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Impact of Characteristics on Outreach and Profitability of Microfinance Institution in India

The International Journal of Financial Management

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Title Impact of Characteristics on Outreach and Profitability of Microfinance Institution in India
 
Creator Narwal, Karam Pal; Professor in Haryana School of Business, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana, India. Email: karampalsingh@yahoo.co.in
Yadav, Manoj Kumar; Research Scholar in Haryana School of Business, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana, India. Email: manojyadav453@gmail.com
 
Subject Characteristics, Financial Performance, Performance Measurement, MFI, India
 
Description Purpose: This paper aims to examine how selected characteristics indicators impact on performance measures of outreach and profitability in microfinance institutions (MFIs).
Design/ Methodology/ Approach: The study is an exploratory nature. The data is taken from 42 microfinance institutions. A panel data technique is employed as the key analytical framework.
Findings: It is shown that the characteristics play a critical role in the performance of MFIs. Find that size and number of offices has positive impact on microfinance institution.
Research limitation/ implications: Data availability and accessibility is a limitation. Microfinance institutions in India do not provide their annual report on regular basis.
Originality/ value: Society may get the benefits because outreach level will increase and poor people access to credit and their standard of living will increase.
 
Publisher Publishing India Group
 
Date 2015-07-15
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.myresearchjournals.com/index.php/IJFM/article/view/3099
 
Source International Journal of Financial Management; Vol 4, No 3 (2014)
2229-5682
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.myresearchjournals.com/index.php/IJFM/article/view/3099/3027
 
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