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Denis A. Nadolnyak

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Governance and Scope Economies in Microfinance Institutions

2013

This paper studies the relation between board size and composition and cost savings (scope economies) from combining savings mobilization and lending by Microfinance Institutions. The findings support the hypothesis that employee representation on the board is associated with positive scope economies, possibly due to internal knowledge. However, CEO Chairman duality is associated with equal or larger probability of scope diseconomies, which is consistent with previous findings. Representation of other stakeholders on the MFI board does not affect scope economies. The results seem to support the notion that, in highly uncertain environments, group cohesion may be an advantageous mechanism of…

MicrofinanceGroup cohesivenessScope (project management)EconomylawCorporate governanceControl (management)IntermediationBusinessDiseconomies of scaleRepresentation (politics)law.inventionSSRN Electronic Journal
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Governance and scope economies in microfinance institutions

2013

This paper studies the relation between board size and composition and cost savings (scope economies) from combining savings mobilisation and lending by Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). The findings support the hypothesis that employee representation on the board is associated with positive scope economies, possibly due to internal knowledge. However, CEO-Chairman duality is associated with equal or larger probability of scope diseconomies, which is consistent with previous findings. Representation

MicrofinanceScope (project management)EconomylawCorporate governanceEconomicsIntermediationDiseconomies of scaleRepresentation (politics)Cost savingslaw.inventionInternational Journal of Corporate Governance
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