¿The aim of this book is to examine how technical and institutional factors affect the
responsiveness of public and private organisations to a change in accreditation standards with
specific reference to the vocational educational and training (VET) sector and ethical
standards. In particular the authors analyse the Italian experience regarding a new
accreditation standard recently adopted in the Region of Lombardy. Although based on a national
experience this innovative approach to accreditation systems in the educational sector
provides a more general framework of analysis of how ethics and compliance can be applied in
business organisation worldwide.
