Roy Mersland

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• Universitetet i Agder / Handelshøyskolen / Institutt for økonomi
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• What Drives Profits in Savings Groups? Bayesian Data Mining Evidence from the SAVIX Database (RePEc:afj:journ3:v:11:y:2021:i:2:p:39-57)
  by Rolando Gonzales & Bert D’Espallier & Roy Mersland
• Informal Insurance and Loans in Savings Groups: A Longitudinal and Quasi-experimental Approach Identifies the Role of the Welfare Fund for the Extreme Poor (RePEc:afj:journ3:v:14:y:2024:i:1:p:1-10)
  by Rolando Gonzales Martinez & Bert D’Espallier & Roy Mersland
• Are Women Better Bankers to the Poor? Evidence from Rural Microfinance Institutions (RePEc:ags:aaeass:161653)
  by Hartarska, Valentina & Mersland, Roy & Nadolnyak, Denis
• Board Governance: Does Ownership Matter? (RePEc:bla:annpce:v:91:y:2020:i:1:p:5-28)
  by Muluneh HIDETO DATO & Marek HUDON & Roy MERSLAND
• Which Governance Mechanisms Promote Efficiency in Reaching Poor Clients? Evidence from Rated Microfinance Institutions (RePEc:bla:eufman:v:18:y:2012:i:2:p:218-239)
  by Valentina Hartarska & Roy Mersland
• Do Powerful CEOs Determine Microfinance Performance? (RePEc:bla:jomstd:v:49:y:2012:i:4:p:718-742)
  by Rients Galema & Robert Lensink & Roy Mersland
• Melting pot versus salad bowl: Exploring the effect of composition diversity on saving groups' performance (RePEc:boc:fsug24:09)
  by Richard Sebaggala & Roy Mersland & Bert D'espallier
• Discrimination by Microcredit Officers:Theory and Evidence on Disability in Uganda (RePEc:dul:wpaper:2013/87194)
  by Pierre-Guillaume Méon & Roy Mersland & Ariane Szafarz & Marc Labie
• The Association between microfinance rating scores and corporate governance: a global survey (RePEc:eee:finana:v:35:y:2014:i:c:p:268-280)
  by Beisland, Leif Atle & Mersland, Roy & Randøy, Trond
• Economies of diversification in microfinance: Evidence from quantile estimation on panel data (RePEc:eee:finlet:v:34:y:2020:i:c:s1544612319302260)
  by Malikov, Emir & Hartarska, Valentina & Mersland, Roy
• The impact of international influence on microbanks' performance: A global survey (RePEc:eee:iburev:v:20:y:2011:i:2:p:163-176)
  by Mersland, Roy & Randøy, Trond & Strøm, Reidar Øystein
• The Performance Impact of Informal and Formal Institutional Differences in Cross-Border Alliances (RePEc:eee:iburev:v:28:y:2019:i:1:p:104-118)
  by Golesorkhi, Sougand & Mersland, Roy & Randøy, Trond & Shenkar, Oded
• A hybrid approach to international market selection: The case of impact investing organizations (RePEc:eee:iburev:v:29:y:2020:i:1:s0969593118307297)
  by Mersland, Roy & Nyarko, Samuel Anokye & Sirisena, Amila Buddhika
• The impact of liability of foreignness on performance in hybrid organizations (RePEc:eee:intman:v:30:y:2024:i:2:s1075425324000140)
  by Sommeno, Tigist Woldetsadik & Mersland, Roy & Randøy, Trond
• Geographic diversification and credit risk in microfinance (RePEc:eee:jbfina:v:109:y:2019:i:c:s0378426619302407)
  by Zamore, Stephen & Beisland, Leif Atle & Mersland, Roy
• Performance and governance in microfinance institutions (RePEc:eee:jbfina:v:33:y:2009:i:4:p:662-669)
  by Mersland, Roy & Øystein Strøm, R.
