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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"impact measurement"”.
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Social impact measurement in hybrid social enterprises
The ethereal nature of social impact measurement makes it a very challenging but also fascinating area of research. The lack of agreement and coherence around what can and should be measured, not to mention how it should be measured, presents both a theoretical and practical quandary to hybrid …
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Examining Development Impact Measurement: A case of South African Impact Investors
Over the past decade impact investing has gained much traction as a lucrative category of investments that strive for positive social and environmental impact alongside financial gains. Measurement of the intended impacts is gaining importance as this field of investing grows, requiring increased …
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Impact measurement in social enterprises: rationales & current practices in an Australian context
… implementation of social and/or environmental impact metrics are reflective of how organisational actors interpret sustainability, which in turn shape the organisation. The broad aim of this thesis is to explore the challenges of impact measurement as situated within hybrid organisations, such …
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Leveraging technology to enhance impact measurement of SMMEs and social enterprises in South Africa
… towards businesses that provide demonstrable impact on their communities and the environment. But are South African Small-, Micro- and Medium- Enterprises (SMMEs) prepared to rise to the challenge of measuring and communicating their impact? The adoption of Impact Measurement among enterprises …
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Developing a Social Impact Measurement Framework for the UNESCO’s Biosphere Reserve (Cat Ba Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Viet Nam)
… et al., 2008a). This study develops a Social Impact Measurement Framework (SIMF) for the UNESCO’s BR (through the case study of Cat Ba Archipelago BR, Viet Nam). The SIMF for the BR draws on established general SIMFs (Clifford et al., 2014; Hazenberg and Clifford, 2016; Paterson-Young and …
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Social Innovation in the field of Education Disadvantage reduction: A study of the mechanisms leading to social change and social impact measurement
… social innovations through two mechanisms of impact including: empowerment to become independent learners; and synthesising a system for children’s learning. The current research also indicates that social innovation in education also creates supportive implications for sustainable changes, by …
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Stay FLY - exploring impact measurement in NGOs funded by CSIs in South Africa: A case study on fun learning for youth (FLY)
… limited. Moreover, although accountability and impact measurement would increase the chances of NGOs receiving funding, the lack of an impact measurement framework threatens their sustainability. Access to impact measurement and relevant data would provide credibility to NGOs and an opportunity …
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'Inspiring Futures' - How social impact measurement as a form of organisational performance management can enhance outcomes for children and young people in custody
… that improve outcomes. Measuring the social impact of custody for children and young people is a nascent area academically, with current measurement approaches focused on output and outcome rather than social impact (Paterson-Young et al., 2017). This research employed a sequential mixed …
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Social Impact Program Evaluation
… develop more effective tools to evaluate program impact. In this study, I drew from the literature a proposed approach of social impact measurement that was applied as a four-step blueprint for social impact program evaluation, also referred to as “blueprint” later in the study, in order to …
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Exploring the effectiveness of measuring social impact investment
… Although it is a relatively new concept, the Impact Investing market seeks to create intentional social impact, however without effective impact measurement, change will remain in the domains of story and assumption. This research used exploratory methods to examine the Impact Investing market …
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Measuring and managing social, economic and environmental outcomes in the English social housing sector
… a model for the implementation of social impact measurement, which looks beyond the individual methods for impact measurement to assess the wider contextual factors and the specific inner workings of the complete process (including the necessary organisational capabilities) that are …
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From the Sustainability Adoption to the Measurement of Social Impact: Interventionist Research in a B2B Organisation
… in developing tailored indicators for social impact measurement. Three studies administered within the framework of this interventionist research pursue the aim: i) to explore conditions informing the substantive-symbolic adoption of sustainability agenda; ii) to reveal factors that hinder …
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Advancing Sustainable Business Models For Social Enterprises: Conceptual Development And Empirical Insights [before doctoral defense]
… enterprise context. Recognizing that social impact components are the most challenging to execute, Study 3 adopts a Q method study to explore founders’ and managers’ interpretations of social impact measurement and identify the key factors influencing their implementation efforts. The …
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Unlisted investments by pension funds in Namibia: an evaluation of social impact
… funds, creating an opportunity to evaluate the impact thereof. This study uses objective company data to examine the effect of pension fund unlisted investment capital on social outcomes in Namibia, by reviewing this data qualitatively in the first instance and then quantitatively. The …
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Family adaptability, cohesion and conflict in families with rheumatoid arthritis, chronic pain and depression
… as the independent variable and the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale (AIMS) as dependent variables. Overall the depression and chronic pain groups; were more similar than the PA group with the exception of the levels of Physical Activity and Pain. For these two dimensions, the RA and chronic …
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Experiencing Nonprofits in Vietnam: What Matters Most to the People Nonprofits Aim to Serve
To better understand nonprofit performance and impact, this study set out to identify the salient viewpoints of the individuals and communities a nonprofit human service provider sets out to serve, i.e., the nonprofit’s constituents. Focusing on the first encounter with a nonprofit, which the …
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Evaluating interactive documentaries : audience, impact and innovation in public interest media
… or civic engagement - never mind larger societal impacts like improved public discourse, behavior change or policy change. The shifting definitions and measures of complex, multi-dimensional concepts like "engagement" and "impact" is a challenge for public interest media organizations migrating to …
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The Development of a Conceptual Framework for Hybridity and Sustainability in Social (Micro-) Franchises
… that combine business efficiency with social impact. Despite their potential, there is limited theoretical guidance on how these hybrid systems can balance competing logics, scale effectively, and remain sustainable—particularly in developing contexts like South Africa. The main research …
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The social side of impact investing: measurement and the interconnections
… study investigated the social side of social impact investing, its measurement and interconnections. The study delved into the motivations, measurement and challenges confronting organizations in the social impact investing environment. Semi-structured computer-aided interviews along with …
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New opportunities for equity : a critical examination of community development venture capital
… investors and Fund investments, and the social impact measures of the Fund's investments. The analysis centers primarily on the changes between the CDVC's first and second Funds to understand the changes occurring in the industry and explore the potential ramifications of these industry shifts. …
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