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Fostering refugees' entrepreneurial instincts: Lessons from the past, learning for the future

European Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The ongoing global crises have sparked academic discussions on immigration, recognizing it as a key factor in socio‐economic advancement. Immigration is viewed as an essential element of human capital, capable of addressing labor and skill shortages in developed nations.
Gagan Deep Sharma, Ritika Chopra, Sascha Kraus, Gaurav Talan, Christina Theodoraki   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microfinance and Business Success among Women Entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka

Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies
Purpose: This study examines the role of microfinance in promoting business success among women entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka. Specifically, the study investigates whether loan amount, repayment schedule, repayment satisfaction, and other microfinance ...
Dona Ganeesha Priyangika Kaluarachchi, Athambawa Jahfer   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

EXAMINING THE OUTREACH OF ISLAMIC CHARITY BASED MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIA

Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance, 2019
One of the advantages of using Islamic social funds is the increased ability of microfinance institutions to provide financial services to the poor.
Aimatul Yumna, Matthew Clarke
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainability in Microfinance Institutions [PDF]

, 2019
Inspirado en el Programa de Acción de 1999 definido por Naciones Unidas en el que se describen ocho ámbitos pragmáticos para una Cultura de Paz. Mi propuesta trabajará sobre el apartado ‘Desarrollo económico y social sostenible’ evaluando las microfinanzas y las organizaciones que las gestionan, como herramienta para la consecución de este objetivo ...
openaire   +13 more sources

Norms and values of the various microfinance institutions [PDF]

International Journal of Social Economics, 2008
PurposeThe paper aims to study the role of norms and values in the microfinance sector.Design/methodology/approachThe paper provides a combination of narrative with argument and analysis.FindingsA classification of the sector is proposed, mapping the institutions along two axes: the profit motive (profit vs not‐for‐profit) and the decision‐making style
openaire   +4 more sources

Figures of an Agrarian Nation: Indonesia's Agricultural Census, 1963–2023

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Why have Indonesia's decennial agricultural censuses defined their key unit of analysis, the ‘agricultural household’, differently? How do changes to that category shape knowledge production among those who rely on census data? This paper compares definitions of the agricultural household across seven censuses with international ...
Colum Graham
wiley   +1 more source

Breaking Barriers: Scaffolding Social‐Symbolic Work for Women’s Economic Empowerment

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This study advances the understanding of Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) in non‐Western contexts by theorizing how social‐symbolic work facilitates empowerment despite entrenched institutional and cultural constraints. Drawing on a qualitative study into the establishment of Kuwait’s first women’s business incubator, we explore how female ...
Mohsen Abumuamar, Juliane Reinecke
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Intellectual Capital on Microfinance Institutions' Efficiency: the Moderating Role of External Governance. [PDF]

J Knowl Econ, 2022
Ahamad S, Al-Jaifi HAA, Ehigiamusoe KU.
europepmc   +1 more source

Microfinance: A Poverty Reduction Tool, Socio-Economic Prospective [PDF]

Journal of Management and Research, 2015
This paper aims to critically evaluate the microfinance approach in social and economic perspective. Critical analysis reveals that microfinance can be used as an efficient tool to reduce poverty, thus contributing towards economic as well as social ...
Ada Jaffery, Dawood Mamoon
doaj  

Atlas Unplugged: Re‐Imagining the Premises and Prospects of Capitalism for Business and Society

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand’s dystopian work of fiction, became a cornerstone of libertarian philosophy and its influence continues as an articulation of contemporary capitalism. In introducing this Special Issue, we revisit its core assumptions and contradictions in order to reimagine capitalism and reflect on the potential of management studies
Rick Delbridge, Charlene Zietsma, Roy Suddaby, Rashedur Chowdhury, Christopher Wickert   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source