functions. The training and qualification program requires the analyst to analyze known and blind'' standards. Statistical tests …

Standards-based certification organizations (SBCOs) as a source of market order have been largely neglected as a topic …: An Inductive Case Study of Standards-Based Certification Organizations in the U.S. Organic Food Industry,? employs …, ?Certifying the Harvest: The Role of Standards-Based Certification Organizations in Market Entry and Exit Dynamics,? examines how …

The significance of standards in international agricultural trade is continuously rising. Due to their complexity …, especially private industry standards are often expected to have a negative impact on agricultural export sectors in developing … countries. The successful adoption of standards by a broad number of producers can be seen as a condition to limit negative …

The significance of standards in international agricultural trade is continuously rising. Due to their complexity …, especially private industry standards are often expected to have a negative impact on agricultural export sectors in developing … countries. The successful adoption of standards by a broad number of producers can be seen as a condition to limit negative …

Fruit production is an activity of great importance in the Braziliancommercial balance and even more in the … Northeastern region.Intermediation is a regular practice in the fruit exporting market due toexistence of requirements, such as …

results of the study that the fruit and vegetable sector is competitive;however, its competitiveness is decreasing each year … can no longer really speak of a competitive advantage in the case of fresh fruit. The main explanation for this is the … advantageousto fruit and vegetable production, exploitation of which could also play a vital role in the employment of the rural …

Secondary markets have adopted a number of quality signaling mechanismssuch as certification to reduce information … examine the impact oftheir information-acquisition on the choice of certification, as well asthe price paid. We compare the … findings highlight that product-related informationsubstitutes, and price-related information complements, certification …

National Laboratory (LANL) is working to achieve Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) certification to enable them to transport …. Since the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) has achieved WIPP certification, INEEL personnel … the particular software quality assurance requirements required for WIPP certification. …

Professional standards are a significant issue for professions such as IT and Project Management, where certification … there is no basis for international reciprocity of professional standards. This paper documents the development of a … standard for global reciprocity between already existing professional standards in the field of Project Management. Data are …