Nexus between Informal Financial Institutions (IFIs) and Performance of Women Entrepreneurs in Nigeria

Purpose: The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the effort of financial institutions that support female entrepreneurship in a developing economy as well as the marketing strategies that those financial institutions utilize to increase the awareness of the female entrepreneurs concerning their preferential lending conditions and terms. Design/methodology/approach: For our research purpose the secondary data are used such as research papers, books and reports. The comparative method is used to compare the financial institutions lending conditions as well as the marketing and promotional strategies of those institutions. Findings: Access to finance presents one of the main barriers for female entrepreneurs in developing countries. Our results indicate that not so many financial institutions are constantly offering preferential lending conditions and terms for female-owned enterprises. Practical implications: We propose that financial institutions need to increase the number of loans and credit packages that support women's entrepreneurship and to create and promote much more marketing plans and strategies for women financial support packages from banks, to raise awareness of women entrepreneurs regarding the preferential lending conditions and special offers. Paper type: Research paper

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Innovative and Technology-Based Women Entrepreneurs in Turkey: Capital and Performance

Journal of Economy Culture and Society ◽

10.26650/jecs372449 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 151-183

Author(s):

Mehmet CANSIZ ◽

Pelin D. TEKNECİ

Keyword(s):

Women Entrepreneurs ◽

And Performance

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Private Equity in Financial Institutions: Value Creation and Performance

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.1506564 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Christian Graf ◽

Christoph Kaserer ◽

Daniel Schmidt

Keyword(s):

Financial Institutions ◽

Value Creation ◽

Private Equity ◽

And Performance

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The Determinants of Islamic Social Reporting Disclosure in Indonesia

GATR Journal of Accounting and Finance Review (AFR) Vol. 4 (4) Oct-Dec 2019 - GATR Accounting and Finance Review ◽

10.35609/afr.2019.4.1(2) ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 05-14

Author(s):

Tri Nofik Indayani ◽

Puji Sucia Sukmaningrum ◽

Achsania Hendratmi ◽

Sylva Alif Rusmita

Keyword(s):

Corporate Governance ◽

Financial Institutions ◽

Corporate Performance ◽

Jel Classification ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Social Reporting ◽

Good Corporate Governance ◽

Islamic Financial Institutions ◽

And Performance

Objective - The purpose of this research is to identify the relationship between corporate performance, Good Corporate Governance (GCG), and corporate characteristics on Islamic Social Reporting disclosure in Indonesia. Methodology/Technique - A quantitative approach is applied in this research. The sample of this study consists of companies that were consistently listed on the Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) from 2012 to 2017. A purposive sampling method with certain criteria was employed to produce a total of 72 samplings. Partial Least Square (PLS) was also used to analyse the data. Findings - The results of this research indicate that corporate performance has a positive and significant effect on ISR disclosure, GCG has a positive and significant effect on ISR disclosure, and corporate characteristics have a negative and insignificant effect on ISR disclosure. Novelty - Islamic Social Reporting is the answer and solution to the needs of the interested parties concerned with the company's financial statements. ISR becomes a very important thing for the reputation and performance of Islamic financial institutions. Islamic financial institutions that succeed in revealing their ISR value will be perceived as a reliable entity by the Muslim community in channelling their fund. Type of Paper Empirical Keywords: Islamic Social Reporting; Corporate Performance; Good Corporate Governance; Corporate Characteristics. JEL Classification: M40, M41, M49. DOI: 10.35609/afr.2019.4.1(2)

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