Includes bibliographical references and index.

How corporate standardisation shapes tomorrow's business / Alice de Casanove, Isabelle Lambert -- Standardization, not standards, matters / Carl Frederick Cargill -- Business benefits through company IT standardization / Robert M. van Wessel, Henk J. de Vries, Piet M. A. Ribbers -- The role of internal standardization in business models: an activity configurations perspective / Magnus Johansson, Amalia Foukaki, Matts K�arreman -- Strategic development and implementation of company standards / Anne-Marie Christin Gro�mann, Paul-Vincent von Gruben, Luisa Kim Lazina -- The pressure cooker approach for open standards development / Erwin Folmer, Jasper Roes -- An innovative approach to the development of project management processes for small-scale projects in a large engineering company / Claude Y. Laporte, Fr�ed�eric Chevalier -- Standardizing knowledge work: how "homegrown" standards overcome resistance among professional employees / Kurt W. Sandholtz -- Managing in-company standardisation while avoiding resistance: a philosophical-empirical approach / Ries Haverkamp, Henk J. de Vries -- A primer on intellectual property policies of standards bodies / Jorge L. Contreras, Andrew Updegrove -- IP and electric vehicles standards: local policies vs. global standards? standardization management in a multi-stakeholder environment in China / Martina Gerst, Xudong Gao -- Standardization commercial strategy: an EU antitrust perspective / Justin Pierce --

Standardization, innovation, and organization: a contingency perspective / Nizar Abdelkafi, Sergiy Makhotin -- Standardization of information and financial innovation: lessons from mortgage securitization / Antonios Kaniadakis -- Predatory strategies in standards wars: on creating fear, uncertainty, and doubt / Tineke Mirjam Egyedi, Anique Hommels -- Human action in the loop: ethical considerations and standardization / Hartwig Steusloff, Michael Decker.

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"This book is a pivotal reference source that assesses the link between standards and efficiency in the business world, addressing the economic importance, global impacts as well as effective tools and strategies employable across all levels of an organization"--Provided by publisher.

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