Presents an outline of relevant standards, namely ISO 9000 on institutional management, ISO 10015 on human resources management, and ISO 17024 on the certification of persons. Gives information about practices in the application of standards by training institutions and supervisory bodies in South America.

This volume explores organizational legitimacy in business, featuring examples from a variety of industries around the world. Synthesizing the most current theoretical insights and best practices, the contributing authors examine the ways in which organizational legitimacy can be understood, its perceived influence on the market, and the relationship between organizational legitimacy and overall organizational success. The authors draw from different methodological perspectives to develop a holistic approach to organizational legitimacy that transcends the traditional concepts of corporate reputation, business ethics or corporate social responsibility. Historically, efforts to understand how organizations acquire, manage and use legitimacy have applied insights from institutional theory, resource dependence theory, organizational ecology and stakeholder theory, but the field has remained fragmented, despite the profound implications of achieving legitimacy for ensuring organizational stability, survival and sustainability through access to capital, resources and business opportunities, as well as problem solving, performance measurement and stakeholder support. Presenting case studies of successful initiatives, the book addresses: · How organizational legitimacy is defined and measured · How organizations achieve legitimacy and how they acquire resources · How different stakeholders (e.g., consumers, investors, employees) make legitimacy judgments and resource allocation decisions · Whether audiences in the same socio-cultural context arrive at shared legitimacy judgments with regard to a focal organization

Esta publicación tiene como objetivo facilitar la comprensión de la norma ISO 9001:2015. La guía se ha elaborado manteniendo la secuencia de los apartados de la norma, cuyo contenido se reproduce íntegramente. Cada requisito es explicado de una manera sencilla y práctica, incluyendo numerosos ejemplos que intentan mostrar situaciones basadas en la realidad de las organizaciones.

CENELEC EN 50128 and IEC 62279 standards are applicable to the performance of software in the railway sector. The 2011 version of the 50128 standard firms up the techniques and methods to be implemented. This is a guide to its implementation, in order to understand the foundations of the standard and how it impacts on the activities to be undertaken, helping towards better a preparation for the independent evaluation phase, which is mandatory.

Las pequeñas empresas son el negocio más grande del mundo. Más del 95 % de emprendimientos en el mundo son pequeños y medianos y muchos países tienen en la mira a las pequeñas y medianas empresas (Pymes) para impulsar el crecimiento económico y el empleo. Por lo tanto, las Normas Internacionales deben ayudar a las Pymes tal y como lo hace con las empresas globales, el gobierno y la sociedad en general. En especial, las Pymes deberían poder participar de las ganancias en eficiencia y eficacia que ofrece la norma ISO 9001. Esta norma, que establece los requisitos para sistemas de gestión de la calidad, está entre las más conocidas e implementadas de la ISO. Se emplea en cerca de 183 países por organizaciones grandes y pequeñas, en los sectores público y privado, por fabricantes y proveedores de servicios, en todos los sectores de actividades.