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Tragic Choices in Humanitarian Aid: A Framework of Organizational Determinants of NGO Decision Making

Abstract  

Humanitarian NGOs face difficult choices about whom to help and whom not on a daily basis. The research question in this article
is how humanitarian NGOs make these difficult decisions and why in a particular way. March’s study on consequential and appropriate
decision-making processes is used to analyze the nature and course of NGO decision making. Since March’s two models are often
explicitly or implicitly linked to certain types of organizational settings—as reflected in an organization’s formal structure,
compliance and coordination mechanisms—this article particularly zooms in on the relationship between NGO decision-making
processes and these settings. The theoretical framework is illustrated and discussed by means of an exploratory comparative
case study of two international humanitarian NGOs: Médecins Sans Frontières Holland (MSF Holland) and Acting with Churches
Netherlands (ACT Netherlands).

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Category Original Paper
  • Pages 1-25
  • DOI 10.1007/s11266-012-9292-y
  • Authors
    • Liesbet Heyse, Department of Sociology/ICS, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Journal Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
    • Online ISSN 1573-7888
    • Print ISSN 0957-8765
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 05/11/2012 | Link to this post on IFP |
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