2016
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-015-9678-8
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Trust, Social Capital, and Intermediation Roles in Microfinance and Microenterprise Development

Abstract: This study examines the role of trust and intermediation functions in microfinance and microenterprise development. Fifteen Self-help Groups (SHGs) were selected from three different locations in India for Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and in-depth personal discussions. The peer trust was found higher than the intermediation trust during the microfinance group formation as well as group operations. The level of intermediation trust was higher than the peer trust during microenterprise development. The entry l… Show more

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“…Microfinance institutions (especially nonprofit NGO MFIs) provided forward business training (Swain & Varghese, ) and market linkages to SHGs in India under the business/enterprise development services (Panda, , , ). Panda () noticed that NGO‐based MFIs have imparted technical training, supported in forward and backward linkages, facilitated in the documentation of microenterprises.…”
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“…Microfinance institutions (especially nonprofit NGO MFIs) provided forward business training (Swain & Varghese, ) and market linkages to SHGs in India under the business/enterprise development services (Panda, , , ). Panda () noticed that NGO‐based MFIs have imparted technical training, supported in forward and backward linkages, facilitated in the documentation of microenterprises.…”
Section: Literaturementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Entrepreneurial orientation literature in microfinance‐supported microenterprises discussed two dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation, that is, proactiveness (Filis, ; Panda, , ) and risk‐taking behavior (Mel, McKenzie, & Woodruff, ; Panda, ; Thapa, ). However, the innovativeness in microenterprises did not find a place in microenterprise literature.…”
Section: Literaturementioning
confidence: 99%
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