Making Social Enterprises More Effective: The Five-Step Approach to Engaging Stakeholders
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Corporate Citizenship Matters

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Making Social Enterprises More Effective: The Five-Step Approach to Engaging Stakeholders


July 31, 2017 | Report

As the social enterprise sector grows in scale and importance, so does the urgency of effectively measuring the impact these organizations have on society. Current methods used by social enterprises and firms to measure their impact often sideline the views of stakeholders such as investors, employees, and beneficiaries. This Giving Thoughts article proposes a transparent, five-step, multiconstituency approach which places stakeholders at the heart of impact measurement decision making.

AUTHORS

ErickaCosta

Senior Lecturer of Accounting
University of Trento

CaterinaPesci

Research Fellow
University of Trento


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