Filtering out standard success criteria in the case of multi-mode standardization: Responsible waste water treatment

Geerten van de Kaa*, Lieke van den Eijnden, Neelke Doorn

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Abstract

Standardization can be achieved in multiple ways; firms may join forces and develop standards in standardization committees, they may compete directly on the market in standards battles, or governmental agencies may impose standards. This paper studies criteria for the selection of standards in a situation in which these three forms of standardization occur simultaneously (multi-mode standardization). The paper attempts to arrive at weights for these criteria by applying them to the case of phosphorus recovery from municipal waste water, a technological process that fits the transition to a circular economy but that is still lacking standardization. A contribution is made to the standardization literature by empirically studying the case of multi-mode standardization and by applying standard success criteria to the area of water treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1641
JournalSustainability
Volume12
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • Best-worst method
  • BWM
  • Standardization
  • Standards
  • Waste water treatment

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