Open AccessSocial impact assessment - is it possible challenge for social enterprise?
Author(s) -
Audronė Urmanavičienė
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista iberoamericana de economía solidaria e innovación socioecológica/revista iberoamericana de economía solidaria e innovación socioecológica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2659-5311
pISSN - 2659-3351
DOI - 10.33776/riesise.v3i0.3836
Subject(s) - social impact assessment , transparency (behavior) , business , process (computing) , government (linguistics) , social economy , impact assessment , public relations , political science , economics , public administration , computer science , market economy , linguistics , philosophy , law , operating system
Social enterprises from government, society, and financiers are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their social impact. To do this, social enterprises need to implement social impact assessments in their organizations. It is noteworthy that there are many different methods and tools for impact assessment and measurement, which often make it unclear to social enterprise managers what is best for their enterprise. Also, many social impact assessment and measurement methodologies are complex enough and require specific competencies, time, and other extra costs. However, social impact assessment is an essential process, as it helps to build trust in these organizations by the public, state institutions and investors, to ensure the transparency of their activities and to meet their goals. Social enterprises are a new phenomenon in the Baltic States, so it is essential to clarify the attitude of the leaders of the organization to the social impact assessment and what practices they use in their organizations. Aim of the research: to explore the existing practice of social impact assessment of social enterprises in the Baltic states. The methodology of research: 20 in depth interviews with the jure and the facto WISE´s managers in the Baltic states were conducted.