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

Lifting the poor from poverty through financial and social inclusion is the ultimate target and
raison d'etre of microfinance. As the most recent literature has recognized, microfinance …

In the microfinance industry an increasing number of providers are undergoing an
institutional transformation from NGO to a shareholder-owned and typically regulated …

As far as we know, the question of whether increasing gender diversity on boards of
microfinance institutions carries any implications for their financing decisions has not been …

Microfinance has played a key role in the fight against exclusion and the promotion of
entrepreneurship in developing countries. An important question today is how to increase …

Much of the microfinance rhetoric revolves around fighting female poverty, which is often the
result of discriminatory gender norms. Also, the microfinance industry has always been …

In recent years, financial interests have increasingly influenced microfinance institutions
(MFIs), with financial gain overshadowing service to the poor. This phenomenon, which we …

Does board gender diversity promote technical efficiency? Does the size of a microfinance
institution (MFI) moderate the relation between board gender diversity and technical …

Social enterprises are hybrid organizations that concurrently pursue social and economic
goals and hence are mid-way between conventional capitalistic firms and non-profit …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether capital structure matters for
earnings management of microfinance institutions. Design/methodology/approach The …