Sustainable development : knowledge and education about standardisation / edited by Samuel O. Idowu, Henk J. de Vries, Ivana Mijatovic, Donggeun Choi.
2020
HC79.E5
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Title
Sustainable development : knowledge and education about standardisation / edited by Samuel O. Idowu, Henk J. de Vries, Ivana Mijatovic, Donggeun Choi.
ISBN
9783030287153 (electronic book)
3030287157 (electronic book)
9788170620976
3030287157 (electronic book)
9788170620976
Published
Cham : Springer, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xx, 221 pages)
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-28715-3 doi
10.1007/978-3-030-28
10.1007/978-3-030-28
Call Number
HC79.E5
Dewey Decimal Classification
658.408
Summary
This book examines education about standardization in the context of sustainable management. It shows the role of standardization education in the global economy, and in markets, industries and businesses. The book presents knowledge on standardization for sustainable management, describes measures that can be taken to stimulate it, and highlights strategies for teaching and disseminating the concept. Subsequently presenting a number of best practices and case studies, the book seeks to align theory and practice. For researchers, this is the first academic publication that interconnects the concepts of sustainability, standardization and education. For professionals in the area of sustainability it shows that standardization is an essential instrument for enhancing sustainability for which proper education is needed. For standardization professionals the book reveals the links to sustainability and it shows not only the importance of education about standardization but also how this can be organized, and finally, for universities, the book shows that standardization deserves to be included in the curriculum, and it provides guidance and best practice examples about how this can be done.
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CSR, sustainability, ethics & governance.
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Table of Contents
Sustainable Development: Knowledge and Education About Standardisation
Introduction
Part I: Cases of Education About Standardization
Part II: Cases of Countries
Part III: Stimulating Education About Standardisation
Part IV: Summary.
Introduction
Part I: Cases of Education About Standardization
Part II: Cases of Countries
Part III: Stimulating Education About Standardisation
Part IV: Summary.