ISO 9000: Outside the Iron Cage

By Olivier Boiral. Organ. Sci., 2003

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Subfields: Information Systems and Management, Management Information Systems, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology

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Method and context perspectives on learning and knowledge creation in quality management (2007, background): “They found that, despite the core technical content of quality, social processes shape most of how quality is practiced within the organizations (e.g. Boiral, 2003; Detert et al., 2000; MacDuffie, 1997; Zbaracki, 1998).”
Measuring the Unmeasured: An Institutional Entrepreneur Strategy in an Emerging Industry (2004, background): “A recent study found that interviewees are able to provide finer grained and more genuine information once they are outside the ‘iron cage’ of the organization (Boiral, 2003).”
Accountability in a Global Economy: The Emergence of International Accountability Standards (2011, neutral): “There is evidence that despite third-party auditing some organizations achieve standard certification without continuously complying with standard requirements and incorporating the approved practices in their daily activities (Boiral, 2003; Christmann & Taylor, 2006).”
Overcoming the barriers to pro-environmental behaviors in the workplace: A systematic review (2018, background): “Furthermore, managers often ignore certain behaviors that are not described by official documents (Boiral, 2003).”
Firm self-regulation through international certifiable standards: determinants of symbolic versus substantive implementation (2006, background): “International certifiable standards are an important governance mechanism for firm self regulation (Boiral, 2003a; Cashore, 2002; Christmann & Taylor, 2001; Delmas & Terlaak, 2001; Potoski & Prakash, 2004; Rugman & Verbeke, 2001).”
Standardization as Institutional Work: The Regulatory Power of a Responsible Investment Standard (2012, background): “Recent work highlights the complexity of standard making as a social act that involves various stakeholders (Timmermans & Epstein, 2010), whether for ISO norms (Tamm Hallström, 2000), multistakeholder standards (Fransen & Kolk, 2007), or the development of sustainable reporting standards such as the”
Standardization and Discretion: Does the Environmental Standard ISO 14001 Lead to Performance Benefits? (2006, background): “Furthermore, standardization leads to a more qualified and knowledgeable workforce, better able to cope with events on an ad hoc basis [15].”
Corporate Greening Through ISO 14001: A Rational Myth? (2007, background): “Contradictions between this image of legitimacy, which is projected outside organizations, and the actual perceptions of employees were emphasized in a study conducted outside the workplace among some 50 individuals working in ISO 9000 certified organizations (Boiral 2003).”
Revisiting Supplier Compliance with MNC Codes of Conduct: Recoupling Policy and Practice at Chinese Toy Suppliers (2014, background): “…and Zajac, 2006), in relation to business ethics issues (e.g., Trullen and Stevenson 2006; Aravind and Christmann 2011), and in relation to business ethics standards and certifications (Boiral 2003; Yeung and Mok 2005; Christmann and Taylor 2006; Aravind and Christmann 2011; Furrer et al. 2012).”