Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate how women entrepreneurs in Tanzania assess their …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether microfinance activities aimed at the bottom of the pyramid … rates, and return rate of loans through semi-structured interviews. A survey was administered to 316 poor microfinance … borrowers at the bottom of the pyramid in India in a cross-sectional field study format. The study used one sample t -test to …

profit sharing (PS) and conventional interest based (IB) microfinance contracts. In the four treatments, subjects were given …

This article reviews, discusses and provides a critical analysis relating to the role of microfinance on issues linking … article provides an overview of the opportunities and criticisms of microfinance which examines the contemporary issues on … the role of microfinance to empower women in developing countries. …

-to-Person microfinance organization from the viewpoint of social change, and they consider how it has impacted on the nascent of a new wave …

cooperative microfinance initiatives in comparison with other organizational forms in Africa. They distinguish three types of …

Abstract Using borrower-level data from FINCA, one of Peru's leading microfinance institutions (MFIs), this paper …

With increasing emphasis being placed on professionalism and a self-sustaining financial model, microfinance … microfinance associations are not focused solely on representing and advocating for the interests of their members. Rather, this …

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to survey the working poor who are microfinance borrowers, examining their … loadings and reliabilities. Findings – Customer dissatisfaction with the microfinance product, lack of commitment from lender … the firm's agents convey low CSR. Microfinance customers were sensitive to customer service. Service quality was also …