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Policy and Market Mechanisms for Sustainable Finance: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable finance has emerged as a critical instrument for addressing the dual challenges of climate change and sustainable development. Nonetheless, a substantial financing gap persists, while the concept remains under‐theorized without a universally accepted definition, and empirical evidence of its effectiveness remains inconsistent and ...
Jihyung Joo, Byounguk Keum, Taewoo Roh
wiley   +1 more source

Microfinance, MSMEs and the Macro Economy: Evidence from India [PDF]

, 2018
Much of prior literature on the relationship between microfinance and the macro-economy has focused on the effect of the latter in determining the success of microfinance institutions (MFIs).
Casabona, Monica
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Internal Controls and Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Mbale City, Uganda

CECCAR Business Review
The objective of the research was to examine the impact of small and medium enterprises’ internal controls on their financial performance in Mbale city, Uganda.
Isaac Peter OTAI, Barbra Deborah Erima BIRUNGI   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainability Transitions in SMEs: Investigating Net‐Zero Adoption, Carbon Footprint Reduction, and Performance Outcomes

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research empirically validates an integrated framework that explains net‐zero‐emission adoption among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Extending the Technological‐Organizational‐Environmental (TOE) framework with the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) perspective, the research explains how internal capabilities
Alanood Alremeithi, Fauzia Jabeen, Sherine Farouk, Safiya Mukhtar Alshibani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

What is the evidence of the impact of microfinance on the well-being of poor people? [PDF]

, 2011
The concept of microcredit was first introduced in Bangladesh by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. Professor Yunus started Grameen Bank (GB) more than 30 years ago with the aim of reducing poverty by providing small loans to the country’s rural ...
Copestake, James G., Duvendack, Maren, Hooper, Lee, Loke, Yoon, Palmer-Jones, Richard, Rao, Nitya   +5 more
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De‐Carbonizing the Transport Sector on the University Campus: A Techno‐Economic‐Environment Assessment and Optimization of PV Fed Electric Bicycles Amid Global Fuel Crisis

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
This study develops and evaluates a solar PV‐fed electric bicycle system optimized for university campuses in Pakistan. The techno‐economic analysis demonstrates significant fuel savings, emission reductions, and sustainability benefits, promoting a cost‐effective, eco‐friendly, and renewable transportation alternative amid rising global fuel and ...
Muhammad Abdullah Khan, Syed Ali Abbas Kazmi, Qamar uddin, Muhammad Umair Iftikhar, Muhammad Waseem   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spiritual Cannibalism in HRD: How Workplace Spirituality Devours Sacred Traditions

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper interrogates how the discourse of workplace spirituality in human resource development (HRD) operates as a tool of colonization. Through a systematic review of 48 articles published between 1997 and March 2025, the study uncovers recurring patterns of spiritual appropriation in which non‐Western traditions are detached from their ...
Shoaib Ul‐Haq
wiley   +1 more source

Microfinance, commercialisation and ethics [PDF]

, 2008
This paper discusses the so-called commercial approach to microfinance under economic and ethical aspects. It first shows how microfinance has developed from a purely welfare-oriented activity to a commercially relevant line of banking business.
Schmidt, Reinhard H.
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How Does Vulnerability Framing by Microfinance Institutions Leverage Funding Success in Crowdfunding?

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama, Ricardo Emanuel‐Correia, Fábio Duarte, Mário Augusto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Helping Microfinance Become Commercially Sustainable [PDF]

, 2011
Microfinance primarily refers to the making of small loans to low-income individuals and the poor, to enable them to start or expand small businesses. Currently, most microfinance loans are made through nonprofit microfinance institutions (MFIs) that
Schwarcz, Steven L.
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