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Working Papers
2024
- Melting pot versus salad bowl: Exploring the effect of composition diversity on saving groups' performance
French Stata Users' Group Meetings 2024, Stata Users Group
2019
- Do social enterprises walk the talk? Assessing microfinance performances with mission statements
ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (21)
See also Journal Article Do social enterprises walk the talk? Assessing microfinance performances with mission statements, Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Elsevier (2019) View citations (22) (2019)
- Economies of Diversification in Microfinance: Evidence from Quantile Estimation on Panel Data
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany 
See also Journal Article Economies of diversification in microfinance: Evidence from quantile estimation on panel data, Finance Research Letters, Elsevier (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
2016
- Female Leaders and Financial Inclusion. Evidence from Microfinance Institutions
Working Papers, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo Business School 
Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2016) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Female Leaders and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Microfinance Institutions, Review of Corporate Finance, now publishers (2023) (2023)
- From NGOs to banks: Does institutional transformation alter the business model of microfinance institutions?
Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (4)
See also Journal Article From NGOs to Banks: Does Institutional Transformation Alter the Business Model of Microfinance Institutions?, World Development, Elsevier (2017) View citations (65) (2017)
- The influence of CEO power on agency costs in non-profit organisations: evidence from the global microfinance industry
Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
- The origin of CEOs and its influence on microfinance performance and risk-taking
Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
2015
- Discrimination by Microcredit Officers: Theory and Evidence on Disability in Uganda
ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (25)
Also in DULBEA Working Papers, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2011) View citations (4) Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2010) View citations (11)
See also Journal Article Discrimination by microcredit officers: Theory and evidence on disability in Uganda, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier (2015) View citations (26) (2015)
2013
- Are Women Better Bankers to the Poor? Evidence from Rural Microfinance Institutions
2014 Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, January 3-5, 2014, Philadelphia, PA, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 
See also Journal Article Are Women Better Bankers to the Poor? Evidence from Rural Microfinance Institutions, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2014) View citations (35) (2014)
- Audit Quality and Corporate Governance: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry
Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (2)
Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2012)
- Ownership, board compensation and company performance in sub-Saharan African countries
Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Ownership, Board Compensation and Company Performance in Sub-Saharan African Countries, Journal of Emerging Market Finance, Institute for Financial Management and Research (2016) View citations (3) (2016)
2011
- Do microfinance rating assessments make sense? An analysis of the drivers of the MFI ratings
Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (2)
- Performance and international investments in microfinance institutions
Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (3)
2007
- Microbanks: Ownership, performance and social tradeoffs - a global analysis
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
- Performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (15)
Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2007) View citations (8)
- The cost of ownership in microfinance organization
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
See also Journal Article The Cost of Ownership in Microfinance Organizations, World Development, Elsevier (2009) View citations (72) (2009)
2005
- Microcredit for self-employed disabled persons in developing countries
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
- The agenda and relevance of recent research in Microfinance
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
Journal Articles
2024
- Achieving Double Bottom-Line Performance in Hybrid Organisations: A Machine-Learning Approach
Journal of Business Ethics, 2024, 190, (3), 625-647
- Autonomy and Financial Performance in Informal Savings Associations
Journal of Development Studies, 2024, 60, (9), 1352-1371
- Impact of climate change training intervention in savings groups
Journal of International Development, 2024, 36, (4), 2047-2062
- Informal Insurance and Loans in Savings Groups: A Longitudinal and Quasi-experimental Approach Identifies the Role of the Welfare Fund for the Extreme Poor
