Management Systems Standards: Diffusion, Impact and Governance of ISO 9000, ISO 14000, and Other Management Standards

Pavel Castka and Charles J. Corbett

Foundations and Trends(R) in Technology, Information and Operations Management, 2015, vol. 7, issue 3-4, 161-379

Abstract: Management systems standards have become ubiquitous, adopted by millions of organizations around the world. The ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 quality and environmental management systems standards are the most well-known, but standards exist or are emerging for many other aspects of management too. Such a widespread phenomenon invites many questions. Key among those are why organizations adopt these standards, what effect they have on organizations, and how the standards themselves are managed. Although the literature investigating these standards is vast, it is scattered across many disciplines, and largely disjointed. This monograph provides a comprehensive overview of the empirical research on ISO 9000, ISO 14000, and other management standards, revolving around the three key questions above.

Keywords: Management systems; ISO; ISO management standards; Quality management; Environmental management systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M48 Q56 Q57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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