• Scale economies and input price elasticities in microfinance institutions (RePEc:eee:jbfina:v:37:y:2013:i:1:p:118-131)
  by Hartarska, Valentina & Shen, Xuan & Mersland, Roy
• Female leadership, performance, and governance in microfinance institutions (RePEc:eee:jbfina:v:42:y:2014:i:c:p:60-75)
  by Strøm, Reidar Øystein & D’Espallier, Bert & Mersland, Roy
• Bifurcations in business profitability: An agent-based simulation of homophily in self-financing groups (RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:129:y:2021:i:c:p:495-514)
  by Gonzales Martinez, Rolando & D’Espallier, Bert & Mersland, Roy
• Employee tenure and staff performance: The case of a social enterprise (RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:139:y:2022:i:c:p:457-467)
  by Godfroid, Cécile & Otiti, Naome & Mersland, Roy
• Do social enterprises walk the talk? Assessing microfinance performances with mission statements (RePEc:eee:jobuve:v:11:y:2019:i:c:6)
  by Mersland, Roy & Nyarko, Samuel Anokye & Szafarz, Ariane
• Discrimination by microcredit officers: Theory and evidence on disability in Uganda (RePEc:eee:quaeco:v:58:y:2015:i:c:p:44-55)
  by Labie, Marc & Méon, Pierre-Guillaume & Mersland, Roy & Szafarz, Ariane
• The Cost of Ownership in Microfinance Organizations (RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:37:y:2009:i:2:p:469-478)
  by Mersland, Roy
• Microfinance Mission Drift? (RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:38:y:2010:i:1:p:28-36)
  by Mersland, Roy & Strøm, R. Øystein
• Women and Repayment in Microfinance: A Global Analysis (RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:39:y:2011:i:5:p:758-772)
  by D'Espallier, Bert & Guérin, Isabelle & Mersland, Roy
• The Effects of Religion on Development Efforts: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry and a Research Agenda (RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:41:y:2013:i:c:p:145-156)
  by Mersland, Roy & D’Espallier, Bert & Supphellen, Magne
• From NGOs to Banks: Does Institutional Transformation Alter the Business Model of Microfinance Institutions? (RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:89:y:2017:i:c:p:19-33)
  by D’Espallier, Bert & Goedecke, Jann & Hudon, Marek & Mersland, Roy
• The effect of language use on the financial performance of microfinance banks: Evidence from cross-border activities in 74 countries (RePEc:eee:worbus:v:54:y:2019:i:3:p:213-229)
  by Golesorkhi, Sougand & Mersland, Roy & Piekkari, Rebecca & Pishchulov, Grigory & Randøy, Trond
• The research frontier on internationalization of social enterprises (RePEc:eee:worbus:v:55:y:2020:i:5:s1090951620300195)
  by Alon, Ilan & Mersland, Roy & Musteen, Martina & Randøy, Trond
• Governance and Microfinance Institutions (RePEc:elg:eechap:14045_29)
  by Rients Galema & Robert Lensink & Roy Mersland
• Is employee-client matching good for firms targeting the bottom of the pyramid? A study of microfinance institutions (RePEc:eme:ijdipp:ijdi-04-2020-0069)
  by Naome Otiti & Kjetil Andersson & Roy Mersland
• Board committees and performance in microfinance institutions (RePEc:eme:ijoemp:ijoem-08-2016-0216)
  by Muluneh Hideto Dato & Roy Mersland & Neema Mori
• Use of Big Four auditors and fund raising: evidence from developing and emerging markets (RePEc:eme:ijoemp:ijoem-11-2016-0321)
  by Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland & Øystein Strøm
• Governance and scope economies in microfinance institutions (RePEc:ids:ijcgov:v:4:y:2013:i:1:p:74-96)
  by Valentina Hartarska & Roy Mersland & Denis Nadolnyak & Christopher Parmeter
• The Commercialization of the Microfinance Industry: Is There a ‘Personal Mission Drift’ Among Credit Officers? (RePEc:kap:jbuset:v:158:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1007_s10551-017-3710-4)
  by Leif Atle Beisland & Bert D’Espallier & Roy Mersland
• Measuring Social Performance in Social Enterprises: A Global Study of Microfinance Institutions (RePEc:kap:jbuset:v:171:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1007_s10551-019-04417-z)
  by Leif Atle Beisland & Kwame Ohene Djan & Roy Mersland & Trond Randøy
• Achieving Double Bottom-Line Performance in Hybrid Organisations: A Machine-Learning Approach (RePEc:kap:jbuset:v:190:y:2024:i:3:d:10.1007_s10551-023-05410-3)