Review of Development Finance Journal, 2024, 14, (1), 1-10
- The impact of liability of foreignness on performance in hybrid organizations
Journal of International Management, 2024, 30, (2) View citations (1)
2023
- Excessive focus on risk? Non‐performing loans and efficiency of microfinance institutions
International Journal of Finance & Economics, 2023, 28, (2), 1290-1307
- Female Leaders and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Microfinance Institutions
Review of Corporate Finance, 2023, 3, (1-2), 69-97 
See also Working Paper Female Leaders and Financial Inclusion. Evidence from Microfinance Institutions, Working Papers (2016) (2016)
2022
- Are NGOs and cooperatives similar or different? A global survey using microfinance data
Journal of Management & Governance, 2022, 26, (2), 641-683
- Does it (Re)pay to be Female? Considering Gender in Microfinance Loan Officer-Client Pairs
Journal of Development Studies, 2022, 58, (2), 259-274 View citations (2)
- Employee tenure and staff performance: The case of a social enterprise
Journal of Business Research, 2022, 139, (C), 457-467 View citations (1)
2021
- Bifurcations in business profitability: An agent-based simulation of homophily in self-financing groups
Journal of Business Research, 2021, 129, (C), 495-514 View citations (4)
- Is employee-client matching good for firms targeting the bottom of the pyramid? A study of microfinance institutions
International Journal of Development Issues, 2021, 20, (1), 1-23 View citations (1)
- Measuring Social Performance in Social Enterprises: A Global Study of Microfinance Institutions
Journal of Business Ethics, 2021, 171, (1), 51-71 View citations (11)
- What Drives Profits in Savings Groups? Bayesian Data Mining Evidence from the SAVIX Database
Review of Development Finance Journal, 2021, 11, (2), 39-57
2020
- A hybrid approach to international market selection: The case of impact investing organizations
International Business Review, 2020, 29, (1) View citations (13)
- BOARD GOVERNANCE: DOES OWNERSHIP MATTER?
Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2020, 91, (1), 5-28 View citations (6)
- Economies of diversification in microfinance: Evidence from quantile estimation on panel data
Finance Research Letters, 2020, 34, (C) View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Economies of Diversification in Microfinance: Evidence from Quantile Estimation on Panel Data, MPRA Paper (2019) (2019)
- The research frontier on internationalization of social enterprises
Journal of World Business, 2020, 55, (5) View citations (8)
2019
- Do social enterprises walk the talk? Assessing microfinance performances with mission statements
Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2019, 11, (C), - View citations (22)
See also Working Paper Do social enterprises walk the talk? Assessing microfinance performances with mission statements, ULB Institutional Repository (2019) View citations (21) (2019)
- Geographic diversification and credit risk in microfinance
Journal of Banking & Finance, 2019, 109, (C) View citations (22)
- The Commercialization of the Microfinance Industry: Is There a ‘Personal Mission Drift’ Among Credit Officers?
Journal of Business Ethics, 2019, 158, (1), 119-134 View citations (10)
- The Origin of Chief Executive Officers and Performance in Hybrid Businesses: The Case of Microfinance
Journal of Small Business Management, 2019, 57, (4), 1578-1594
- The Performance Impact of Informal and Formal Institutional Differences in Cross-Border Alliances
International Business Review, 2019, 28, (1), 104-118 View citations (14)
- The effect of language use on the financial performance of microfinance banks: Evidence from cross-border activities in 74 countries
Journal of World Business, 2019, 54, (3), 213-229 View citations (14)
2018
- Board committees and performance in microfinance institutions
International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2018, 13, (2), 350-370
- Do microfinance institutions benefit from integrating financial and nonfinancial services?
Applied Economics, 2018, 50, (21), 2386-2401 View citations (17)
- Use of Big Four auditors and fund raising: evidence from developing and emerging markets
International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2018, 13, (2), 371-390
2017
- Exploring Microfinance Clients with Disabilities: A Case Study of an Ecuadorian Microbank
Journal of Development Studies, 2017, 53, (11), 1929-1943 View citations (2)
- From NGOs to Banks: Does Institutional Transformation Alter the Business Model of Microfinance Institutions?
World Development, 2017, 89, (C), 19-33 View citations (65)
See also Working Paper From NGOs to banks: Does institutional transformation alter the business model of microfinance institutions?, Working Papers CEB (2016) View citations (4) (2016)
- The influence of the CEO’s business education on the performance of hybrid organizations: the case of the global microfinance industry
Small Business Economics, 2017, 49, (2), 339-354 View citations (8)
2016
- Motivations for Business Start‐up: Are There any Differences Between Disabled and Non‐disabled Microfinance Clients?
