Author, as appears in the article.: Alomoto W; Niñerola A; Pié L

Department: Gestió d'Empreses

URV's Author/s: Niñerola Monserrat, Angels / Pié Dols, Laia

Keywords: Systematic literature review Social return on investment Social indicator Social impact assessment Impact measurement

Abstract: Measuring, analyzing, and evaluating social, environmental, and economic impact is crucial to aligning the sustainable development strategies of international organizations, governments, and businesses. In this sense, society has been a determining factor exerting pressure for urgent solutions. The main objective of this paper is to provide an exhaustive analysis of the literature about the tools for measuring social impact and their evolution over the last 50 years. The search was conducted in the main academic databases (Scopus and Web of Science), where 924 articles were found from 1969 to 2020 related to the topic. The results of the quantitative analysis show that 71% of the publications were in the last ten years and the most productive countries were the USA and the United Kingdom. The relational analysis identifies 4 large clusters that fragment the literature into different subfields. The most used keywords are linked to the term Social in measurement methods, new concepts, and participants. This article contributes to the literature by giving the researcher an insight into the current state of art, trends, categories within the field, and future lines of research.

Thematic Areas: Sociology and political science Sociology Sociologia i política Sociología Social sciences, interdisciplinary Social sciences (miscellaneous) Social sciences (all) Serviço social Psychology Psicología Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Nutrição Interdisciplinar Geociências General social sciences Engenharias iii Economia Developmental and educational psychology Ciencias sociales Ciencias humanas Ciências agrárias i Ciência política e relações internacionais Arts and humanities (miscellaneous) Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Author's mail: angels.ninerola@urv.cat laia.pie@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0001-5598-1203 0000-0003-3596-7097

Record's date: 2023-02-23

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-021-02809-1

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Social Indicators Research. 161 (1): 225-250

APA: Alomoto W; Niñerola A; Pié L (2022). Social Impact Assessment: A Systematic Review of Literature. Social Indicators Research, 161(1), 225-250. DOI: 10.1007/s11205-021-02809-1

Article's DOI: 10.1007/s11205-021-02809-1

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2022

Publication Type: Journal Publications