functions. The training and qualification program requires the analyst to analyze known and blind'' standards. Statistical tests …

Standards-based certification organizations (SBCOs) as a source of market order have been largely neglected as a topic …: An Inductive Case Study of Standards-Based Certification Organizations in the U.S. Organic Food Industry,? employs …, ?Certifying the Harvest: The Role of Standards-Based Certification Organizations in Market Entry and Exit Dynamics,? examines how …

The significance of standards in international agricultural trade is continuously rising. Due to their complexity …, especially private industry standards are often expected to have a negative impact on agricultural export sectors in developing … countries. The successful adoption of standards by a broad number of producers can be seen as a condition to limit negative …

The significance of standards in international agricultural trade is continuously rising. Due to their complexity …, especially private industry standards are often expected to have a negative impact on agricultural export sectors in developing … countries. The successful adoption of standards by a broad number of producers can be seen as a condition to limit negative …

Fruit production is an activity of great importance in the Braziliancommercial balance and even more in the … Northeastern region.Intermediation is a regular practice in the fruit exporting market due toexistence of requirements, such as …

way of generating statistically meaningful information, certification has been adopted in financial statements evaluation … optimally allocate moderation resource. The third essay examines a market for certification and certifiers' strategic reporting …

Certification Programs,' estimates the consumer welfare benefits from the increase in scope of USDA beef quality certification … has been offered as a reason for the decline. Certification programs provide producers a new way to differentiate and … consumer welfare by approximately 2% of beef expenditure. The second essay, 'Grading and Quality Certification in Beef …

Secondary markets have adopted a number of quality signaling mechanismssuch as certification to reduce information … examine the impact oftheir information-acquisition on the choice of certification, as well asthe price paid. We compare the … findings highlight that product-related informationsubstitutes, and price-related information complements, certification …

National Laboratory (LANL) is working to achieve Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) certification to enable them to transport …. Since the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) has achieved WIPP certification, INEEL personnel … the particular software quality assurance requirements required for WIPP certification. …