Roy Mersland

Tilleggsinformasjon:

Roy Mersland has extensive international management, consulting and research experience in more than 20 countries in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe and was a key player in establishing the BANCO D-MIRO in Ecuador. He has a wide international research network, is currently involved in several research projects and is a member of the research group of the European Microfinance Platform (www.e-mfp.eu) and of the Centre for European Research in Microfinance located in Brussels (www.cermi.eu). For more information, please see www.microfinance.no. Papers can be downloaded from http://ssrn.com/author=769087 or http://ideas.repec.org/f/pme212.html.

Research areas and fields of interest: Microfinance, corporate governance, non-profit economy, international management, banking and livelihoods for disabled people.

Publications

1.      Mersland, R., Randøy, T. and Strøm, R. Ø. (Forthcoming), "The Impact of International Influence on Microbanks Performance: A Global Survey", International Business Studies.

2.      D Espallier, B., Guerin, I. & Mersland, R. (Forthcoming), “Women and repayment in microfinance”, World Development.

3.      Hartarska, V. & Mersland, R. (Forthcoming), “What Governance Mechanisms Promote Efficiency in Reaching Poor Clients?” Evidence from Rated Microfinance Institutions, European Financial Management.

4.      Beisland, L. A. & Mersland, R., (Forthcoming), ”The use of microfinance services among economically active disabled people – evidence from Uganda”, Journal of International Development.

5.      Mersland, R. & Strøm, R. Ø. (2010), “Microfinance Mission Drift?”, World Development. Vol. 38(1), pp. 28-36.

6.      Mersland, R. (forthcoming), “The Governance of Non-Profit Micro Finance Institutions: Lessons From History”, Journal of Management and Governance.

7.      Mersland, R. (2009), “The Cost of Ownership in Micro-Finance Organizations”, World Development. Vol. 37(2), pp. 469-478.

8.      Mersland, R. & Strøm, R. Ø. (2009), ”Performance and Governance in Microfinance Institutions”, Journal of Banking and Finance. Vol. 33(4), pp. 662-669.

9.      Mersland, R., Bwire, N. F., and Mukasa, G. (2009), “Access to Mainstream Microfinance Services for Persons with Disabilities - Lessons Learned from Uganda”, Disability Studies Quarterly. Vol. 29(1).

10.  Mersland, R. & Strøm, R. Ø. (2008), “Performance and trade-offs in microfinance organizations - does ownership matter?” Journal of International Development, Vol. 20(4), pp. 598-612.

11.  Mersland, R. (2007), “Innovations in Savings and Credit Groups – Evidence from Kenya”, Small Enterprise Development: An International Journal, Vol. 18(1), pp. 50-56.

12.  Mersland, R. & Strøm, R. Ø. (Forthcoming), ”Microfinance”, In Caprio J. (Ed), The Encyclopedia of Financial Globalization. Elsevier, Oxford, UK.

13.  Mersland, R. & Strøm, R. Ø. (Forthcoming), ”The Past and Future of Innovations in Microfinance”, In Cumming D. (Ed), The Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurial Finance. Oxford University Press, New York.

14.  Labie, M. & Mersland, R. (2010), “Corporate Governance Challenges in Microfinance”. In Armendariz B. & Labie, M. (Eds.) The Handbook of Microfinance. World Scientific Publishing.

15.  Martinelli, E & Mersland, R. (2010), “Microfinance for People with Disabilities”, In Barron T. & Ncube J.M. (Ed). Poverty and Disability. Leonard Cheshire Disability. London, UK. ISBN 978-1-905990-48-1

16.  Mersland, R. & Strøm, R. Ø. (2008), ”Myths in Microfinance”, In Feldman M & Santangelo G. (Ed). Elsevier Progress in International Business Research (PIBR) series. Emerald. Bingley, UK.

17.  Mersland, R. (2009), “Corporate Governance and Ownership in Microfinance Organizations,” Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder 14. Supervisor: Professor Trond Randøy, University of Agder, Norway. Scientific Committee: Professor Steen Thomsen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, Professor Marc Labie, Faculté Warocqué, Solvay Business School, Mons, Belgium, Professor Joyce Falkenberg, University of Agder, Norway.

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