International organization in time : fragmentation and reform / Tine Hanrieder.
By: Hanrieder, Tine [author.].
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 179 pages) : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191775246 (ebook); 9780198705833.Subject(s): United Nations | World Health Organization | International organization | International agencies | International cooperationDDC classification: 341.2 Online resources: Available from Oxford Scholarship Online (access within UNU) Summary: This title investigates the effects of reform programmes on international organisations (IOs). Such reforms are often perceived as failing but they do nevertheless drive organisational change. The book argues that reforms trigger path dependent processes in IOs, yielding increasing returns to the winners of historical bargains. Path dependence explains why a seemingly dysfunctional organisational process, namely fragmentation, is hard to reverse but easy to reinforce through organisational reform.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This title investigates the effects of reform programmes on international organisations (IOs). Such reforms are often perceived as failing but they do nevertheless drive organisational change. The book argues that reforms trigger path dependent processes in IOs, yielding increasing returns to the winners of historical bargains. Path dependence explains why a seemingly dysfunctional organisational process, namely fragmentation, is hard to reverse but easy to reinforce through organisational reform.
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