SHARED-SUPPLY ALLIANCES AND SUSTAINABILITY OF MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS IN CAMEROON: THE INSTITUTIONALIST PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Purpose: The downscaling activities of commercial banks and innovative financial services offered by other financial institutions continuously exposed the microfinance institutions to stiff competition, necessitating the quest for new strategies of growth. Alliances have become imperative in enterprise growth, thus the formation of shared-supply alliances in the microfinance sector. This study aims to examine the influence of shared-supply alliances on the sustainability of MFIs in Cameroon. The objectives are to examine how shared-supply alliances in the Production of Financial Services (PFIS) and shared-supply alliances in the Production of Non-Financial Services (PNFIS) affect the sustainability of MFIs in Cameroon.