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A review of the issues, scope and focus of research areas on microfinance institutions in Nigeria

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are considered not only as important institutions in the financial system in Nigeria but they also play a significant role in the country’s social as well as economic development.Although the MFIs are known for their social as well economic contributions, as an area...

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Main Authors: Zuru, Nasiru Liman, Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin, Ahmad Arshad, Darwina
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2015
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HB Economic Theory
HG Finance
Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/17093/1/symp1-ent.pdf
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spelling my.uum.repo.170932016-04-17T06:05:03Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/17093/ A review of the issues, scope and focus of research areas on microfinance institutions in Nigeria Zuru, Nasiru Liman Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin Ahmad Arshad, Darwina HB Economic Theory HG Finance Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are considered not only as important institutions in the financial system in Nigeria but they also play a significant role in the country’s social as well as economic development.Although the MFIs are known for their social as well economic contributions, as an area of research, these institutions have attracted limited research attention.The literature review suggests that MFIs as a field of study have received minimal theoretical as well as empirical contributions. Based on the literature review and findings of past studies, this paper identifies the research gaps and attempts to provide a research agenda for examining MFIs in Nigeria.The paper specifically emphasizes on the shortcomings of previous studies as well as highlights the issues and areas of research in MFIs that need to be addressed empirically. 2015-12-22 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/17093/1/symp1-ent.pdf Zuru, Nasiru Liman and Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin and Ahmad Arshad, Darwina (2015) A review of the issues, scope and focus of research areas on microfinance institutions in Nigeria. In: Conference on Business Management Research II (CBMR II), 22 December 2015, Star City Hotel, Alor Setar, Kedah.
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topic HB Economic Theory
HG Finance
spellingShingle HB Economic Theory
HG Finance
Zuru, Nasiru Liman
Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin
Ahmad Arshad, Darwina
A review of the issues, scope and focus of research areas on microfinance institutions in Nigeria
description Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are considered not only as important institutions in the financial system in Nigeria but they also play a significant role in the country’s social as well as economic development.Although the MFIs are known for their social as well economic contributions, as an area of research, these institutions have attracted limited research attention.The literature review suggests that MFIs as a field of study have received minimal theoretical as well as empirical contributions. Based on the literature review and findings of past studies, this paper identifies the research gaps and attempts to provide a research agenda for examining MFIs in Nigeria.The paper specifically emphasizes on the shortcomings of previous studies as well as highlights the issues and areas of research in MFIs that need to be addressed empirically.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Zuru, Nasiru Liman
Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin
Ahmad Arshad, Darwina
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Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin
Ahmad Arshad, Darwina
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title A review of the issues, scope and focus of research areas on microfinance institutions in Nigeria
title_short A review of the issues, scope and focus of research areas on microfinance institutions in Nigeria
title_full A review of the issues, scope and focus of research areas on microfinance institutions in Nigeria
title_fullStr A review of the issues, scope and focus of research areas on microfinance institutions in Nigeria
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title_sort review of the issues, scope and focus of research areas on microfinance institutions in nigeria
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