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Governance and Organisational Flexibility at the Junction of African MFIs’ Sustainability Issues

Author: Isidore Bimeme Bengono

Published in: Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management | Special Issue 1/2022

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It is unfortunate to acknowledge the phenomenon of Africa’s Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) bankruptcies only a few years after their creation. The instability of technical, economic, commercial and cultural environments, which play an important role on MFI’s sustainability, explains this recurrence of bankruptcies. These crises, both in West and Central Africa, have highlighted the role of organisational flexibility in MFIs’ sustainability. This paper aims at examining the effects of flexible governance that contribute to Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa’s (EMCCA) MFIs sustainability. In this regard, we have chosen qualitative method which is a multi-modal research including a naturalist interpretation approach emphasising on entities’ qualities. We have carried out semi-directive interviews among (14) MFIs in Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and Chad. We have made use of data collected with NVIVO to carry out content analysis process. The study’s results show that EMCCA’s MFIs sustainability is a matter of the flexibility of organisational dynamism of governance mechanisms, innovations and technological opportunities.

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Title: Governance and Organisational Flexibility at the Junction of African MFIs’ Sustainability Issues
Author: Isidore Bimeme Bengono
Publication date: 03-01-2023
Publisher: Springer India
Published in: Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management / Issue Special Issue 1/2022
Print ISSN: 0972-2696
Electronic ISSN: 0974-0198
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40171-022-00333-w

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