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Boards in microfinance institutions: how do stakeholders matter?

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dc.creator Mori, Neema
dc.creator Mersland, Roy
dc.date 2016-01-26T08:35:46Z
dc.date 2016-01-26T08:35:46Z
dc.date 2014
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-03T13:36:19Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-03T13:36:19Z
dc.identifier DOI 10.1007/s10997-011-9191-4
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/193
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/47652
dc.description Microfinance Institutions provide financial services to poor people. Governance of these organizations is important so that they can operate efficiently and sustainably. This study analyzes the influence of stakeholders (donors, employees, customers, and creditors), on board structure (board size and CEO duality), and on organizational performance. We use a global data set of 379 microfinance institutions from 73 countries, collected from rating organizations. Supported by stakeholder theory, agency theory and resource dependence theory, we find stakeholders to be important and have various influences on microfinance institutions. We find donors to be associated with small boards, non-duality and better performance. Employees are associated with large boards, while customers are associated with duality and good financial performance. Creditors opt for duality and better social performance. Implications and areas for future research are discussed.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Springer
dc.subject Microfinance institutions
dc.subject Stakeholders
dc.subject Board Structure
dc.subject Performance
dc.title Boards in microfinance institutions: how do stakeholders matter?
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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