Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Assessing Social Impact of Social Enterprises




Assessing Social Impact of Social Enterprises: Does One Size Really Fit All?
Springer | Business & Management | March 6 2015 | ISBN-10: 3319153137 | 120 pages | pdf | 3.65 mb


by Cecilia Grieco (Author)

About the Book
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 SIA models by social enterprises. The comprehensive review of over seventy five SIA models will be especially useful for social entrepreneurs and researchers.

About the Author
Cecilia Grieco holds a PhD in Communication, Interculturality and Organizations from LUMSA University. She was also a visiting scholar at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam during her doctoral studies. Her research focus is on Social Impact Assessment in social enterprises and third sector organizations, including marketing and communication, CSR and social innovation.

Content Level » Professional/practitioner

Keywords » Impact assessment models – Self assessment – Social entrepreneurship – Social finance – non-profit

Related subjects » Entrepreneurship – Social Policy / Labor / Population Economics – Social Sciences