...Cecilia Dalborg Purpose The lack of clarity regarding the benefits generated by social enterprises is widely assumed to constrain their potential. Consequently, social impact measurement has emerged as a central concern within the field of social entrepreneurship. Despite the proliferation...

... and technologists. Additionally, the development of the platform reinforced the limitations of seeking universalised responses to highly diverse organisational and ecosystem needs. Originality/value The paper contributes to understanding the relational domain of social impact measurement for social enterprises...

...Seda Muftugil-Yalcin; Anna Klas Purpose This paper aims to understand how social enterprises working in the food waste sector in the Netherlands make sense of discourses around social impact measurement and explicate what they actually practice in this domain. Building on the literature on impact...

... significant challenges in social impact measurement, including the complexity of quantifying diverse impacts, lack of standardized methodologies and resource constraints. The application of SROI in Georgia demonstrates its flexibility and the critical role of stakeholder engagement, yet underscores the need...

...Giorgia Trasciani; Francesca Petrella Purpose This article aims to explore the growing adoption of social impact measurement (SIM) among French Social and Solidarity Economy Organizations (SSEOs) in the context of a global drive for accountability. It examines the evolution of SIM, its...

... considerations. Drawing from these domains, the study constructs a conceptual framework to guide future research. Findings The study identifies necessary enhancements to existing AI systems for social impact measurement and explores how advances in generative AI could refine current tools and address SROI...

... associated with this initiative of social impact measurement are attained. Moreover, two organisations implementing the social balance sheet have been analysed to obtain a complete perspective of the tool and the process developed by the network. Findings The main findings include: the social balance...

... to identify articles published over the past decade (2009–2019): Emerald Insight, Science Direct, ProQuest, and EBSCO Host. Given the varied terminology employed to study the construct of SI, we used the following keywords in our search to conceptualise the construct: “social impact measurement”, “social...

... Guide or the Guide. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only SROI Social enterprise Social Return on Investment Discourse analysis Legitimation Social impact measurement Miller (1994 , p. 1) informs...