Performance assessment and definition of improvement paths towards the double bottom-line of microfinance institutions: an application to The MC² network in Cameroon - INRAE - Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement
Communication Dans Un Congrès Année : 2017

Performance assessment and definition of improvement paths towards the double bottom-line of microfinance institutions: an application to The MC² network in Cameroon

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Microfinance institutions face a double bottom-line: financial sustainability and outreach to the poor. The objective of this paper is an assessment of the financial and social performance of village banks of the MC² (Mutuelles Communautaires de Croissance) network in Cameroon and guidance to both top and local managers helping them in their decision-making process in order to perform without trade-off between their double objective, i.e., to achieve their social mission in a sustainable manner. An analysis framework in three phases is developed. First, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models are implemented for measuring efficiency, identifying best-practices, and setting benchmarking goals to less efficient MFIs. Then, a DEA operating frontier (DEA-OF) is designed to identify improvement paths, setting short-term goals towards their long-term target. Finally, DEA results are translated into indicators daily used by managers of village banks to provide them effective guidance in developing actions in accordance with their mission.
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hal-02787906 , version 1 (05-06-2020)

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  • HAL Id : hal-02787906 , version 1
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Isabelle Piot-Lepetit, Joseph Nzongang. Performance assessment and definition of improvement paths towards the double bottom-line of microfinance institutions: an application to The MC² network in Cameroon. International Conference on Operational Research for Development 2017 (ICORD 2017), International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS). CAN.; International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS). CAN., Jul 2017, Québec, Canada. 30 p. ⟨hal-02787906⟩
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