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http://dx.doi.org/10.7840/kics.2012.37C.11.1064

Determinants of International Standardization: An Empirical Analysis in the ICT field  

Kim, Bum-Hoan (배재대학교 전자상거래학과)
Park, Jongbong (한국정보통신기술협회 표준화본부)
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The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences / v.37C, no.11, 2012 , pp. 1064-1076 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is an attempt to identify factors determining the success of international standardization and understand the relationship between the factors, such as government-driven standardization activities. Six factors were identified through factor analysis; namely, 'Direct government support', 'Indirect government support', 'Utilization of standardization bodies', 'Standardization strategy', 'Attainment of a dominant market power', and 'Adoption as an international standard.' The results showed that firstly, support from the government, whether direct or indirect, had no direct effect on the outcome of international standardization efforts, but produced an indirect influence on it through mediating factors such as the attainment of a dominant market power. Secondly, the attainment of a dominant market power proved to be the most important success factor of international standardization, suggesting that the government must direct its efforts to help boost the market power of target standards through measures like promoting a timely market entry and the development of high-quality standards, in a manner to induce market satisfaction, increasing lock-in effects and building a quasi-vertical integration system. Thirdly, direct support from the government holds the key to the success of international standardization with de jure standardization bodies, while the strategic use of standardization bodies appears the most important for the positive outcome of standardization concerning de facto standardization bodies.
Keywords
Factor Analysis; Structural Equation Modeling; Multi-Group Analysis; ICT Standardization;
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