Accounting for Social Enterprise Success

I explore the meaning of blended value accounting (BVA), provide a statement of the research problem, indicate the purpose of my quantitative study, and outline a brief history of social enterprise (SE). I provide justification for this research by defining an existing gap in the literature, and then introduce the variables, define the research questions, and state the null and alternate hypotheses. In Chapter 1, I also explain the theoretical framework of the study and the nature of the study; provide definitions of commonly used terms; identify assumptions of the study; examine the scope, delimitations, and limitations; and describe the significance of the study. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine whether the use of impact measurement tools in the context of a for-profit company can predict the success of that business from the perspective of the SE managers.