Abstract
Social Accounting at Work: An Analysis of Social Impact Measurement Models
Highlights
The lasting economic crisis in recent years has sharpened the gap between rich and poor even in countries that until a few decades ago had been able to count on a redistribution of income that minimized poverty and pain
The suitability of the measurement model for social enterprise” (SE) depends on the definition of Social Impact (SI)
This is possible if we consider the prevailing component in the SI multidimensionality that can be represented by evolutions in social needs or by market orientation
Summary
The development of the field of social entrepreneurship has drawn attention to the need for additional work on identifying and measuring the value created through the solution of social problems by means of businesses with social impact. There has been a multiplication of the measurement models for satisfying the most widely varying demands for information about the Social Impact (SI) generated by social enterprises, so far the results cannot be considered exhaustive. In this context, the present study attempts to contribute to the debate by investigating the effectiveness of SI measurement models in accounting and communicating SI creation, in relation to the main stakeholders’ needs for information. The analysis shows that the measurement models considered are not always able to provide useful information for the assessment of the social activities carried out and the extent to which social oriented organizations fulfil their social goals as stated in their missions and their contribution to the promotion of wider and institutional social change
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