The making of standards: looking inside the work groups

This article attempts to contribute to a better understanding of how standards actually emerge by taking a closer look at what is going on inside standards setting committees. It discusses the results of a study of senior committee members from the ISO, ITU and the IETF; who they are, where they come from, which rules they assume during the process, how they perceive this process, and what they feel actually influences its final outcome: the standard.