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An Analysis of the Main Drivers for ISO 9001 and other Isomorphic Metastandards

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  • Inaki HERAS-SAIZARBITORIA

    (The University of the Basque Country, Spain)

  • German ARANA

    (The University of the Basque Country, Spain)

  • Eduardo SAN MIGUEL

    (The University of the Basque Country, Spain)

Abstract

Research on the adoption of metastandards (e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, SA 8000) has used a variety of theoretical perspectives to identify the main driving forces or motivations. While the majority of existing studies on this subject are of an empirical character with little development of a theoretical framework, there are nonetheless a certain number of noteworthy studies undertaken in the context of a clear and consistent conceptual and theoretical framework, on the basis of which various working hypotheses may be assessed and compared. In this article the main theoretical perspectives for the analysis of the motivations for the adoption of metastandards are reviewed. Furthermore, a short review of the empirical literature dealing with the drivers for ISO 9001, the most promiment metastandard, is carried out, in order to shed light on this issue for both the researchers and practitioners interested in this management tool.

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  • Inaki HERAS-SAIZARBITORIA & German ARANA & Eduardo SAN MIGUEL, 2010. "An Analysis of the Main Drivers for ISO 9001 and other Isomorphic Metastandards," REVISTA DE MANAGEMENT COMPARAT INTERNATIONAL/REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 11(4), pages 562-574, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:rmcimn:v:11:y:2010:i:4:p:562-574
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    1. Santi Cots & Martí Casadesús & Frederic Marimon, 2016. "Benefits of ISO 20000 IT service management certification," Information Systems and e-Business Management, Springer, vol. 14(1), pages 1-18, February.
    2. Ueki, Yasushi, 2016. "Customer pressure, customer–manufacturer–supplier relationships, and quality control performance," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 69(6), pages 2233-2238.
    3. Sabah M. Al-Najjar & Maha K. Jawad, 2011. "ISO 9001 Implementation Barriers and Misconceptions:An Empirical Study," International Journal of Business Administration, International Journal of Business Administration, Sciedu Press, vol. 2(3), pages 118-131, August.
    4. Joseph A. Clougherty, & Michał Grajek, & Oz Shy, 2016. "Taking ‘some’ of the mimicry out of the adoption process: Quality management and strategic substitution," ESMT Research Working Papers ESMT-16-05, ESMT European School of Management and Technology.
    5. Clougherty, Joseph A. & Grajek, Michal & Shy, Oz, 2016. "Taking ‘Some’ of the Mimicry Out of the Adoption Process: Quality-Management and Strategic Substitution," CEPR Discussion Papers 11661, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    6. Prado Roman, Camilo & Del Castillo Peces, Carlos & Mercado Idoeta, Carmelo & Del Castillo Peces, Julian, 2017. "The effects of implementing ISO 9001 in the Spanish construction industry," Cuadernos de Gestión, Universidad del País Vasco - Instituto de Economía Aplicada a la Empresa (IEAE).

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    Keywords

    international standards; standardization; metastandards; ISO 9001; motivations.;
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    JEL classification:

    • M19 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Other
    • M21 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - Business Economics

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