The geography of standards—a regional analysis of ISO management system standards adoption in Germany
利用德国中小企业NUTS3层面的新网络数据，绘制了ISO管理体系标准采纳的区域模式，并实证检验了其与不同创新模式的关系，发现区域标准采纳与科技指标、本地标准化活动、供应链和竞争显著相关。
Abstract ISO Management System Standards (MSS), such as ISO 9001, are globally recognized for their impact on organizations’ operations and processes. Despite existing country- and firm-level research, regional determinants of MSS adoption remain underexplored. Our study addresses this gap, utilizing novel web data on MSS adoption among German SMEs at the NUTS3 level. We map the regional patterns of MSS adoption and empirically test how they relate to different innovation modes. We find significant correlations between regional MSS adoption and regional science, technology, and innovation indicators, namely publications and R&D, and local standardization activities, supply chains, and competition.