Social performance and sustainability of Indian microfinance institutions: an interrogation

Title

Social performance and sustainability of Indian microfinance institutions: an interrogation

Creator

Thomas J.R.; Kumar J.

Description

This paper has come forward from the research proposal to understand the effect of social performance on the sustainability of microfinance institutions. It has been revealed that the conventional method of assessment of financial institutions is not applicable to the microfinance sector. Performance measurement of microfinance institutions has to be different from that of other financial institutions because of the social aspects involved besides profitability. Social performance has now become part of microfinance business along with business sustainability. Our whole study course is entitled Effect of social performance on the sustainability of microfinance institutions. In this paper, we elucidate the topic, find the underrepresented research areas and formulate a research hypothesis for understanding the relationship between social performance and the sustainability of microfinance institutions. 2016, 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Source

Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment, Vol-6, No. 1, pp. 38-50.

Date

2016-01-01

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Subject

financial performance; Microfinance; microfinance institutions; social performance; sustainability

Coverage

Thomas J.R., Department of Management Studies, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Kumar J., Department of Management Studies, Christ University, Bangalore, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 20430795

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1080/20430795.2015.1124237

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