<P> In addition to several stakeholders' benefits, a number of studies have identified significant financial benefits for organizations certified to ISO 9001, with a 2011 survey from the British Assessment Bureau showing 44% of their certified clients had won new business . Corbett et al. showed that certified organizations achieved superior return on assets compared to otherwise similar organizations without certification . Heras et al. found similarly superior performance and demonstrated that this was statistically significant and not a function of organization size . Naveha and Marcus claimed that implementing ISO 9001 led to superior operational performance in the U.S. automotive industry . Sharma identified similar improvements in operating performance and linked this to superior financial performance . Chow - Chua et al. showed better overall financial performance was achieved for companies in Denmark . Rajan and Tamimi (2003) showed that ISO 9001 certification resulted in superior stock market performance and suggested that shareholders were richly rewarded for the investment in an ISO 9001 system . </P> <P> While the connection between superior financial performance and ISO 9001 may be seen from the examples cited, there remains no proof of direct causation, though longitudinal studies, such as those of Corbett et al. (2005) may suggest it . Other writers, such as Heras et al. (2002), have suggested that while there is some evidence of this, the improvement is partly driven by the fact that there is a tendency for better performing companies to seek ISO 9001 certification . </P> <P> The mechanism for improving results has also been the subject of much research . Lo et al. (2007) identified operational improvements (e.g., cycle time reduction, inventory reductions) as following from certification . Internal process improvements in organizations lead to externally observable improvements . The benefit of increased international trade and domestic market share, in addition to the internal benefits such as customer satisfaction, interdepartmental communications, work processes, and customer / supplier partnerships derived, far exceeds any and all initial investment . </P> <P> The increase in ISO 9001 certification is shown in the tables below . </P>

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