Why firms lose their ISO 9001 certification: evidence from Portugal

More than one million certified companies must choose, every three years, whether to renew or to withdraw from ISO 9001 certification. This paper investigates whether ISO 9001 decertification decision is driven by economic motivations. Using standard event-study methods, the paper looks into this qu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Candido, Carlos (author)
Other Authors: Coelho, Luís (author), Peixinho, Rúben (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Small and medium-sized enterprises
Decertification
Economic performance
Event study
ISO 9001
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14067
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/14067

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14067

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