The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

. “What drives successful group coordination is important because team coordination is ubiquitous in many work settings, such as in medical professions, in law enforcement, or in finance, ” the researchers say. “Therefore, uncovering the key determinants of successful group coordination is paramount.”

Microfinance 105

Microfinance Team Finance Reference 105

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2011

Microfinance has come under fire in the past 18 months, triggered in part by SKS Microfinance's IPO. Critics complain that the institutions supporting microfinance have become too greedy, and many are using this as an argument to deeply regulate or, even more, cut support to microfinance operations. I hope not.

Microfinance 15

Microfinance IPO Bottom-up Finance 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2011

We're a network of microfinance organizations; we exist to share practices and develop the leadership skills required by a sector that has grown up fast. And as you might be aware, microfinance is a phenomenon that, while it did not set out to be "for women," has mainly turned out to be.

Microfinance 16

Microfinance Diversity Banking Entrepreneur 16

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2012

In low-income countries, according to World Bank data in a recent paper by the consultancy Dalberg, 43% of businesses with between 20 and 99 employees say that access to finance is a major constraint. The White House has called this gap between the demand and supply of finance for small and medium enterprises a "market failure.[and]

Entrepreneur 17

Entrepreneur Globalization Microfinance Finance 17

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2016

Not many would associate innovation with large, service-oriented nonprofits with decades of history. and globally, and Habitat for Humanity, which works in 70-plus nations to provide home construction, rehabilitation, and increased access to shelter and financing, gathered data from their sites to make the case for profound change.

Microfinance 13

Microfinance Strategic Planning Finance Globalization 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Encourage financial entrepreneurship and innovation. Entrepreneurship in financial services has been given a bad rap as one contributor to the economic crisis, but we desperately need innovative financing models for start-ups. We don't innovate in entrepreneurial finance enough in the U.S.:

Venture Capitalist 16

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Microfinance Finance 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Yet unlike in finance, where distributing risk across institutions is the goal, in drug development the focus is on isolating risk. Financial institutions must find innovative ways to understand their consumers' aspirations and actual behavior. Here, the protocols from other industries can provide some insight.

Banking 13

Banking Pharmaceuticals Microfinance Risk Management 13