Standards are ubiquitous in contemporary society and play a clear role in technological
development, organizational functioning, and business success. Standards are very diverse …

Standard-setting organizations (SSOs) establish goal-directed networks for innovators to
jointly shape technology and markets through standards. The degree to which this can …

Innovation as an essential driver for competitiveness in global markets has been discussed
for several decades. Starting with the Porter Hypothesis in 1995 (Porter and van der Linde …

A technical standards alliance (TSA) is a collection of firms organized for a common goal:
developing, revising, and promoting technical standards. A firm may participate in …

We meta-analyze research on why firms join voluntary environmental programs (VEPs) to
assess the impact of program stringency, or the extent to which they have rigorous …

Standardization is gaining importance for digital platform eco-systems as they try to balance
both stability and flexibility of their core as well as their boundary resources. Our knowledge …

By now, there have been many standards battles fought within the same industry or by
multiple industries in the market-based standardization. In these battles, incompatible …

The progress towards sustainable development could be accelerated by the adoption of
progressive technologies and the development of new “green” products. The anecdotal …

Regulatory agencies are usually tasked with a dual mission of assessing the benefits and
risks posed by products reaching the market, and ensuring the competitiveness of the …

ABSTRACT The European Union (EU) Strategy on Standardization stressed that Europe's
competitiveness will depend on how successful European actors are in standardization at …