Browsing AURA by Author "Strøm, R. Øystein"
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Female leadership, performance, and governance in microfinance institutions
Strøm, R. Øystein; D'Espallier, Bert; Mersland, Roy (Journal article, 2014) -
Measuring microfinance performance
Mersland, Roy; Strøm, R. Øystein (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2014) -
Mikrofinans: Fra helt til kjeltring?
Mersland, Roy; Strøm, R. Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Motivert av den senere tids kritikk av mikrofinans, blant annet slik den fremkom i en dokumentarkalt «Fanget i mikrogjeld» som ble sendt på NRK i november 2010, undersøker vi i denne artikkelen hvorvidt mikrofinanstilbyderne ... -
Performance and governance in microfinance institutions
Mersland, Roy; Strøm, R. Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)We examine the relationship between firm performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions (MFI) using a self-constructed global dataset on MFIs collected from third-party rating agencies. Using random ... -
Performance and trade-offs in microfinance organisations--does ownership matter?
Mersland, Roy; Strøm, R. Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)Policy advocates argue for the transformation of non-government Microfinance Organisations (MFOs) into shareholder owned firms (SHFs). This paper investigates whether the proposed superiority of shareholder owned MFOs is ... -
The Impact of Entrepreneur-CEOs in Microfinance Institutions : A Global Survey
Randøy, Trond; Strøm, R. Øystein; Mersland, Roy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Microfinance is a global high–growth industry, in which entrepreneurship is prevalent and substantial. Based on the theoretical argument that microfinance entrepreneur–chief executive officers (CEOs) are “motivated agents” ...