Trends in the Use of ISO Standards for Management Systems in European Countries

   The relevance of the study is due to the fact that the ISO International Standards for Management Systems (ISO MSS) are the embodiment of scientific and technological progress, contribute to the innovative development of countries and play an important role in improving the welfare of society and the implementation of international relations.
   The purpose is to study the current state and trends in the use of ISO standards for quality management systems and systems in other areas of management in European countries.
   Objectives: to test the hypothesis that companies that develop and implement quality management systems for compliance with ISO 9001 standards also develop ISO MSS management systems in other areas (including economic security); explore the degree of possible closeness of the relationship between the global competitiveness index and the number of ISO certificates for quality management systems and systems of economic security of enterprises in the context of European countries.
   Methodology. The methodological basis of the study is a comparative and correlation analysis, the correlation was studied using the Pearson correlation coefficient. The study was limited to European countries.
   Results. The hypothesis is confirmed that companies that develop and implement quality management systems for compliance with ISO 9001 standards also develop ISO management systems for economic security; it was revealed that although in general the impact of standardization on the processes of increasing global competitiveness is not significant, however, in the countries of the former USSR, there is a higher degree of close correlation.
   Conclusion. The introduction of international standards involves not only bringing enterprise management systems to the requirements of international ISO standards, but, more importantly, the transition to a new philosophy underlying modern approaches to management

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