Essays about: "Structural Funds"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 essays containing the words Structural Funds.

  1. 1. Impact Private Equity - The Importance of Performance Measurement to Signal Legitimacy and Avoid Mission Drift in Emerging Funds

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Emil Ståhl; Sofia Ehrenstråhle; [2023]
    Keywords : performance measurement systems; impact private equity; hybrid organizations; institutional theory; structural differentiation;

    Abstract : This paper elaborates on the research of performance measurement systems in the private equity field. By conducting a qualitative single-case study of an impact investment firm, this paper investigates the limitedly researched field of what role performance measurement systems play for emerging hybrid organizations, operating in a setting where the financial logic is inherently strong. READ MORE

  3. 2. TRANSLATION OF THE EU’S COHESION POLICY INTO REGIONAL PRACTICE - An interview study of the regional management of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) in West Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Karolina Kraft; [2022-06-23]
    Keywords : EU; Cohesion Policy; Structural Funds; European Social Fund Plus ESF ; subnational actors; Multi-level governance; social cohesion;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to analyse how different subnational actors interact in and influence the regional management of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), and what challenges there are in effectively implementing the ESF+ at the subnational level. Previous research has established that the effectiveness of the EU’s Structural Funds, of which the ESF+ is a part, in general varies greatly between different European regions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Costs and Conditions of Citizen Support for the EU : A time-series cross-sectional analysis of the effect of EU structural funds on support for European integration in 153 European regions (2004–2019)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johanna Bauer; [2022]
    Keywords : EU structural funds; European Structural and Investment Funds; public support for European Integration; EU regional funding; EU support;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to look further into whether higher levels of EU structural fund payments to European regions come with higher levels of citizen support for European integration. The question is relevant in light of rising levels of Euroscepticism in some areas of Europe along with the momentous approval of subsidy packages following the Covid pandemic, nearly doubling the EU’s expenditures. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sustainable stormwater management in Stockholm's inner city

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Nils Brattgård; [2021]
    Keywords : Stockholm; Sustainable Stormwater Management; Stormwater; Runoff; Green Infrastructure; Structural Soil; Trees; Constructed Wetlands; Wet pond; Green roof; Green wall; Institutional challenges; Technical challenges;

    Abstract : Much like other cities Stockholm has traditionally used a technical system for managing stormwater. With time this system has become overburdened and has led to large environmental concerns. To reach water quality goals set by the EU Stockholm needs to decrease pollution released to recipients by 70-80%. READ MORE

  6. 5. The effect of the European structural and investment funds on regional financial interest

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Henrik Cederholm; [2020]
    Keywords : European Union; EU; European structural and investment funds; Cohesion policy; EU regional policy; M A; Merger and acquisition; Foreign direct investment; Private investments; European regional development fund; European social fund; European agricultural fund for rural development; Cohesion fund; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines what effect the European structural and investment funds have on financial interest in EU regions for the period 2006 to 2014. The aim of the paper is to fill the gap in research into the EU funds’ success at attracting financial interest in the form of private investment to EU regions. READ MORE