardization Consultatnt at the Dutch Standardization Institute. De Vries is the author of several publications on standardization.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Standardization: A Business Approach to the Role of National Standardization Organizations
Authors: Henk J. Vries
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3042-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 1999
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-8638-4Published: 30 November 1999
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-5103-8Published: 03 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-3042-5Published: 29 June 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 320
Topics: Operations Management, Organization