Measuring social performance in social enterprises: a global study of microfinance institutions
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- Authors
- Beisland, L. A., Djan, K. O., Mersland, R., & Randøy, T.
- Affiliations
- University of Agder (NO)
- Corresponding author
- Beisland, Leif Atle
- Venue
- Journal of Business Ethics
- Published
- 2020-01-06
- Volume
- 171
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 51-71
- ISSN
- 0167-4544 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-0697
- OpenAlex
- W2998285050
- Cited by
- 84
- References
- 74
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 11.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hal.science
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Business Ethics (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Econstor (Econstor) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Finance › Community Development and Social Impact
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
- Keywords
- social performance, microfinance institutions, mission drift, financial performance, outreach, rural credit, social goals, employee commitment, service quality, customer service, information asymmetry, social enterprises
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