This chapter focuses on the literature that discusses the performance of microfinance
institutions (MFIs). It provides a systematic overview of research that analyses the …

We study the impact of loan approval decentralization on MFI portfolio quality and outreach,
and the effects of alignment mechanisms when loan officers combine information production …

The impact of board gender diversity on the financial performance of firms is not known. This
is because empirical investigations have yielded inconclusive outcomes. This study …

This paper uses a sample of 532 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 73 countries to
investigate the effect of liquidity risk on the financial performance of MFIs and also enquires …

Our study delved into an analysis of 128 public companies in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria to
explore the influence of diversified board expertise on firm performance. We also …

The main objective of this study is to assess the impact of gender on microfinance social
efficiency. Our methodology is based on nonparametric techniques to estimate the gender …

This article interrogates whether start-up microenterprise financing wields any benefits for
the financial performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs). It is done with data from 532 …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the presence of
women in senior management and the performance of microfinance organizations in the …

The main challenge of microfinance institutions and social economy firms remains their
survival, and to meet this challenge, MFIs need to be competitive. The poor performance of …

To address these information asymmetry problems in lending and to mitigate their effect on
the loan repayment rates, MFIs set up some innovative devices, such as joint liabilities …