Risk mitigation strategy for agency problems in micro business financing of Baitul Maal wa Tamwil: a qualitative SWOT analysis

Baitul Maal wa Tamwil (BMT) as an official Islamic microfinance institution in Indonesia with a dual function, namely, a commercial function and a social function in empowering the poor, has several issues and challenges related to agency problems that occur in micro business financing. By using...

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Main Authors: Martiana, Andri, Kassim, Salina, Zakariyah, Habeebullah
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spelling my.iium.irep.1168792024-12-23T08:23:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/116879/ Risk mitigation strategy for agency problems in micro business financing of Baitul Maal wa Tamwil: a qualitative SWOT analysis Martiana, Andri Kassim, Salina Zakariyah, Habeebullah HF Commerce HG Finance HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance Baitul Maal wa Tamwil (BMT) as an official Islamic microfinance institution in Indonesia with a dual function, namely, a commercial function and a social function in empowering the poor, has several issues and challenges related to agency problems that occur in micro business financing. By using SWOT analysis, this study aims to explore the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges faced by BMTs in mitigating risks related to agency problems in micro business financing to further develop mitigation strategies for these risks. In-depth interviews with five experts from academics and practitioners in the field of Islamic microfinance were used to obtain the data. All interviews were recorded for verbatim transcription to be coded in several stages and then analyzed. This study finds that the agency problem risk mitigation strategy in micro business financing in BMT can be seen through five lenses, namely, contract implementation, guarantee systems, selection procedures, supervision and monitoring systems, and human resource capacity building programs. Future research can focus on the effectiveness of BMT strategy implementation to be able to provide strategic policy direction in mitigating the risk of agency problems in micro business financing in BMT. Springer Nature 2024 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/116879/1/2024%20IFNTLR%20Andri%20Risk%20Mitigation.pdf Martiana, Andri and Kassim, Salina and Zakariyah, Habeebullah (2024) Risk mitigation strategy for agency problems in micro business financing of Baitul Maal wa Tamwil: a qualitative SWOT analysis. In: Islamic Finance, Contributions to Management Science. Springer Nature, Switzerland AG 2024, pp. 615-626. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-48770-5_49 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-48770-5_49
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Martiana, Andri
Kassim, Salina
Zakariyah, Habeebullah
Risk mitigation strategy for agency problems in micro business financing of Baitul Maal wa Tamwil: a qualitative SWOT analysis
description Baitul Maal wa Tamwil (BMT) as an official Islamic microfinance institution in Indonesia with a dual function, namely, a commercial function and a social function in empowering the poor, has several issues and challenges related to agency problems that occur in micro business financing. By using SWOT analysis, this study aims to explore the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges faced by BMTs in mitigating risks related to agency problems in micro business financing to further develop mitigation strategies for these risks. In-depth interviews with five experts from academics and practitioners in the field of Islamic microfinance were used to obtain the data. All interviews were recorded for verbatim transcription to be coded in several stages and then analyzed. This study finds that the agency problem risk mitigation strategy in micro business financing in BMT can be seen through five lenses, namely, contract implementation, guarantee systems, selection procedures, supervision and monitoring systems, and human resource capacity building programs. Future research can focus on the effectiveness of BMT strategy implementation to be able to provide strategic policy direction in mitigating the risk of agency problems in micro business financing in BMT.
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author Martiana, Andri
Kassim, Salina
Zakariyah, Habeebullah
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title Risk mitigation strategy for agency problems in micro business financing of Baitul Maal wa Tamwil: a qualitative SWOT analysis
title_short Risk mitigation strategy for agency problems in micro business financing of Baitul Maal wa Tamwil: a qualitative SWOT analysis
title_full Risk mitigation strategy for agency problems in micro business financing of Baitul Maal wa Tamwil: a qualitative SWOT analysis
title_fullStr Risk mitigation strategy for agency problems in micro business financing of Baitul Maal wa Tamwil: a qualitative SWOT analysis
title_full_unstemmed Risk mitigation strategy for agency problems in micro business financing of Baitul Maal wa Tamwil: a qualitative SWOT analysis
title_sort risk mitigation strategy for agency problems in micro business financing of baitul maal wa tamwil: a qualitative swot analysis
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