Evaluation of the impacts of social entrepreneurship - the pilot application of the method Social Return on Investment
2010
Abstract
The article presents the ongoing research focused on the impact assessment of social entrepreneurship in Řevnice. The method Social Return on Investment (SROI) is applied since it is implemented in some of the EU countries in which social economy is developed.
The article reflects upon the SROI method, its potential and limits within the evaluation of the entrepreneurship impacts on social sphere. Particularly, it critically analyses the premise of SROI based in the positive possibility of the impact monetization.
It indicates the significant risks related to application of this method