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Author:   Nils Brunsson (Professor of Management, Stockholm School of Economics, and Chairman, Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (Score)) ,  Bengt Jacobsson (Professor of Management, Soedertoern University College) ,  and Chairman, Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research  ,  also at Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.441kg
ISBN:  

9780198296935

ISBN 10:   0198296932
Pages:   198
Publication Date:   01 September 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Nils Brunsson and Bengt Jacobsson: Chapter 1: The Crucial Standardization Part I: Regulating by Standards Nils Brunsson: Chapter 2: Organization, Market, and Standardization Bengt Jacobsson: Chapter 3: Standardization and Expert Knowledge Goeran Ahrne, Nils Brunsson, and Christina Garsten: Chapter 4: Standardizing through Organization Part II: Producing and Distributing Standards Staffan Furusten: Chapter 5: The Knowledge Base of Standards Kristina Tamm Hallstroem: Chapter 6: Organizing the Process of Standardization Kerstin Sahlin-Andersson: Chapter 7: Arenas as Standardizers Roger Henning: Chapter 8: Selling Standards Part III: Adopting Standards Nils Brunsson and Bengt Jacobsson: Chapter 9: Following Standards Nils Brunsson: Chapter 10: Standardization and Uniformity Nils Brunsson: Chapter 11: Standardization and Fashion Trends Nils Brunsson and Bengt Jacobsson: Chapter 12: The Pros and Cons of Standardization: An Epilogue

Reviews

`In this insightful book, Brunsson, Jacobsson and associates propose that standardization provides a viable alternative to market forces and to organizational forms as an institutional arrangement for coordinating and controlling complex exchanges. Their arguments illuminate important facets of current developments in our rapidly globalizing world.' W. Richard Scott, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Stanford University `The authors do a masterful job of highlighting why the study of standardization merits research attention. . . . this is a valuable book that will guide many future empirical studies.' American Journal of Sociology

Takes an unusualand refreshing approach towards standards and their role in the world ... A World of Standards widens the discussion in the field of standardization, and can be recommended for anyone interested in this area. Organization Studies The authors do a masterful job of highlighting why the study of standardization merits research attention ... this is a valuable book that will guide many future empirical studies. American Journal of Sociology

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Nils Brunsson is Professor of Management at the Stockholm School of Economics and Chairman of the Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (Score). He has published eighteen books and numerous articles in the field of organizations, including The Irrational Organization (Wiley, 1985), The Organization of Hypocrisy (Wiley, 1989), and Organizing Organizations (Fagbokforlaget, 1998). His main focus has been decision theory and the institutional analysis of organizations. He has held the City of Stockholm Chair in Management at the Stockholm School of Economics since 1986. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. Bengt Jacobsson is Professor of Management at Soedertoern University College. He has previously worked at Lund University and the Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (Score). His main focus has been organization theory and complex decision-making processes involving political organizations as well as companies. His current interest is transnational regulation, especially its consequences for states. He has published numerous books and articles.

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