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A book for managers grounded in the best academic and managerial research. A practical guide describing the steps for identifying, measuring and improving social impact. With numerous examples of actual organizational approaches, research into more than 50 organizations, and extensive practical guidance and best practices, it fills a critical gap.
List of contents
PrefaceIntroductionPart 1: What Will You Invest?1. The Social Impact Creation Cycle2. Understanding the InvestorPart 2: What Problem Will You Address?3. Understanding the Problem4. Understanding the Investment OptionsPart 3: What Steps Will You Take?5. How Social Impacts are Created6. Linking Actions to ImpactsPart 4: How Will You Measure Success?7. Measurement Basics8. Measurement Approaches9. Measuring Your ImpactPart 5 How Can You Increase Impact?10. Social Impact Measurement Maturity11. Amplifying Your Impact12. Call to ActionSocial Impact Self-AssessmentNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors
About the author
Marc J. Epstein is a distinguished research professor of management at Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. He has been a professor at Stanford Business School, Harvard Business School, and INSEAD. He has written or cowritten nearly twenty books and a hundred papers. Adriana Rejc Buhovac is an associate professor of management in the faculty of economics at the University of Ljubljana. She is a member of the editorial board of Advances in Management Accounting.
Summary
A book for managers grounded in the best academic and managerial research. A practical guide describing the steps for identifying, measuring and improving social impact. With numerous examples of actual organizational approaches, research into more than fifty organizations, and extensive practical guidance and best practices, it fills a critical gap.
