2002. In addition, the adoption of new e-business technologies by firms creates opportunities to conduct innovation, either …

The debate on the relationship between environmental regulation and competitiveness has been a topic of discussion for … regulation (under the condition that it is efficient) can lead to win-win situations, in which social welfare as well as the … private net benefits of firms operating under such regulation can be increased. This paper analyses the Porter hypothesis with …

- recognized set of standards for quality management. We develop a series of hypotheses about the conditions under which … influence adoption decisions. Thus, exports to the EU and Japan, local involvement of transnational corporations (TNCs …

sector, however, compares regulatory processes for the development and enforcement of quality standards, in Australia and …

We discuss the formation of technical standards platforms in industries with network externalities where firms are free … standards coalition in the first stage of a game, and play an oligopoly game in the second stage. In adding itself to a … technical standards coalition, a firm benefits from the network effects of the whole coalition, but also faces increased …

standards systems and related infrastructure. Vietnam and Thailand are examined as case studies. In both cases the move to … internationalise standards and the quality of services strengthened during the 1990s. Technical capacities remain weak, but are … government-led system of mandatory standards, to one now based on international norms and voluntary standards. Weaknesses in …

.Netherlands also has an efficiency score of one in 1966,1971,1976 and 1981.Japan,UK,Belgium,Ireland,Indonesia,Spain and Germany … East Asian countries. Japan has the highest average efficiency followed by Hong Kong in the East Asian region in the period …