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Published in: Globalization and Health 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Research

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

Author: Eduardo J Gómez

Published in: Globalization and Health | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Background

This 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.

Methods

This 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.

Results

Through 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.

Conclusions

To 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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Metadata
Title
Proposing a sequential comparative analysis for assessing multilateral health agency transformation and sustainable capacity: exploring the advantages of institutional theory
Author
Eduardo J Gómez
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Globalization and Health / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1744-8603
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-8603-10-38

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