CFPA Microfinance: Social Enterprise in Transformation
Product Number：
EN_2020CYYCX_7718
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CaseName：
CFPA Microfinance: Social Enterprise in Transformation
Authors：
Zhao Meng, Guo Shuhao
Author Affiliation：
Renmin University of China
Enterprise/Organization：
Chinese Foundation for Poverty Alleviation’s Microfinance Management Company
Industry：
Finance
Discipline：
Entrepreneurship & Innovation 、Economics & Finance、Social Enterprise
Scale：
SMEs
Language：
English
Type of Case：
Decision Case
KeyWords：
无CFPA-MMC, Social Enterprise, Business and Social attributes, microfinance
Abstract：
Over the last two decades, the Chinese Foundation for Poverty Alleviation’s Microfinance Management Company (CFPA-MMC) has been transformed from a small microcredit project to a professional microfinance institute (MFI), and it is now in the process of establishing itself as an Internet-based financial company. CFPA-MMC is the largest and fastest-growing MFI in China that specializes in poverty alleviation and is a uniquely successful exemplar in China’s social enterprise community. The case reviews CFPA-MMC’s history, organizational transformation strategies, operational challenges, organizational structures, and management systems such as risk control, recruitment and training, and Internet-based finance. Students are introduced to the social enterprises—and particularly the MFI’s—experiences in dealing with challenges specific to the social‒political context in China. This case guides students to make decisions on several issues. First, how can a social enterprise strategically change its organizational structures and systems to achieve sustainable growth? Second, how can a social enterprise handle a legitimacy crisis and win stakeholder support? Third, how can a social enterprise effectively control risk and add value to clients by adopting IT technologies? Fourth, how can a social enterprise handle the tradeoff between organizational growth and social objectives?
Intended Audience：
本科、硕士、MBA、EMBA、EE
Data Source：
Primary
Publication Date：
2017
Revision Date：
2020
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