{"product_id":"managing-and-measuring-social-enterprises","title":"Managing and Measuring Social Enterprises","description":"`Its emphasis on performance measurement affords rare insights into some innovative techniques. Moreover, institutional and other theories are deployed to explore the reasons for innovation.... The book should be a prized resource for postgraduate students who seek a deeper understanding of social enterprise measurement and management practices. It covers extremely and topical issues, while the case studies offer a perspective on the complexities of real social enterprises′ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrometheus\n\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e`Recent years have seen the voluntary and social enterprise sectors embark on a tentative love affair with performance measurement. We should, it seems, be measuring, monitoring and reporting our performance for a variety of reasons - accountability, continuous improvement and self-motivation, to name a few. But has anyone stopped to consider the realities if implementing the range of tools on the market? Author Rob Paton does just this′\u003cb\u003e - \u003ci\u003eVoluntary Sector\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eManaging and Measuring Social Enterprises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e examines the question of what happens when performance improvement techniques originating in the private sector are applied to public and nonprofit organizations.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eManaging and Measuring Social Enterprises\u003c\/b\u003e looks critically at a range of performance measurements and improvement methods, including:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e· Outcome measurement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e· Using financial ratios for performance comparison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e· Social audit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e· Process benchmarking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e· Externally accredited standards (like `Investors in People′ and ISO 9000)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e· Diagnostic models and other tools from the quality movements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e· `Balanced scorecards′\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eRob Paton offers a measured critique of the naïve realism and rhetorical excesses of the performance management movement but also shows why many of its critics are unduly pessimistic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThrough a combination of theory and research, the book provides practical guidance to the problem of performance management outside of the private sector. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is an essential text for those interested in public and social enterprises, particularly MBA and Masters students in public administration\/public management and non-profit management.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54246839288152,"sku":"9780761973645","price":244.28,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780761973645_84e4cd37-009b-477a-be4f-7d6af02b5348.jpg?v=1781240460","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/managing-and-measuring-social-enterprises","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}