Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Performance Evaluation Frameworks in the Context of Indian Microfinance Institutions Subject The topic of the resource cluster analysis; data envelopment analysis; efficiency; India; microfinance; performance evaluation Description An account of the resource The paper conducts a detailed examination of the existing evaluative frameworks for microfinance institutions to gauge the differences and similarities. Efficiency evaluates how MFIs are meeting the performance standards considering time and budget constraints. Outreach evaluates the effectiveness of MFIs in reaching the beneficiaries. Relative efficiency scores were calculated using data envelopment analysis and outreach was measured in five different dimensions (pentagon model). Further, cluster analysis assisted in categorizing the MFIs into five value clusters. The study compares both outreach performance and relative efficiency scores employing ANOVA and correlation analysis. The study was conducted among the Indian context when the sector was hit by crisis during 2010. Paper brought out important insights about the sample. Indian MFIs were found to be more socially efficient, since the social dimension taken into consideration was number of female clients and majority of Indian MFIs has exclusive female focus. The correlation tests found that relative efficiency scores are positively related to depth (poor focus) and length (sustainability) outreach. The results showed that cluster analysis model basing outreach scores was more comprehensive and captured more information compared to the data envelopment model relative efficiency scores. The study is original in its approach in using cluster analysis for outreach performance and in the objective of comparing the two different models. 2019 Aruna Balammal et al., published by Sciendo 2019. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Balammal A.; Madhumathi R.; Ganesh M.P. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Foundations of Management, Vol-11, No. 1, pp. 209-228. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Sciendo Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2019-0018" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2019-0018</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85074595200&amp;doi=10.2478%2Ffman-2019-0018&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=98ab14b780b3432b4be1c694bff6f5bb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85074595200&amp;doi=10.2478%2ffman-2019-0018&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=98ab14b780b3432b4be1c694bff6f5bb</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 20807279 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Balammal A., Christ University, Institute of Management, Kumbalgodu Bangalore, India; Madhumathi R., Christ University, Institute of Management, Kumbalgodu Bangalore, India; Ganesh M.P., Christ University, Institute of Management, Kumbalgodu Bangalore, India