Promoted and educated the industry regarding integration solutions within and between organizations using Internet-standard protocols and formats *Disbanded in 2009 The Integration Consortium facilitated business process integration within and between...
The introduction of a new network level protocol called Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) represents a significant step forward in the development of the Internet. While IPv6 offers a number...
...high level of qualitative complexity which characterises economic system through a combination of aspects of Smithian-Marshallian and Schumpeterian approaches to economic evolution treated by means of some tools of modern...
...formats, and business processes and address business problems unique to particular industries. This paper contributes to the small but important literature on vertical IS standards by presenting the case study...
...of its international counterpart, set of ISO standards, are also taught. Where appropriate, examples of common practices from selected countries and their national standards are included as well. Additionally, cultural...
...three levels – intrafirm, interfirm, and institutional – to illuminate the inherent tension between cooperation and competition at each level, and to explore the implications of this tension for industrial...
...profitable companies are often neglected, as the acquirer’s management, strategic direction, or profitability change. The commercial landscape is littered with hundreds of interesting acquired companies that were later shut down,...
...essential technology. A damages remedy provided by antitrust or some other body of law solves this hold-up problem, inducing the socially optimal level of investment by the manufacturer, but it...
This report provides an introduction to voluntary standardization, product certification, and laboratory accreditation for a reader who is not fully familiar with these topics. It highlights some of the more...
This report is designed to provide the reader with an introduction to conformity assessment and information on how the various conformity assessment activities are interlinked. It highlights some of the...