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Capital structure and earnings quality in microfinance institutions
, 2021PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine whether capital structure matters for earnings management of microfinance institutions.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical study is conducted using a sample of 575 MFIs over 2007 to 2015, we determined ...
Naima Lassoued
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Social and Financial Efficiency: A Study of Indian Microfinance Institutions
, 2021Microfinance institutions (MFIs) provides savings, credit, insurance and remittance facilities to more impoverished people without any collateral. MFIs have twin goals: social outreach and financial sustainability.
S. Chauhan
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, 2021
PurposeAn amalgamation of Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) and Analytical Network Process (ANP) has been performed to develop a decision-making framework for improving the overall performance of the microfinance institutions.
A. Bardhan +3 more
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PurposeAn amalgamation of Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) and Analytical Network Process (ANP) has been performed to develop a decision-making framework for improving the overall performance of the microfinance institutions.
A. Bardhan +3 more
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Microfinance institutions' website accessibility
Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2018Abstract Using a global dataset of 947 MFIs from 56 countries we investigate the factors affecting microfinance institutions' (MFIs) website accessibility. We find that MFI website accessibility is significantly associated with larger MFIs, higher financial leverage, and greater national economic development.
Haileslasie Tadele +2 more
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Governance and microfinance institutions
Corporate Governance, 2014Purpose– This paper aims to determine the influence of governance mechanisms on sustainability and outreach of microfinance institutions (MFIs). Corporate governance has been identified as a key bottleneck in strengthening MFIs’ sustainability (financial performance) and increasing their outreach (social impact).Design/methodology/approach– First, a ...
André Nijhof +2 more
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Does competition enhance the double-bottom-line performance of microfinance institutions?
, 2020This paper investigates how competition affects the double-bottom-line performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs). While classical economic theory highlights that competition enhances efficiency and benefits both customers and firms, we argue that ...
S. Hossain +3 more
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Une institution de microfinance éthique ?
Mondes en développement, 2011Marek HUDON Cette contribution questionne la microfinance par une étude de quelques dimensions éthiques majeures. Nous étudions d’abord l’a priori éthique favorable de la microfinance et ensuite l’émergence de la question éthique dans ce secteur.
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Performance of microfinance institutions
2022Microfinance is regarded as a financial development tool used in fighting poverty by providing the poor with financial services such as microloans, savings, insurance and money transfers thereby gradually lifting them out of poverty. Improving the performance of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) makes them more capable of better serving more poor people,
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Women participation in achieving sustainability of microfinance institutions (MFIs)
Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, 2020This paper identifies the impact of different roles of female participation (i.e. female borrower, board member, manager, and loan officer) in achieving financial sustainability and outreach of MFIs.
A. Memon, W. Akram, Ghulam Abbas
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Microfinance institutions, financial intermediation and the role of deposits
Accounting and Finance, 2020Microfinance institutions (MFIs), widely regarded as bankers to the poor, have extended their financial functions beyond lending to managing deposits. We empirically examine the influence of MFI deposit‐taking on MFI financial performance.
J. Tang, Shakil Quayes, George Joseph
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