  by Eline Auwera & Bert D’Espallier & Roy Mersland
• Boards in microfinance institutions: how do stakeholders matter? (RePEc:kap:jmgtgv:v:18:y:2014:i:1:p:285-313)
  by Neema Mori & Roy Mersland
• Are NGOs and cooperatives similar or different? A global survey using microfinance data (RePEc:kap:jmgtgv:v:26:y:2022:i:2:d:10.1007_s10997-021-09567-9)
  by Kwame Ohene Djan & Roy Mersland
• The influence of the CEO’s business education on the performance of hybrid organizations: the case of the global microfinance industry (RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:49:y:2017:i:2:d:10.1007_s11187-016-9824-8)
  by D. Pascal & R. Mersland & N. Mori
• Female Leaders and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Microfinance Institutions (RePEc:now:jnlrcf:114.00000036)
  by R. Øystein Strøm & Bert D’Espallier & Roy Mersland
• Female Leaders and Financial Inclusion. Evidence from Microfinance Institutions (RePEc:oml:wpaper:201601)
  by Reidar Øystein Strøm & Bert D'Espallier & Roy Mersland
• Are Women Better Bankers to the Poor? Evidence from Rural Microfinance Institutions (RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:96:y:2014:i:5:p:1291-1306.)
  by Valentina Hartarska & Denis Nadolnyak & Roy Mersland
• Earnings Quality in the Microfinance Industry (RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-30192-5_5)
  by Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland
• Microfinance Financial and Social Performance: An Introduction (RePEc:pal:psifcp:978-1-137-39966-3_1)
  by Roy Mersland & R. Øystein Strøm
• Microbank Regulation and Earnings Quality: A Global Survey (RePEc:pal:psifcp:978-1-137-39966-3_14)
  by Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland & Trond Randøy
• Measuring Microfinance Performance (RePEc:pal:psifcp:978-1-137-39966-3_2)
  by Roy Mersland & R. Øystein Strøm
• Microfinance Institutions (RePEc:pal:psifin:978-1-137-39966-3)
  by None
• The cost of ownership in microfinance organization (RePEc:pra:mprapa:2061)
  by Mersland, Roy
• Microbanks: Ownership, performance and social tradeoffs - a global analysis (RePEc:pra:mprapa:2063)
  by Mersland, Roy & Strøm, R. Øystein
• Microcredit for self-employed disabled persons in developing countries (RePEc:pra:mprapa:2068)
  by Mersland, Roy
• The agenda and relevance of recent research in Microfinance (RePEc:pra:mprapa:2433)
  by Mersland, Roy
• Performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions (RePEc:pra:mprapa:3887)
  by Mersland, Roy & Strøm, Reidar Øystein
• Performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions (RePEc:pra:mprapa:3888)
  by Mersland, Roy & Strøm, Reidar Øystein
• Economies of Diversification in Microfinance: Evidence from Quantile Estimation on Panel Data (RePEc:pra:mprapa:95935)
  by Malikov, Emir & Hartarska, Valentina & Mersland, Roy
• Ownership, Board Compensation and Company Performance in Sub-Saharan African Countries (RePEc:sae:emffin:v:15:y:2016:i:2:p:191-224)
  by Gibson Hosea Munisi & Roy Mersland
• The Impact of Entrepreneur–CEOs in Microfinance Institutions: A Global Survey (RePEc:sae:entthe:v:39:y:2015:i:4:p:927-953)
  by Trond Randøy & R. Øystein Strøm & Roy Mersland
• Discrimination by Microcredit Officers: Theory and Evidence on Disability in Uganda (RePEc:sol:wpaper:10-007)
  by Marc Labie & Pierre-Guillaume Méon & Roy Mersland & Ariane Szafarz
• Performance and international investments in microfinance institutions (RePEc:sol:wpaper:2013/103401)
  by Roy Mersland & Ludovic Urgeghe
• Audit Quality and Corporate Governance: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry (RePEc:sol:wpaper:2013/134186)
  by Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland & R. Oystein Strøm
• Audit Quality and Corporate Governance: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry (RePEc:sol:wpaper:2013/149218)
  by Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland & R. Oystein Strøm
• Ownership, board compensation and company performance in sub-Saharan African countries (RePEc:sol:wpaper:2013/151414)
  by Gibson Hosea Munisi & Roy Mersland
• Female leaders and financial inclusion: Evidence from microfinance institutions (RePEc:sol:wpaper:2013/228650)
