Information technology standardization: theory, process, and organizations
Information technology standardization: theory, process, and organizations
A scientific methodology for MIS case studies
MIS Quarterly
The politics of standards and the EC
Communications of the ACM
Technological frames: making sense of information technology in organizations
ACM Transactions on Information Systems (TOIS) - Special issue on social science perspectives on IS
Percolation structures, Markov random fields and the economics of EDI standards diffusion
Papers presented to the ninth international telecommunications society (ITS) on Global telecommunications strategies and technological changes
Localized technological change and the evolution of standards as economic institutions
Information Economics and Policy - Special issue on the economics of standards
Economics of compatibility standards and competition in telecommunication networks
Information Economics and Policy - Special issue on the economics of standards
Users, standards and the economics of coalitions and committees
Information Economics and Policy - Special issue on the economics of standards
The emergence of standards in PC software: who would benefit from institutional intervention?
Information Economics and Policy - Special issue on the economics of standards
Open systems standardization (2nd ed.): a business approach
Open systems standardization (2nd ed.): a business approach
Information rules: a strategic guide to the network economy
Information rules: a strategic guide to the network economy
Standards as change agents in the information technology market
Computer Standards & Interfaces - Special issue on best papers of Computer Standards & Interfaces, 1986-1998
A set of principles for conducting and evaluating interpretive field studies in information systems
MIS Quarterly - Special issue on intensive research in information systems
Information technology standards and standardization: a global perspective
Information technology standards and standardization: a global perspective
Standardization: bridging the gap between economic and social theory
ICIS '00 Proceedings of the twenty first international conference on Information systems
Hunting for the Treasure at the End of theRainbow: Standardizing corporate IT Infrastructure
Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Interpreting Information Systems in Organizations
Interpreting Information Systems in Organizations
Generalizing Generalizability in Information Systems Research
Information Systems Research
The political economy of standards setting by newcomers: China's WAPI and South Korea's WIPI
Telecommunications Policy
Information security management standards: Problems and solutions
Information and Management
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
Influences on standards adoption in de facto standardization
Information Technology and Management - Special issue on New Theories and Methods for Technology Adoption Research
Institutional Influences on Information Systems Security Innovations
Information Systems Research
From disruptions to struggles: Theorizing power in ERP implementation projects
Information and Organization
Using the lens of circuits of power in information systems security management
TrustBus'07 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business
A characteristics framework for Semantic Information Systems Standards
Information Systems and e-Business Management
Theorizing Information Security Success: Towards Secure E-Government
International Journal of Electronic Government Research
| Hi-index | 0.00 |
This paper addresses the role of power and politics in setting standards. It examines the interaction of external contingencies, powerful agents, resources, meaning, and membership of relevant social and institutional groupings in generating successful political outcomes. To study these interactions, the paper adopts the circuits of power, a theoretical framework taken from the social sciences, and applies it to understanding the creation and development of the first standard in information security management. An informal group of UK security chiefs sparked off a process which led first to BS7799, the British standard, and later to ISO 17799, the international standard. The case study portrays how the institutionalization of this ad hoc development process results from the interactions of power among the stakeholders involved. The case study also shows how the different interests and objectives of the stakeholders were influenced by exogenous contingencies and institutional forces. The paper discusses theoretical and practical implications for the future development of such standards.