Amer Khan
MFinMgt ANU
Tutor; PhD Student
A.Khan@econ.usyd.edu.au
Room 414
H03 - Institute Building
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006 Australia
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Mr Amer Khan has over 8 years experience in starting up and running microfinance and micro-enterprise finance initiatives, particularly in the commercial banking arena, in the South Asian setting. He also has experience in setting up training programmes for the microfinance sector including designing delivery of training courses on the financial management and strategy development aspects of microfinance programmes.
Thesis (working) title and description
Hybrid Institutional Logics in the Microfinance Field
This thesis investigates the institutional logics of the microfinance field within the theoretical framework of institutional theory and organizational rhetoric. Microfinance is a field characterised by a confluence of the commercial logic and the 'welfarist' logic. The thesis tries to answer the empirical question: why has the commercial logic not achieved complete dominance in terms of organizational forms and practices, despite key dominant players institutionalizing the commercial paradigm?
Research Expertise
- Institutional Theory
- Development Finance
- Social Enterprise