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This book examines education about standardization in the context
of sustainable management. It shows the role of standardization
education in the global economy, and in markets, industries and
businesses. The book presents knowledge on standardization for
sustainable management, describes measures that can be taken to
stimulate it, and highlights strategies for teaching and
disseminating the concept. Subsequently presenting a number of best
practices and case studies, the book seeks to align theory and
practice. For researchers, this is the first academic publication
that interconnects the concepts of sustainability, standardization
and education. For professionals in the area of sustainability it
shows that standardization is an essential instrument for enhancing
sustainability for which proper education is needed. For
standardization professionals the book reveals the links to
sustainability and it shows not only the importance of education
about standardization but also how this can be organized, and
finally, for universities, the book shows that standardization
deserves to be included in the curriculum, and it provides guidance
and best practice examples about how this can be done.
This study fills a gap in standardization literature. It is the
first academic analysis of national standardization organizations.
These organizations exist in every country and may be private or
governmental organizations. The first national standardization th
organizations were founded in the early decades of the 20 century
and were aimed at rationalizing industrial production. Their mode
of operation reflects the sense of co operation at the national
level and - in the telecommunications and electrotechnical field -
at the intemationallevel as well. Now, however, the scene has
changed, with companies operating internationally. Standards for
products, processes, and services are crucial factors in
determining success or failure on a fiercely competitive market,
especially when functional compatibility is a prerequisite, as is
the case in computer and telecommunications technologies. As a
consequence, rather homogeneous needs of participants in
standardization have given way to conflicting interests. This
prompts a discussion about the traditional role of national
standardization organizations. They increasingly depend on their
exclusive links to the international standardization organizations
ISO and IEC, and, in the case of Europe, the regional organizations
CEN and CENELEC. In many cases, formal standardization
organizations are not the obvious bodies for developing standards
to meet business needs. Is this inevitable or could they improve
performance and regain their market share? Henk de Vries answers
this question against the background of current developments in
standardization at the international, European, and national
levels."
This book explores the paradox of the hospitality industry:
customers demand not only personal and innovative tourism products
and services, but also cost-effective ones. Enterprises have the
option to meet the former demand by offering authentic products and
services while the latter could be achieved through
standardization. Although it seems ideal to combine both concepts,
they seemingly contradict each other leading to suppliers facing an
authenticity-standardization paradox. The authors identify,
analyze, and provide solutions for this
authenticity-standardization paradox based on a series of case
studies of restaurants in China. This book will be of interest to
scholars, business owners, and consultants.
This book examines education about standardization in the context
of sustainable management. It shows the role of standardization
education in the global economy, and in markets, industries and
businesses. The book presents knowledge on standardization for
sustainable management, describes measures that can be taken to
stimulate it, and highlights strategies for teaching and
disseminating the concept. Subsequently presenting a number of best
practices and case studies, the book seeks to align theory and
practice. For researchers, this is the first academic publication
that interconnects the concepts of sustainability, standardization
and education. For professionals in the area of sustainability it
shows that standardization is an essential instrument for enhancing
sustainability for which proper education is needed. For
standardization professionals the book reveals the links to
sustainability and it shows not only the importance of education
about standardization but also how this can be organized, and
finally, for universities, the book shows that standardization
deserves to be included in the curriculum, and it provides guidance
and best practice examples about how this can be done.
This book explores the paradox of the hospitality industry:
customers demand not only personal and innovative tourism products
and services, but also cost-effective ones. Enterprises have the
option to meet the former demand by offering authentic products and
services while the latter could be achieved through
standardization. Although it seems ideal to combine both concepts,
they seemingly contradict each other leading to suppliers facing an
authenticity-standardization paradox. The authors identify,
analyze, and provide solutions for this
authenticity-standardization paradox based on a series of case
studies of restaurants in China. This book will be of interest to
scholars, business owners, and consultants.
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