International For-Profit Investments in Microfinance Institutions Equity
Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, 2013 Purpose: The purpose of this document is to review the funding options for Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), define the size of the holdings of international investors in MFI equity and in particular the MFIs listed in stock exchanges, analyze the ...
Carlos Rodriguez Monroy, Ángel Huerga
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Covid-19 pandemic: Challenges and ways forward for the Indian microfinance institutions. [PDF]
J Public Aff, 2021 Sangwan S +3 more
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On mission drift in microfinance institutions [PDF]
This paper sheds light on a poorly understood phenomenon in microfinance which is often referred to as "mission drift": A tendency reviewd by numerous microfinance institutions to extend larger average loan sizes in the process of scaling-up. .
Armendáriz, Beatriz, Szafarz, Ariane
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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
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Financial sustainability of rural microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Tanzania [PDF]
, 2010 An enduring problem facing microfinance institutions is how to attain financial sustainability. Several studies have been conducted to determine the factors affecting financial sustainability of microfinance institutions using large and well developed ...
Nyamsogoro, Ganka Daniel
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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 +4 more
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Competition and Wide Outreach of Microfinance Institutions [PDF]
While the theoretical literature has found that intense competition leads to the poorest borrowers dropping out of the microfinance market, we do not possess sufficient research accumulated for empirical analysis in this field.
KAI, Hisako
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An Assessment of the Capacity and Financial Performance of Microfinance Institutions: The Philippine Case [PDF]
Despite the government’s credit program approach, access of poor households to microfinancial services has remained limited. This paper explains the microfinance policy environment in the Philippines and evaluates the institutional and financial capacity/
Callanta, Ruth +2 more
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Brazil's Public Administration and the Challenge of New Democracies: Promoting Social Inclusion
Public Administration Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Brazil's public administration (PA) has sought to strengthen democratic governance through an emphasis on social inclusion. Since democratization in 1988, reforms have aimed to address entrenched inequalities along with decentralization and professionalism spurring innovations in social inclusion.
Evan M. Berman +7 more
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Microfinance Institutions: Does Capital Structure Matter? [PDF]
Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) have risen to the forefront as invaluable institutions in the development process. Nevertheless, capital constraints have hindered the expansion of microfinance programs such that the demand for financial services still ...
Bogan, Vicki
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