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Economic governance of MFIs: Inside the black box
Arun, Thankom; Annim, Samuel Kobina - 2010
This paper investigates a relationship between economic governance and the dual objectives of Microfinance Institutions … atmosphere that will enhance the achievement of microfinance social objectives. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274571
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Economic Governance of MFIs: Inside the Black Box
Arun, Thankom; Annim, Samuel Kobina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper investigates a relationship between economic governance and the dual objectives of Microfinance Institutions … atmosphere that will enhance the achievement of microfinance social objectives. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008455552
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Economic Governance of MFIs: Inside the Black Box
Arun, Thankom; Annim, Samuel Kobina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper investigates a relationship between economic governance and the dual objectives of Microfinance Institutions … atmosphere that will enhance the achievement of microfinance social objectives. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008615044
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Microfinance for Poverty Alleviation : Do Transnational Initiatives Overlook Fundamental Questions of Competition and Intermediation?
Arp, Frithjof - 2018
Numerous microfinance initiatives around the world aim to alleviate poverty in developing countries. However, debate … community, which contribute about $9.4 billion to microfinance funding. In this policy-oriented article we aggregate findings … from two studies in Indonesia that help explain why moneylending can still thrive when low-interest microfinance is widely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012932679
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Corporate Governance and Banks : What Have We Learned from the Financial Crisis?
Mehran, Hamid - 2011
Recent academic work and policy analysis give insight into the governance problems exposed by the financial crisis and suggest possible solutions. We begin this paper by explaining why governance of banks differs from governance of non-financial firms. We then look at four areas of governance:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122805
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Corporate Governance of Financial Institutions
Mehran, Hamid - 2012
We identify the tension created by the dual demands of financial institutions to be value-maximizing entities that also serve the public interest. We highlight the importance of information in addressing the public's desire for banks to be safe yet innovative. Regulators can choose several...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013111580
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From boardroom to C-suite : why would a company pick a current director as CEO?
Larcker, David F.; Tayan, Brian - 2017
and Tayan are co-authors of the books Corporate Governance Matters and A Real Look at Real World Corporate Governance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011870297
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Ownership Structure, Investment Behavior and Firm Performance in Japanese Manufacturing Industries
Gedajlovic, Eric; Yoshikawa, T.; Hashimoto, Motomi - 2011
Using data spanning the 1996-1998 fiscal years of 247 of Japan's largest manufacturers, we empirically evaluate the extent to which a firm's investment behavior and financial performance is influenced by its ownership structure. To do so, we examine six distinct categories of Japanese...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014092596
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Does microfinance program innovation reduce income inequality? : cross-country and panel data analysis
Miled, Kamel Bel Hadj; Younsi, Moheddine; Landolsi, Monia - In: Journal of innovation and entrepreneurship : JIE 11 (2022), pp. 1-15
This paper uses cross-country and panel data set to test the significance of microfinance on income inequality … microfinance in reducing inequality at the macro level. Moreover, our results suggest that microfinance loans can lead to improve … recommendations to policymakers, as they could generate suitable strategies to consider microfinance institutions as a more popular …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012803816
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Design of an indicator for health and safety governance
Minguillón, Roberto F.; Yacuzzi, Enrique - 2009
Occupational Health and Safety Governance (OHSG) is a branch of Corporate Governance by which the board directs and controls labor risks created by their own enterprise. The OHSG concept is relatively new; unlike Occupational Health and Safety Management, which is mostly related to the work of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323343