Interorganizational System Standards Development in Vertical Industries

Matthew Nelson, Assistant Professor in Information Systems, Michael J. Shaw, Chair in the Department of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and William Qualls, Professor in Marketing University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

6/27/2008
(Original Publish Date: 5/1/2005)

Vertically orientated standards development consortia are rapidly making their mark in the ICT standards setting landscape. Employing a minimalist approach towards the standards setting process (develop a little, test a little), they can quickly respond to technological innovations, market dynamics and changing world events. Utilizing a not-for-profit, voluntary- consensus and vendor-neutral approach, they are experiencing sharp increases in membership levels and achieving highly productive standards output.