Generation, Calculation and Interpretation of Social Impacts with the Social Analysis of SEEbalance®

2019 ◽  
pp. 75-94
Author(s):  
Peter Saling ◽  
Ana Alba Perez ◽  
Peter Kölsch ◽  
Thomas Grünenwald
Keyword(s):  
Social Impacts ◽  
Social Analysis ◽  
The Social

Comparative Study in the Barnyard

1975 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia L. Thrupp
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Theory ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Social Analysis ◽  
Economic Data ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
Fundamental Shift

For anyone on the green side of fifty who didn't start historical browsing in the playpen it may be quite hard to see the present appeal of statistical theory and method in perspective. To one lucky enough to have been a student abroad in the 1920's, it is merely one of the consequences of a fundamental shift, which was firming in that decade, in conceptions of the economic historian's job. Essentially the shift consisted in making the economy and the social institutions in which it is embedded analytically distinct. Voices from the Polanyite school still claim that this step was as wrong as Adam's eating of the apple. Milder critics complain only that some of us let economic analysis run away with the ball to the neglect of social analysis and of the interplay between the two. For workers on the recent past this is defensible, because the heavy fall-out of purely economic data clamors to be dealt with in its own terms. The preindustrialist, who has to dig harder for data, and seldom turns up such pure economic ore, is more inclined to think in terms of interplay.

A Simple Starting Point for Designing for and/or Assessing the Social Impact of Products

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Ottosson ◽  
Emma Hirschi ◽  
Christopher A. Mattson ◽  
Eric Dahlin
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Social Impacts ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Impact Categories ◽  
Functional Characteristics ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

In this paper we present a starting point for designing for and/or assessing the social impact of engineered products. The starting point is a set of tables comprising products, their general functional characteristics, and the accompanying social impacts. We have constructed these tables by first extracting a set of social impact categories from the literature, then 65 products were qualitatively reviewed to find their social impact. The resulting product impact tables can be used at either the beginning of the product development process to decide what social impact to design for and discover product functions that lead to it, or later to qualitatively assess the social impact of a product being designed and/or to assess the impact of an existing product.

Towards a Universal Social Impact Metric for Engineered Products That Alleviate Poverty

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip D. Stevenson ◽  
Christopher A. Mattson ◽  
Kenneth M. Bryden ◽  
Nordica A. MacCarty
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Multidimensional Poverty ◽  
Social Impacts ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Multidimensional Poverty Index ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

More than ever before, engineers are creating products for developing countries. One of the purposes of these products is to improve the consumer’s quality of life. Currently, there is no established method of measuring the social impact of these types of products. As a result, engineers have used their own metrics to assess their product’s impact, if at all. Some of the common metrics used include products sold and revenue, which measure the financial success of a product without recognizing the social successes or failures it might have. In this paper we introduce a potential metric, the Product Impact Metric (PIM), which quantifies the impact a product has on impoverished individuals — especially those living in developing countries. It measures social impact broadly in five dimensions: health, education, standard of living, employment quality, and security. The PIM is inspired by the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) created by the United Nations Development Programme. The MPI measures how the depth of poverty within a nation changes year after year, and the PIM measures how an individual’s quality of life changes after being affected by an engineered product. The Product Impact Metric can be used to predict social impacts (using personas that represent real individuals) or measure social impacts (using specific data from products introduced into the market).

scholarly journals Managing the social impacts of the rapidly-expanding extractive industries in Greenland

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Merrild Hansen ◽  
Frank Vanclay ◽  
Peter Croal ◽  
Anna-Sofie Hurup Skjervedal
Keyword(s):  
Social Impacts ◽  
Extractive Industries ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals Análise da Insolvência das Empresas Devedoras da Previdência Social / Analysis of the Insolvency of Companies Borning the Social Security

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (49) ◽  
pp. 272-287
Author(s):  
Mariana Costa Silva ◽  
Raimundo Nonato Lima Filho
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Social Analysis ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
The Social

Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo a efetiva análise das principais empresas devedoras da Previdência Social, utilizando, para tanto, os índices: do endividamento, imobilizado, rentabilidade e retorno de investimento. Estas informações foram obtidas por meio da junção entre informações do site Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo (B3), somadas ao balanço patrimonial e a Demonstração do Resultado do Exercício (DRE) das instituições escolhidas para estudo, no período de 2010 a 2016, tentando, dessa forma, obter e evidenciar respostas aos fatores que levaram à insolvência das maiores devedoras da dívida ativa da Previdência Social. Para executar a pesquisa, foram utilizados os métodos qualitativo e quantitativo, apresentando-se então as contribuições dos estudos aplicados na análise feita, buscando compreender o que está acontecendo com a dívida, a realidade em que o país se encontra e as consequências da falta desse dinheiro. Entretanto, é preciso salientar desde já que as limitações de informações de algumas das empresas escolhidas, que acabaram declarando falência ou estão com processo judicial em andamento, foram fatores impeditivos para a obtenção das informações desejadas. Para trabalhos futuros, sugere-se adotar outros modelos para análise da estrutura de capital das empresas. 

Social impacts of a short-distance relocation process and new ways of working

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matti Christersson ◽  
Christopher Heywood ◽  
Peggie Rothe
Keyword(s):  
Short Distance ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Social Impacts ◽  
Employee Perceptions ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Ways Of Working ◽  
The Social ◽  
Organizational Relocation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the social impacts of short-distance office relocation that also involved a new way of working, as perceived by employees during a relocation process. Relocation is any process of moving business premises and can consist of (often) significant change in locality, building change, workplace change and ways of working. This case study was not influenced by the effect of locality change making it hence a short-distance relocation. Design/methodology/approach The social impacts are analysed based on the perceptions of approximately 15 per cent (nine employees) of the case organization across the relocation process – two months before, one week before and four months after the move. The qualitative data collection is conducted by semi-structured interviews, supplemented by diaries and participatory action research. Findings Before the relocation, the subject organization’s old premises were considered inadequate. Still, employees had concerns during the process about the new open office environment including the adoption of new ways of working. Some employees did experience resistance towards the change, although the amount of engagement possibilities was deemed sufficient and engagement recognized as an important part of the process. After the relocation, adaptation was considered easier than originally anticipated and experiences of improved inter-team collaboration were reported by most while others experienced just the opposite, pointing out to emerging individual differences. Research limitations/implications The limitations of this study arise mainly from the ability to statistically generalize on the basis of a single case study which this paper represents. Furthermore, since the last interviews were made four months after the move, all post-occupancy implications were possibly not yet fully experienced. Originality/value The paper provides information on the social impacts of organizational relocation process, as it identifies individual employee perceptions during a relocation process where locality change is minimal. Moreover, the threefold research approach across the relocation process enables the appearance of possible time-dependent development of adaptation to change in employee perceptions and these perceptions to be analysed in more detail.

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