Technical efficiency or adaptation to institutionalized expectations? The adoption of ISO 9000 standards in the German mechanical engineering industry

Organization Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 841-866

  Beck, Nikolaus ^a   Walgenbach, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Institutional theory; ISO 9000; Quality control; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 29044443116     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840605054599     Document Type: Review

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