Table A3. Social impact measurement... | Emerald Publishing

Table A3.

Social impact measurement dimensions

Models	Stakeholder engagement	Micro level	Meso level	Macro level	Activity based	Standardized	Tailored	Comparability	Adaptability	Quantitative	Qualitative	Cause and effect	Purpose	Process over results
SROI	Depends on the process	Stakeholders	Stakeholders	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Financing/standardization	No
Logic model	Yes	Depends on the scale of an organization’s mission			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Strategy	Yes
Four levels of training evaluation	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Strategy	NA
Triple bottom line indicators	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Financing/standardization	No
Big data analytics	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Accomplishment of social sustainability	No
Data envelopment analysis	No	Depends on the scale of an organization’s mission			Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Strategy/managerial efficiency	No
Blended value accounting	Yes	Stakeholders	Stakeholders	No	Yes	No	Yes	Depends on the chosen measure	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Strategy/resource acquisition/legitimacy	No
Compromising accounts	Yes	Stakeholders	Stakeholders	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Strategy	Yes
SIMPLE	Yes	Stakeholders	Stakeholders	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Strategy	Yes
Systems map	No	Yes	Community	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Strategy	No
Outcome harvesting	Yes	No	Community	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Changes on society (social stability and community resilience)	Yes
Systems approach	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Changes on society	Yes
Quality code	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Organizing framework	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

Models	Stakeholder engagement	Micro level	Meso level	Macro level	Activity based	Standardized	Tailored	Comparability	Adaptability	Quantitative	Qualitative	Cause and effect	Purpose	Process over results
SROI	Depends on the process	Stakeholders	Stakeholders	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Financing/standardization	No
Logic model	Yes	Depends on the scale of an organization’s mission			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Strategy	Yes
Four levels of training evaluation	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Strategy	NA
Triple bottom line indicators	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Financing/standardization	No
Big data analytics	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Accomplishment of social sustainability	No
Data envelopment analysis	No	Depends on the scale of an organization’s mission			Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Strategy/managerial efficiency	No
Blended value accounting	Yes	Stakeholders	Stakeholders	No	Yes	No	Yes	Depends on the chosen measure	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Strategy/resource acquisition/legitimacy	No
Compromising accounts	Yes	Stakeholders	Stakeholders	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Strategy	Yes
SIMPLE	Yes	Stakeholders	Stakeholders	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Strategy	Yes
Systems map	No	Yes	Community	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Strategy	No
Outcome harvesting	Yes	No	Community	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Changes on society (social stability and community resilience)	Yes
Systems approach	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Changes on society	Yes
Quality code	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Organizing framework	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

Source(s): Authors’ own work