R. Øystein Strøm

OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University

P.O. Box 4

Oslo, 0130

Norway

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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“  Director dynamics and firm performance  ”

Scholarly Papers (20)

1.

Performance and Corporate Governance in Microfinance Institutions

Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 662-669
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 24 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2010
Roy Mersland and R. Øystein Strøm
University of Agder and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
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Microfinance, performance, corporate governance, ownership, boards, global study

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Aligned, Informed, and Decisive: Characteristics of Value-Creating Boards

EFA 2007 Ljubljana Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 06 Mar 2007
Øyvind Bøhren and R. Øystein Strøm
BI Norwegian Business School and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
Downloads 946 (51,299)
Citation 17

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Corporate governance, Board composition, Regulation

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Audit Quality and Corporate Governance: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 30 Nov 2012
Leif Atle Beisland, Roy Mersland and R. Øystein Strøm
University of Agder, University of Agder and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
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audit quality, microfinance, governance, emerging markets

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Performance and Trade-offs in Microfinance Organizations - Does Ownership Matter?

Journal of International Development, Vol. 20, pp. 598-612, 2008
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 14 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2010
Roy Mersland and R. Øystein Strøm
University of Agder and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
Downloads 556 (102,888)
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microfinance, performance, outreach, trade-offs, transformation, ownership, corporate governance

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Better Firm Performance with Employees on the Board? Not in the Long Run

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 02 Mar 2007
R. Øystein Strøm
OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
Downloads 421 (143,846)
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Corporate governance, Employee directors, Board composition, Regulation, Endogeneity

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What Explains Governance Structure in Non-Profit and For-Profit Microfinance Institutions?

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 16 Feb 2009
Roy Mersland and R. Øystein Strøm
University of Agder and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
Downloads 397 (153,855)
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Micro-finance organization, governance, performance

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Female Leaders and Financial Inclusion. Evidence from Microfinance Institutions

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 25 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2016
OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) - Lessius University CollegeHogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (HUBrussel) and University of Agder
Downloads 332 (187,290)
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Female leadership, Financial access, Microfinance institutions, Cross-country panel data

8.

The Norwegian Gender Balance Law. A Reform That Failed?

Number of pages: 92 Posted: 26 Feb 2019
R. Øystein Strøm
OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
Downloads 304 (205,799)
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Female Directors, Mandatory Quota, Board Reform, Regulation

9.

What Drives the Microfinance Lending Rate?

Midwest Finance Association 2013 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 02 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2013
Roy Mersland and R. Øystein Strøm
University of Agder and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
Downloads 214 (292,223)
Citation 9

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microfinance, pricing policy, dynamics, institutions

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Governance and Politics: Regulating Independence and Diversity in the Board Room

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting 37, 2010, 1281-1307.
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 30 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 10 Aug 2017
Øyvind Bøhren and R. Øystein Strøm
BI Norwegian Business School and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
Downloads 192 (323,154)

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Corporate governance, Board composition, Regulation

11.

The Persistent Ownership Structure of Private Firms

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 668/2020
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 05 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 28 Sep 2020
BI Norwegian Business School, Statistics Norway, Tomra Systems ASA and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
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ownership, concentration, persistence, dynamics, duration, illiquidity, private firms, family firms, identification, system GMM, register data.

12.

Microfinance Costs, Lending Rates and Profitability

Handbook of Key Global Financial Markets, Institutions, and Infrastructure (2013), Pages 489-499
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 05 Dec 2022
Roy Mersland and R. Øystein Strøm
University of Agder and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
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Critics of Microfinance, Effects of Microfinance, Grameen Bank, History of Microfinance, Interest rates, MFIs, Microfinance, Mission drift, Muhammad Yunus, Operating costs, Profitability.

13.

Use of Big Four auditors and fund raising: Evidence from developing and emerging markets

International Journal of Emerging Markets
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 18 Nov 2022
Roy Mersland, Leif Atle Beisland and R. Øystein Strøm
University of Agder, University of Agder and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
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Audit quality, Cost of debt, Fund raising, Microfinance, Emerging markets.

14.

Measuring Microfinance

In: Mersland, R., Strøm, R.Ø. (eds) Microfinance Institutions. Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance. Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137399663_2
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 21 Nov 2022
Roy Mersland and R. Øystein Strøm
University of Agder and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
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Gross Domestic Product, Loan Portfolio, Financial Sustainability, Microfinance Institution, Loan Loss Provision

15.

The Impact of International Influence on Microbanks' Performance: A Global Survey

International Business Review, Forthcoming
Posted: 20 Dec 2010
Roy Mersland, Trond Randøy and R. Øystein Strøm
University of Agder, University of Agder - School of Management and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University

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Corporate governance, Internationalization, Microbank, Microfinance, Performance

16.

Myths in Microfinance

PROGRESS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS RESEARCH, M. Feldman & G. Santangelo, Emerald, 2008
Posted: 19 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2011
Roy Mersland and R. Øystein Strøm
University of Agder and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University

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Microfinance, ownership, mission drift, governance, global study

17.

The Past and Future of Innovations in Microfinance

THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE, D. Cumming, Oxford University Press, 2011
Posted: 19 Dec 2010
Roy Mersland and R. Øystein Strøm
University of Agder and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University

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Microfinance, Innovation, Women, Small Loans, Group Lending

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The Empirics of Microfinance Lending Methodologies

Posted: 19 Nov 2010
Roy Mersland and R. Øystein Strøm
University of Agder and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University

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Microfinance, Lending, Group

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Microfinance Mission Drift?

World Development, Vol. 38, No. 1, 2010
Posted: 18 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2010
Roy Mersland and R. Øystein Strøm
University of Agder and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University

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microfinance, mission drift, panel data, GMM estimation

20.

Performance and Governance in Microfinance Institutions

Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 33, No. 4, 2009
Posted: 23 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2010
Roy Mersland and R. Øystein Strøm
University of Agder and OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University

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Microfinance, governance, performance, boards, ownership