The Standardization of Standardization: The Search for Order in Complex Systems

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2017

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Higginbotham, Brian Douglas

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This dissertation examines the patterns of institutional change associated with globalization from the perspective of standard-setting institutions: Has globalization resulted in convergence or divergence of the institutional structure of standard-setting processes? Furthermore, what forces or conditions of the globalization experience have accounted for observed episodes of convergence or divergence and how have the institutional structures of standard-setting responded to the pressures of globalization since the late 19th century?

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Public policy, Economic history, Organization theory, Information and Communication Technology, International Organization for Standardization, Second industrial revolution, Standardization, Standards, Standard-setting organization

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