' choice of a dominant source for acquiring information and the knowledge about standards. The questionnaire survey research … source for gaining knowledge about standards. Domestic SMEs shape their decisions to hire consultants predominantly because … of a negative perception of standards. The usage of customer inputs as a dominant source for gaining information and …

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the scope for international private standards to play a role in reducing … the risk distribution. Certification also correlates negatively with risk-reduction for technologically advanced firms, as …

sustainability certification. For African forest products, a shift in the export destinations of forest products towards China, the … leading timber product manufacturer, has raised concerns that social and environmental product and process standards are … domestic market for finished wood products, sustainability certification requirements driven by the US and EU will not be …

embraced private standards, usually with some form of third party certification employed to verify adherence to those standards …

fair trade—focusing on corporate involvement in establishing and renegotiating the standards undergirding these initiatives …. We compare the development of and contestation over the standards for both certified organic and certified fair trade …

bodies incorporate aspects of neoliberal perspectives. Multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs), with their own standards …

A growing number of multi-stakeholder initiatives seek to improve labor and environmental standards through third …-party certification. Fairtrade, one of the most popular third-party certifications in the agro-food sector, is currently expanding its …, product standardization and certification and (2) alternative domestic and civic conventions, rooted in trust, personal ties …