Assessment of the Economic and Social Impact Using SROI: An Application to Sport Companies

Lombardo, Giovanni; Mazzocchetti, Andrea; Rapallo, Irene; Tayser, Nader; Cincotti, Silvano

doi:10.3390/su11133612

Cited by 33 publications

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“…This is especially critical for those who participate in high-level competitions. Programs dedicated to football referees and their training exist in all EU countries, for example, in France, Belgium, and the Czech Republic [28][29][30][31]. In the Czech Republic, there is a program for training and advanced training of football referees.…”

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Sustainable Innovation in Football Referee Training in Czech Republic

Oldrich

Tan

et al. 2020

Sustainability

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Professional football has been recently characterized by an increase in game speed and complexity. From this, it follows that football referees also need to improve their skills to keep up with players and adequately respond in various disputed situations. The purpose of this work is to increase the performance indicators of physical fitness and activity of referees during the annual cycle. Most referees prefer the game method. For a football referee or referee’s assistant during a game, physical activity is similar to that of runners/athletes. Football referees are engaged in performance that is more intense, as compared to their assistants, at the international level especially. Such conditions are close to extreme and are characterized by an intense physical load dictated by game duration. This study suggested using athletics in comprehensive sustainable training of football referees. As it turned out, athletics-based training significantly improved the motor activity of football referees.

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Sustainable Innovation in Football Referee Training in Czech Republic

Oldrich

Tan

et al. 2020

Sustainability

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“…We have not used any stated preference method, as [72] do. As [73], we use revealed preference techniques for those outcomes where market values can be determined. This allows us to overcome the subjectivity of the stated preference methods where the stakeholders are directly asked about their perception on monetary value of goods and services.…”

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Capturing the Invisible Wealth in Nonprofits to Overcome Myopic Perceptions

2019

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Since nonprofits use third-party funds for their activities, they are often perceived as resource managers or spending units, instead of being considered as social wealth generating entities. The aim of this study is to help to overcome this myopic perception by showing how the invisible wealth generated by these organizations can be made visible. We use the SROI methodology to do so, by identifying stakeholders, outcomes (tangible, intangible) and social impacts in a drug addiction treatment centre. The results show that social impact in monetary terms exceeds that of the inputs used, confirming the idea that addiction-based nonprofits are social wealth generating units. The conclusion drawn is that social impact measurement should be widely used as a management tool and a mechanism for reinforcing the social image of nonprofits.

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“…SROI is used more widely at the local (subpopulation) level to measure the value of sport and physical activity interventions (e.g. Black Country Consortium, 2016; Butler & Leathem, 2014;Charlton, 2014;Hopkinson, 2016;ICF GHK, 2013;Lombardo et al, 2019;Ozgun, 2016). Several Charitable Trusts with responsibility for sport and leisure facilities have commissioned studies to evaluate their activities (e.g.…”

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Measuring the Social Return on Investment of community sport and leisure facilities

Davies

Taylor

Ramchandani

et al. 2020

Managing Sport and Leisure

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Rationale/Purpose: There is a growing demand from managers and policy makers for evidence on the wider impacts of sport and physical activity. This is driven by the need to demonstrate accountability for public expenditure and effectiveness in relation to public policy. The research presented in this paper addresses a gap in knowledge relating to the social impact of local sport and leisure facilities. Design/methodology/approach: A Social Return on Investment (SROI) framework was used to measure the impact of sport and physical activity across 12 community sport and leisure facilities in Sheffield. A range of methods were used to measure general participation by regular visitors and a targeted therapeutic exercise programme for specific participants. Findings: The research found the social value of outcomes related to general and targeted participation were £21.67 m and £0.26 m, respectively, and that for every £1 spent a SROI of between £1.20 and £3.42 was generated. Practical implications: The research enables managers to identify the value of facilities beyond the financial indicators commonly used in performance management. Contribution: It contributes to knowledge on valuing the non-market benefits of sport. The research provides a methodological example of using SROI to measure the value of local sport and leisure facilities.

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Assessment of the Economic and Social Impact Using SROI: An Application to Sport Companies

Cited by 33 publications

References 29 publications

Sustainable Innovation in Football Referee Training in Czech Republic

Sustainable Innovation in Football Referee Training in Czech Republic

Capturing the Invisible Wealth in Nonprofits to Overcome Myopic Perceptions

Measuring the Social Return on Investment of community sport and leisure facilities

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