Este artículo se ha realizado en el marco de los Proyectos de Investigación titulados ܌os sistemas integrados de gestión (SIG) en las empresas españolasݦ#13; (SEC2006-06682/ECON) financiado por el Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia dentro de la convocatoria de ayuda a proyectos de I+D y...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze whether the order or the strategy of management system standards (MSSs) implementation in an organization determines the level of integration of its standardized MSSs. Design/methodology/approach – Groups of organizations that follow...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the application and the level of integration of internal and external audits in organizations that are registered to multiple management system standards. Design/methodology/approach – Using descriptive analyses, this work examines the manner...

Purpose – In recent years, the number of management systems (MSs) has sharply increased. These MSs can be certified with, for example, the quality standard ISO 9001 or the environmental standard ISO 14001 and they can subsequently be integrated into one single, jointly managed system. The main...