Journal of International Development, 2016, 28, (1), 147-149 View citations (5)
- Ownership, Board Compensation and Company Performance in Sub-Saharan African Countries
Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 2016, 15, (2), 191-224 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Ownership, board compensation and company performance in sub-Saharan African countries, Working Papers CEB (2013) View citations (1) (2013)
2015
- Discrimination by microcredit officers: Theory and evidence on disability in Uganda
The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2015, 58, (C), 44-55 View citations (26)
See also Working Paper Discrimination by Microcredit Officers: Theory and Evidence on Disability in Uganda, ULB Institutional Repository (2015) View citations (25) (2015)
- Should all microfinance institutions mobilize microsavings? Evidence from economies of scope
Empirical Economics, 2015, 48, (1), 193-225 View citations (25)
- The Impact of Entrepreneur–CEOs in Microfinance Institutions: A Global Survey
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2015, 39, (4), 927-953 View citations (7)
2014
- Are Women Better Bankers to the Poor? Evidence from Rural Microfinance Institutions
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2014, 96, (5), 1291-1306 View citations (35)
See also Working Paper Are Women Better Bankers to the Poor? Evidence from Rural Microfinance Institutions, 2014 Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, January 3-5, 2014, Philadelphia, PA (2013) (2013)
- Boards in microfinance institutions: how do stakeholders matter?
Journal of Management & Governance, 2014, 18, (1), 285-313 View citations (15)
- Female leadership, performance, and governance in microfinance institutions
Journal of Banking & Finance, 2014, 42, (C), 60-75 View citations (95)
- The Association between microfinance rating scores and corporate governance: a global survey
International Review of Financial Analysis, 2014, 35, (C), 268-280 View citations (10)
2013
- Focus on Women in Microfinance Institutions
Journal of Development Studies, 2013, 49, (5), 589-608 View citations (52)
- Governance and scope economies in microfinance institutions
International Journal of Corporate Governance, 2013, 4, (1), 74-96 View citations (5)
- Scale economies and input price elasticities in microfinance institutions
Journal of Banking & Finance, 2013, 37, (1), 118-131 View citations (58)
- Stimulating economic growth in the least developed countries: direct cash transfers for the retired via mobile phones
Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2013, 16, (3), 259-271 View citations (1)
- The Effects of Religion on Development Efforts: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry and a Research Agenda
World Development, 2013, 41, (C), 145-156 View citations (26)
2012
- Do Powerful CEOs Determine Microfinance Performance?
Journal of Management Studies, 2012, 49, (4), 718-742 View citations (46)
- The use of microfinance services among economically active disabled people: Evidence from Uganda
Journal of International Development, 2012, 24, S69-S83 View citations (7)
- Which Governance Mechanisms Promote Efficiency in Reaching Poor Clients? Evidence from Rated Microfinance Institutions
European Financial Management, 2012, 18, (2), 218-239 View citations (53)
2011
- The impact of international influence on microbanks' performance: A global survey
International Business Review, 2011, 20, (2), 163-176 View citations (50)
- Women and Repayment in Microfinance: A Global Analysis
World Development, 2011, 39, (5), 758-772 View citations (149)
2010
- Microfinance Mission Drift?
World Development, 2010, 38, (1), 28-36 View citations (189)
2009
- Performance and governance in microfinance institutions
Journal of Banking & Finance, 2009, 33, (4), 662-669 View citations (207)
- The Cost of Ownership in Microfinance Organizations
World Development, 2009, 37, (2), 469-478 View citations (72)
See also Working Paper The cost of ownership in microfinance organization, MPRA Paper (2007) View citations (2) (2007)
2008
- Performance and trade-offs in Microfinance Organisations-does ownership matter?
Journal of International Development, 2008, 20, (5), 598-612 View citations (60)
Edited books
2014
- Microfinance Institutions
Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance, Palgrave Macmillan
Chapters
2014
- Measuring Microfinance Performance
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (5)
- Microbank Regulation and Earnings Quality: A Global Survey
Palgrave Macmillan
- Microfinance Financial and Social Performance: An Introduction
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
2013
- Earnings Quality in the Microfinance Industry
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
2012
- Governance and Microfinance Institutions
Chapter 29 in Research Handbook on International Banking and Governance, 2012
2011
- Corporate Governance Challenges in Microfinance
Chapter 13 in The Handbook Of Microfinance, 2011, pp 283-298 View citations (14)
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