This paper reviews the history of standardization, from firm-level standardization at the early Industrial Revolution, to private standardization organizations and voluntary standards in the market economy, and national or international standardization organizations that emerged as a result of...

In this thesis, we study both firms and markets, but in an environment in which much greater attention is placed on the workings of the market than has been the case heretofore. Specifically, we analyze the make-or-buy decision within a dynamic environment, in which firms search for trading...