A Network Theory-Based Approach for Importance Assessment of Drafters in Standardization

IEEE Access

Yongchang Wei¹  Fangyu Chen¹  Meiling Huang¹ 

[1] School of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China;

关键词: Network theory;    importance assessment;    standard drafting;    AHP;   

DOI  :  10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2944156

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In standardization, the selection of the most influential institutions in drafting standards of specific areas is essential for improving the structure of industrial standard system. However, this problem becomes highly complex due to the large number of drafters and their influences are difficult to measure. This paper presents a research framework for assessing the importance of drafters in standardization based on a two-layer network model formed by the citation relationship between standards and the co-authorship relationship between drafters. Firstly, multiple structural indicators are integrated by the AHP to evaluate the importance of standards. Secondly, the importance of drafters are assessed by designing multidimensional indicators and verified through the case study of China's mobile communication industry. The results show that our indicators can reflect the industrial leadership gained by the participation of standards-drafting. Finally, managerial recommendations are proposed for drafting standards.

【 授权许可】

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