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Corporate corruption could be related to an increase in ISO certifications in countries that have less weight in the global economy.

This is one of the conclusions reached by the doctor and the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT), Olga Rodriguez, in his thesis on the determinants of implementation of ISO 9001.

Rodriguez recently defended a thesis, directed by Professor Rafael Angel Martinez, this international standard focused on quality management elements that must have a business to improve products and services offered.

After reviewing related literature with the ISO 9001 certification and analyze models of diffusion of it, Rodriguez warns that many companies get the certificate "only as a way to improve his image, and therefore may be tempted to get the certificate at minimal cost, without any real change in the quality management system of the company, ie making a qualitywashing ".

For it provides data as at the end of 2013, more than 1.1 million companies worldwide had achieved ISO 9001 certification and provides examples of countries like Germany and Spain, leaders in this type of certification.

"Germany in 2008 had some 48324 certifications, while Spain had 68730" he says.

It also states that it is assumed that the potential for certification of Germany must be higher than that of Spain, being a rich country, so be certifiable as many companies, something that does not happen.

The doctor explains that the UPCT corporate corruption could be given in the event that the company paid to independent professionals and induce them to modify their assessment and act contrary to the way they should.

She adds that it could also incur corporate corruption if auditors questionable ethics are hired or is the company itself that tries to deceive the auditor, withholding information or falsifying records as a way to obtain certification at a minimum cost without changing management of the company.

He considers that this could lead to a "loss of confidence" on rule by the other companies.

To prevent this loss of confidence in the quality standard, Rodriguez argues that the International Standardization Organization perform audits to ensure that certified companies actually implement a quality management system;

Requests States that want to encourage enforcement organizations that seek to empower others to act as auditors ensure their work, which prevent auditing companies employees are bribed and that those responsible for business purchases evaluate its suppliers taking into account, inter alia, who is the organization that has been granted the certificate and prioritize those audited by prestigious organizations.

Source: UPCT