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The Role of Islamic and Conventional Microfinance in Tackling Financial Exclusion in Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Uganda

Shirkah, 2022
There has been to pertinent study considering the growth of Islamic and conventional microfinance institutions as an antecedent of financial inclusion in Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Uganda in a single study.
Tawfik Azrak, Muzamil Edema
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Toward a Greener Future: How and When Blockchain and Digitization Drive Green Finance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic has significantly affected small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) and poses challenges in acquiring financing. Growing green investments require transformative infrastructure and innovative green financing solutions. Blockchain technology is ideal for delivering green environmental information because it provides real‐
Sikandar Rahman, Bailing Liu, Murad Ali, Sheikh Adeel, Dana Bakry, Saleh Bajaba, Mohammad Asif Salam, Hengky Latan   +7 more
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The Interlink Between Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Ethics: A Systematic Review and Critical Reflection of the Literature

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the link between sustainable entrepreneurship and ethics. Based on a systematic literature review, the article analyzes 153 articles by adopting a content analysis approach. The article explores dominant theories, themes and key stakeholders impacted by sustainable entrepreneurship and ethics and focuses on novel ...
Melissa Demartini, Devika Kannan, Kannan Govindan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of FinTech on the Achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: A Hybrid Systematic Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Financial technology (FinTech) is recognized as an important enabler of sustainable development. However, it presents a fragmented and limited explanation of how FinTech may contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through this hybrid systematic review of 93 articles published between 2015 and May 2026, this study ...
Salman Bahoo, Galina Kondrateva, Ramil Khabirov, John W. Goodell, Justin Paul   +4 more
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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

Penerapan Zakat, Infak, Sedekah, dan Wakaf sebagai Strategi Kebijakan Fiskal pada Sharia Microfinance Institution

Indonesian Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance, 2021
The purpose of this study is to determine the role and function of Zakat, Infak, Sedekah and Waqf as a fiscal policy strategy in the economy of the ummah with the approach of Islamic microfinance institutions.
Eny Latifah
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DETERMINANTS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW [PDF]

Journal of Economic Surveys, 2018
AbstractMicrofinance institutions (MFIs) generally aim at improving the access of the poor to financial services while at the same time being financially sustainable. But what do we know about how MFIs reach and combine these two goals? We carry out a systematic review of close to 170 papers discussing the determinants of the financial and social ...
Niels Hermes, Marek Hudon
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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

Women’s participation and cost efficiency in microfinance institutions: a Sub-Saharan study

Cogent Business & Management
This study aims to examine the factors influencing the cost efficiency of microfinance institutions in Sub-Saharan African countries. A ten-year unbalanced panel data consisting of 128 microfinance institutions from 34 countries was used for the analysis.
Tarekegn Tariku Ebissa, Arega Seyoum Asfaw, Deresse Mersha Lakew   +2 more
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Determinants of the Financial Performance and Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions in Chandrapur Municipality Nepal

Nepal Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 2023
The financial performance and Level of financial sustainability of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Chandrapur Municipality is examined in this article.
Tilak Ghising
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