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| Author: | Beck, N. Walgenbach, P. |
| Title: | Technical efficiency or adaptation to institutionalized expectations? The adoption of ISO 9000 standards in the German mechanical engineering industry |
| Journal: | Organization Studies
2005 : JUN, VOL. 26:6, p. 841-866 |
| Index terms: | efficiency engineering industry industrial economics quality control standards Germany |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The article examines technical and internal organizational contingencies which encourage and discourage the adoption of institutionalized structural elements, namely ISO 9000 standards. The findings indicate that the extent of customized production and a dominant influence of top management on quality control decisions reduce the likelihood of adopting ISO 9000 standards. |
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