How does microfinance prosper? An analysis of environmental, social, and governance context

Tanin, Tauhidul Islam; Mobin, Mohammad Ashraful; Ng, Adam; Dewandaru, Ginanjar; Salim, Kinan; Nkoba, Malik Abdulrahman; Razak, Lutfi Abdul

doi:10.1002/sd.1952

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“…Dependence on external tourism companies means that regulations should be formulated to protect the interests of local businesses and the local population (see also Tanin et al, 2019 Wong, & van der Heijden, 2019). It is imperative to shift control of tourism from external to internal role players and, at the same time, adopt redistributive measures to ensure that disadvantaged community members (not only the local elite) participate in, control, and benefit from the local tourism sector.…”

Section: Discussion—gaps and Challenges For Islands Tourismmentioning

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Enhancing island tourism's local benefits: A proposed community‐based tourism‐oriented general model

Dłużewska

Giampiccoli

2020

Sustainable Development

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This article proposes a general community‐based tourism (CBT)‐oriented framework that could be used as a guideline by policymakers dealing with tourism development in small islands. It investigates fundamental issues related to tourism and advances possible solutions utilizing a specific form of alternative tourism within a sustainable tourism context that considers the well‐being of the local population, especially the disadvantaged sector of society. As such, the article captures recurrent critical issues relating to tourism and proposes a model that represents various elements to consider when drafting policies. It emphasizes ecotourism that has long been considered the most sustainable form of tourism. Some of the findings and characteristics of the model could be useful for remote destinations in general.

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Section: Discussion—gaps and Challenges For Islands Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enhancing island tourism's local benefits: A proposed community‐based tourism‐oriented general model

Dłużewska

Giampiccoli

2020

Sustainable Development

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“…It also covers the company's internal affairs, such as communication among stakeholders, according to the 2019 ESG rating methodology report provided by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI ESG Research, 2019) (https://www.msci.com/documents/1296102/14524248/MSCI+ESG+ Ratings+Methodology+-+Exec+Summary+2019.pdf/2dfcaeee-2c70-d10b-69c8-3058b14109 e3?t=1571404887226 (accessed on 23 December 2020)). This ESG assessment framework has been broadly discussed and adopted by firms to indicate their sustainable engagement and performance [46,47].…”

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The Effect of Blockchain Technology on Supply Chain Sustainability Performances

Park

2021

Sustainability

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Improving supply chain sustainability is an essential part of achieving the UN’s sustainable goals. Digitalization, such as blockchain technology, shows the potential to reshape supply chain management. Using distributed ledger technology, the blockchain platform provides a digital system and database to record the transactions along the supply chain. This decentralized database of transactions brings transparency, reliability, traceability, and efficiency to the supply chain management. This paper focuses on such novel blockchain-based supply chain management and its sustainability performances in the areas of environmental protection, social equity, and governance efficiency. Using a systematic literature review and two case studies, we evaluate whether the three sustainability indicators can be improved indirectly along supply chains based on blockchain technology. Our study shows that blockchain technology has the potential to improve supply chain sustainability performance, and we expect blockchain technology to rise in popularity in supply chain management.

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“…That is, the managerial exercise of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practice and MFIs' engagement could influence their commitment to society. Although García-Pérez et al (2018) and Tanin et al (2019) have recently attempted to touch on this subject, they have not fully investigated the impact of different sets of corporate governance mechanisms on all three performance dimensions of MFIs. Therefore, which governance structures can effectively influence the social business behaviour of organisations is an ongoing debate (Walls et al, 2012) and this deserves further empirical inquiry (García-Perez et al, 2017).…”

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Microfinance governance: a systematic review and future research directions

Rasel¹,

Win²

2020

JES

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PurposeThe purpose of this article is to systematically review extant research on the corporate governance (CG) of microfinance institutions (MFIs) from a global perspective. In the process, it discusses scholarly contributions and highlights key issues from the findings of past studies on several governance attributes, in particular, their interconnections and influence on different institutional outcomes of the sector.Design/methodology/approachAlthough academic work on microfinance governance is substantial, prior studies lack a comprehensive approach to reviewing the literature on this topic. We adopted a systematic method to review past studies on microfinance CG by applying particular inclusion and exclusion criteria. In this regard, the study developed specific questions and sought to find their answers from the existing literature.FindingsThe findings from our research indicate that microfinance governance-performance relationship is the central focus of the majority of our reviewed papers, although a few attempts have been made to explain the interconnection between CG mechanisms at the firm and institutional level. Our findings also show that existing studies have used a variety of techniques to measure MFI performance vis-à-vis their hybrid mission, such as profitability and outreach. Moreover, the study found that common topics discussed in the mainstream literature include board structure, CEO characteristics, audit quality, external governance, disclosure and MFI ownership type.Research limitations/implicationsThis review has some limitations that warrant further research. First, we considered only peer-reviewed scientific publications for our systematic review. Second, we omitted non-English journal papers from our sample. In light of these limitations, we provide some future research directions that may shed further light on our current inquiry.Originality/valueThis paper evaluates past relevant studies using a systematic approach (in preference to the commonly used narrative approach) for a span of over eighteen years; thereby contributing significantly to the sectoral governance literature. This study is novel in that it offers new incentives and opportunities for further research in order to meet the shortcomings of reviewed papers from various theoretical, empirical, methodological and geographical standpoints.

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How does microfinance prosper? An analysis of environmental, social, and governance context

Cited by 25 publications

References 77 publications

Enhancing island tourism's local benefits: A proposed community‐based tourism‐oriented general model

Enhancing island tourism's local benefits: A proposed community‐based tourism‐oriented general model

The Effect of Blockchain Technology on Supply Chain Sustainability Performances

Microfinance governance: a systematic review and future research directions

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