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ArticleGlobalization and health2014

Proposing a sequential comparative analysis for assessing multilateral health agency transformation and sustainable capacity: exploring the advantages of institutional theory.

Eduardo J Gómez

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Article in Globalization and health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Eduardo J GómezKing's College London, International Development Institute, Room 7G, Chesham Building, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK. Eduardo.gomez@kcl.ac.uk.

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backgroundThis article proposes an approach to comparing and assessing the adaptive capacity of multilateral health agencies in meeting country and individual healthcare needs. Most studies comparing multilateral health agencies have failed to clearly propose a method for conducting agency comparisons.

methodsThis study conducted a qualitative case study methodological approach, such that secondary and primary case study literature was used to conduct case study comparisons of multilateral health agencies.

resultsThrough the proposed Sequential Comparative Analysis (SCA), the author found a more effective way to justify the selection of cases, compare and assess organizational transformative capacity, and to learn from agency success in policy sustainability processes.

conclusionsTo more affectively understand and explain why some multilateral health agencies are more capable of adapting to country and individual healthcare needs, SCA provides a methodological approach that may help to better understand why these agencies are so different and what we can learn from successful reform processes. As funding challenges continue to hamper these agencies' adaptive capacity, learning from each other will become increasingly important.

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Models, OrganizationalCapacity BuildingDelivery of Health CareHealth PlanningHumansInternational AgenciesNeeds AssessmentQualitative ResearchWorld Health Organization

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