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Standardization: Understanding the process

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Critics of the CCITT, ISO, ANSI, X3, IEEE, and other standards development organizations (SDOs) complain that the formal approach to standard setting followed by these institutions is too bureaucratic and time consuming. This article describes the key features which distinguish SDO standard setting and analyzes these features in light of recent work in political economy. Many of the features which lead to a slower process may be interpreted as an efficient institutional response to the problems posed by industry standardization. A better understanding of the motivation behind the design of formal SDOs is essential if we are to improve existing processes. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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  • William Lehr, 1992. "Standardization: Understanding the process," Journal of the American Society for Information Science, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 43(8), pages 550-555, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamest:v:43:y:1992:i:8:p:550-555
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(199209)43:83.0.CO;2-L
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    1. van de Kaa, Geerten & Janssen, Marijn & Rezaei, Jafar, 2018. "Standards battles for business-to-government data exchange: Identifying success factors for standard dominance using the Best Worst Method," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 137(C), pages 182-189.
    2. Belleflamme, Paul, 2002. "Coordination on formal vs. de facto standards: a dynamic approach," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 18(1), pages 153-176, March.
    3. Zhang, Mao & Wang, Yiming & Zhao, Qifeng, 2020. "Does participating in the standards-setting process promote innovation? Evidence from China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 63(C).
    4. Johansson, Magnus & Kärreman, Matts & Foukaki, Amalia, 2019. "Research and development resources, coopetitive performance and cooperation: The case of standardization in 3GPP, 2004–2013," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).

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