Mori, NeemaGholersaki, SougandRandøy, TrondHermes, Niels2021-06-142021-06-142015Mori, N., Gholersorkhi, S., Randøy, T., & Hermes, N. (2015). Board Composition and Outreach Performance of Microfinance Institutions: Evidence from East Africa. Strategic Change: Briefings in Entrepreneurial Finance, 24, 99-113.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5770Board composition and poverty outreach of MFIs appear to be related. The proportion of independent, international, female, and/or founding board members appears to be associated with measures of outreach performance using data on MFIs in East Africa. Findings suggest that outreach performance is improved when MFI boards have a higher share of independent, international, and/or female members, which supports the hypothesis that board composition is important in helping MFIs to achieve their social objectives.enBoard CompositionOutreachMicrofinance InstitutionsJournal Article, Peer Reviewed0.1002/jsc.2000