ISO 9000 Registration's Impact on Sales and Profitability: A Longitudinal Analysis of Performance Before and After Accreditation

The paper at the time of its publication was the first paper to establish the dominant direction of causality between ISO9000 certification and company performance. Its longitudinal studies event study that found reverse causation has provoked argument in the National Press (Daily Telegraph, 20May & 15 July, 2004) between academics and the British Standards Institute the National ISO 9000 Quality Register on their claims for performance improvement gained from adoption of ISO 9000 Integrated Management Systems.

The paper has been rated as ‘excellent for research implications’ by Anbar/Emerald Reviews.

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