Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to thoroughly examine sources of mission diffusion and mission drift in the microfinance industry and to identify consequences of and remedies to these problems. Design/methodology/approach – Extensive field experience relating to individual...

Purpose – The paper's aim is to thoroughly examine solutions to mission diffusion and mission drift in the microfinance industry. Design/methodology/approach – Extensive field experience relating to individual microfinance institutions and industry trends provide the grounding for a review...