World of standards, a
Auteur :
Brunsson, Nils / Jacobsson, Bengt
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198296935
Date de publication :
31 août 2000
Dimensions :
24,1 x 16,3 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
441 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this insightful discussion of the phenomenon of standardization in organizations and society at large, the authors regard standards as a form of regulation enabling a higher degree of global order in the modern world, and argue that they represent an alternative to markets and hierarchies as a mode of social organization.