CFPA microfinance : social enterprise in transformation /
Over the last two decades, the Chinese Foundation for Poverty Alleviation's Microfinance Management Company (CFPA-MMC) has been transformed from a small microcredit project to a professional microfinance institute (MFI), and it is now in the process of establishing itself as an Internet-based f...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Renmin University,
2017.
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| Series: | SAGE business cases
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Over the last two decades, the Chinese Foundation for Poverty Alleviation's Microfinance Management Company (CFPA-MMC) has been transformed from a small microcredit project to a professional microfinance institute (MFI), and it is now in the process of establishing itself as an Internet-based financial company. CFPA-MMC is the largest and fastest-growing MFI in China that specializes in poverty alleviation and is a uniquely successful exemplar in China's social enterprise community. The case reviews CFPA-MMC's history, organizational transformation strategies, operational challenges, organizational structures, and management systems such as risk control, recruitment and training, and Internet-based finance. Students are introduced to social enterprises'--and particularly the MFI's--experiences in dealing with challenges specific to the social-political context in China. This case guides students to make decisions on several issues. First, how can a social enterprise strategically change its organizational structures and systems to achieve sustainable growth? Second, how can a social enterprise handle a legitimacy crisis and win stakeholder support? Third, how can a social enterprise effectively control risk and add value to clients by adopting IT technologies? Fourth, how can a social enterprise handle the tradeoff between organizational growth and social objectives? |
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| Item Description: | Originally Published InZhao, M., & Guo, S. (2017). CFPA Microfinance: Social Enterprise in Transformation. Beijing, China: Renmin University Business School. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529767933 1529767938 |