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Ester Barinaga. Photo.

Ester Barinaga

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Ester Barinaga. Photo.

From Evaluation to Valorising : Three Moments in the Making of Social Impact Value

Author

  • Ester Barinaga

Summary, in English

Value creation is central to entrepreneurship. Within social entrepreneurship research, value is discussed in relation to impact assessment as either pertaining to the thing assessed or dependent on the assessor. T hese are two perspectives that are blind to the value creation effects of the impact assessment process itself. Following pragmatist developments in the sociology of valuation, the article examines social impact evaluation activities and their performative effects. Findings, based on an analysis of a nascent social venture’s efforts to assess impact, suggest that the very acts of evaluating value are implicated in enacting social and organisational value. As a result, the article calls for a shift in focus from merely social value metrics and perspectives to social valuation processes and practices. T his analytical shift helps uncover the social and political dimensions inherent in social impact assessment processes.

Department/s

  • Department of Business Administration

Publishing year

2023-10-12

Language

English

Publication/Series

Journal of Social Entrepreneurship

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Business Administration

Keywords

  • social impact assessment
  • sociology of valuation
  • valuation process
  • social entrepreneurship
  • qualculation

Status

Epub

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1942-0676