  by R. Oystein Strøm & Bert D'Espallier & Roy Mersland
• From NGOs to banks: Does institutional transformation alter the business model of microfinance institutions? (RePEc:sol:wpaper:2013/232522)
  by Bert D'Espallier & Jann Goedecke & Marek Hudon & Roy Mersland
• The influence of CEO power on agency costs in non-profit organisations: evidence from the global microfinance industry (RePEc:sol:wpaper:2013/240515)
  by Roy Mersland & Daudi Pascal & Leif Atle Beisland
• The origin of CEOs and its influence on microfinance performance and risk-taking (RePEc:sol:wpaper:2013/240516)
  by Daudi Pascal & Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland
• Do microfinance rating assessments make sense? An analysis of the drivers of the MFI ratings (RePEc:sol:wpaper:2013/78918)
  by Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland
• Should all microfinance institutions mobilize microsavings? Evidence from economies of scope (RePEc:spr:empeco:v:48:y:2015:i:1:p:193-225)
  by Michael Delgado & Christopher Parmeter & Valentina Hartarska & Roy Mersland
• Do microfinance institutions benefit from integrating financial and nonfinancial services? (RePEc:taf:applec:v:50:y:2018:i:21:p:2386-2401)
  by Robert Lensink & Roy Mersland & Nhung Thi Hong Vu & Stephen Zamore
• Focus on Women in Microfinance Institutions (RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:49:y:2013:i:5:p:589-608)
  by Bert D'espallier & Isabelle Guerin & Roy Mersland
• Exploring Microfinance Clients with Disabilities: A Case Study of an Ecuadorian Microbank (RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:53:y:2017:i:11:p:1929-1943)
  by Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland
• Does it (Re)pay to be Female? Considering Gender in Microfinance Loan Officer-Client Pairs (RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:58:y:2022:i:2:p:259-274)
  by Naome Otiti & Cécile Godfroid & Roy Mersland & Bert D’Espallier
• Autonomy and Financial Performance in Informal Savings Associations (RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:60:y:2024:i:9:p:1352-1371)
  by Daniël van Hemert & Bert D’Espallier & Roy Mersland
• Stimulating economic growth in the least developed countries: direct cash transfers for the retired via mobile phones (RePEc:taf:jecprf:v:16:y:2013:i:3:p:259-271)
  by Roy Mersland & Joachim Thøgersen
• The Origin of Chief Executive Officers and Performance in Hybrid Businesses: The Case of Microfinance (RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1578-1594)
  by Roy Mersland & Leif Atle Beisland & Daudi Pascal
• Discrimination by Microcredit Officers: Theory and Evidence on Disability in Uganda (RePEc:ulb:ulbeco:2013/226217)
  by Marc Labie & Pierre-Guillaume Méon & Roy Mersland & Ariane Szafarz
• Do social enterprises walk the talk? Assessing microfinance performances with mission statements (RePEc:ulb:ulbeco:2013/286998)
  by Roy Mersland & Samuel Anokye Nyarko & Ariane Szafarz
• Excessive focus on risk? Non‐performing loans and efficiency of microfinance institutions (RePEc:wly:ijfiec:v:28:y:2023:i:2:p:1290-1307)
  by Stephen Zamore & Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland
• Performance and trade-offs in Microfinance Organisations-does ownership matter? (RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:20:y:2008:i:5:p:598-612)
  by Roy Mersland & Reidar Øystein Strøm
• The use of microfinance services among economically active disabled people: Evidence from Uganda (RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:24:y:2012:i::p:s69-s83)
  by Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland
• Motivations for Business Start‐up: Are There any Differences Between Disabled and Non‐disabled Microfinance Clients? (RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:28:y:2016:i:1:p:147-149)
  by Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland & Stephen Zamore
• Impact of climate change training intervention in savings groups (RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:36:y:2024:i:4:p:2047-2062)
  by Armande Mahabi Nabami & Anaëlle Petre & Roy Mersland
• Corporate Governance Challenges in Microfinance (RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789814295666_0013)
  by Marc Labie & Roy Mersland