Search for dissertations about: "Amalia Foukaki"

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2. 1. Corporate Standardization Management : A Case Study of the Automotive Industry

   Author : Amalia Foukaki; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Standardization management; Interorganizational relations; Resource dependence; Co-opetition; Corporate strategy;

   Abstract : In modern business, standards are too important to be ignored. But what is the rationale for active engagement in long and costly standardization processes when most of those standards will be openly available for a much lower price once they are finalized? What are the strategic motives for engaging in such processes? And even when the motives are clear, how is corporate standardization managed, both inside and outside of the organization? Prior standardization and strategic management literatures have not explored these inquiries, leading to a limited understanding of corporate standardization management and its drivers, complexities, and potential. READ MORE