An increasing amount of research has examined the management of competing logics, and possible tensions arising between them, within “hybrid organizations.” However, the ways in which the relationships of hybrids with other organizations shape the conciliation of these logics and tensions...

Although microfinance organizations are generally considered as inherently ethical, recent events have challenged the legitimacy of the sector. High interest rates and the excessive profitability of some market leaders have raised the question of how to define a fair profit level for social...

Contents: Introduction -- Part I: Framing research on microfinance and financial inclusion -- 1. The challenges of social investment through the microfinance lens / Jonathan Morduch and Timothy Ogden -- 2. Microfinance and management theory / Brian Hathaway and Tyler Wry -- 3. Breaking away from...