Assessing Social Impact of Social Enterprises Does One Size Really F
This book explores the diversity of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) models and outlines a self-assessment on models to support social entrepreneurs. The chapters trace the concept and origins of social entrepreneurship and elicits current implementation of
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Cecilia Grieco
Assessing Social Impact of Social Enterprises Does One Size Really Fit All?
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Cecilia Grieco
Assessing Social Impact of Social Enterprises Does One Size Really Fit All?
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Cecilia Grieco Libera Università Maria Ss. Assunta (LUMSA) Rome Italy
ISSN 2191-5482 SpringerBriefs in Business ISBN 978-3-319-15313-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-15314-8
ISSN 2191-5490 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-15314-8
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Preface
The challenge for non-profit scholars is to ensure that research that has relevance for policy, practice, and/or management translates those findings into usable knowledge. In other words, scholars should invest a portion of their writing to address the “so what” question for both research and practice contributions. —Brenda K. Bushouse and Jessica E. Sowa1
I have kept these words in mind while writing this book. The field of study that we analyse as non-profit scholars is a breeding ground for gathering insights and developing new theories to increase our knowledge. But the give-and-take process between theory and practice should be two-way and continuous. I wanted my work to be relevant for practitioners, for whom the issue of assessing the impact of their activities on society is becoming a pressing need. Several biases have emerged in the discussion of how to measure social impact. Why should organizations spend time and resources measuring what they can see with their own eyes? What benefits can be derived from it? And is it really possible to quantify and/or monetize qual
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