International standards have the potential to both promote and hinder international trade. Yet empirical scholarship on … the standards-trade relationship has been held up due to some methodological challenges: measurement problems, varied …

International standards have the potential to both promote and hinder international trade. Yet empirical scholarship on … the standards-trade relationship has been held up due to some methodological challenges: measurement problems, varied …

The ISO 9000 series of quality management systems standards, introduced in 1986, has been adopted at over 560 …

International standards have the potential to both promote and hinder international trade. Yet empirical scholarship on … the standards-trade relationship has been held up due to some methodological challenges: measurement problems, varied …

- recognized set of standards for quality management. We develop a series of hypotheses about the conditions under which …

We analyse the take-up by firms of internationally recognized standards such as ISO 9000 and ISO 14000. Based on an … between countries. Given these differences, we argue that single generic standards for all firms may not be optimal and that … there is a case for the simultaneous publication of differentiated standards targeted at different user characteristics. …

Empirical scholarship on the standards–trade relationship has been held up due to methodological challenges …

systematically identified and managed. Despite the growing interest in voluntary environmental management standards, little empirical … 14000 and ISO 9000 companies. The study presents experiences from the standards implementation processes in Sweden. It …