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R. Øystein Strøm
Researcher at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences
Publications - 32
Citations - 2065
R. Øystein Strøm is an academic researcher from Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Microfinance & Corporate governance. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 32 publications receiving 1877 citations. Previous affiliations of R. Øystein Strøm include Akershus University College & Telemark University College.
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Performance and governance in microfinance institutions
Roy Mersland,R. Øystein Strøm +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a Journal of Banking & Finance (JBankFin) journal article with the following abstracts and corresponding abstracts: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/jbankfin.2008.11.009
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Microfinance Mission Drift
Roy Mersland,R. Øystein Strøm +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a method to solve the problem of the "missing link" problem in order to find the missing link between the source and the target. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.05.006
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Governance and Politics: Regulating Independence and Diversity in the Board Room
Øyvind Bøhren,R. Øystein Strøm +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the economic rationale for board regulation in place and for introducing new regulation in the future was analyzed and the value of the firm was linked to the use of employee directors, board independence, directors with multiple seats, and gender diversity.
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Performance and Trade-offs in Microfinance Organizations - Does Ownership Matter?
Roy Mersland,R. Øystein Strøm +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated whether the superiority of shareholder-owned MFOs is empirically supported and found that mutual and non-profit ownership can compete successfully with investor ownership in the micro finance market.
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Aligned, Informed, and Decisive: Characteristics of Value-Creating Boards
Øyvind Bøhren,R. Øystein Strøm +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore how board composition influences the conflict of interest between principals and agents, the production of information for monitoring and advice, and the board's effectiveness as a decision-maker.