Essays about: "participation motives"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words participation motives.

  1. 1. OWNERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION IN AID PROJECTS A qualitative study of workers perceptions of work methods, constraints and motives to ownership and participation reforms in the aid project Bai Bang

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Louise Grähs; [2023-04-14]
    Keywords : Ownership reforms; Participation reforms; Aid projects; The Bai Bang project; Constraints to ownership; Instrumentalist motives to ownership; Purist motives to ownership;

    Abstract : The purpose of the essay is to develop a better understanding of aid- actors and implementors perceptions of efforts to create ownership and participation in aid projects. In research and policy literature on international aid, the terms ownership and participation have emerged as fundamental components for ensuring the success of aid (Rabinowitz 2015, Kanji & Greenwood 2001, Brown 2017). READ MORE

  3. 2. Political Ecology of renewable energy transitions on the Åland Islands

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Moon Hee Chu; Miroslav Lakota; [2023]
    Keywords : Renewable energy transitions; Sustainability Science; Offshore wind farms; Political Ecology; Gender; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Amidst a climate and biodiversity crisis, transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources has become imperative. On the Åland Islands, planned large-scale offshore wind farms offer potential economic growth but entail environmental and social impacts. READ MORE

  4. 3. Assessing the Value of Development Assistance According to the Recipients: A Case Study of Georgian Organisations’ Perspectives on Estonian Development Assistance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Hanna Pintson; [2022]
    Keywords : Development assistance value; Recipients’ perspectives; Field-study; Local organisations; Donor evaluation; Estonia-Georgia development cooperation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Factors contributing to valuable development assistance are often perceived as a "black box," due to heterogeneity of development aid motives. This research brings out that too often, the value of aid is assessed from the perspectives of the donors rather than from its recipients. READ MORE

  5. 4. Corporate Social Responsibility and Earnings Management : Two sides of the relationship

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Vanja Appelqvist Östman; Olivia Sharp; [2022]
    Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility; Earnings Management; ESG; Accrual-based Earnings Management; Real-activity Earnings Management;

    Abstract : Sustainability is becoming a more important topic, not just in terms of the environment but also through social and governmental aspects. There are different views on what responsibility firms should take and what their incentives might be. READ MORE

  6. 5. Why do Women's Hockey Players Choose to Dropout from Ice Hockey? A Thematic Analysis

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

    Author : Albin Werner; [2021]
    Keywords : Interpersonal Constraints; Intrapersonal Constraints; Leisure Constraints Theory; Self-Determination Theory; Structural Constraints; Thematic Map; Interpersonliga begränsningar; Intrapersonliga begränsningar; Fritidsbegränsningsteori; Självbestämningsteorin; Strukturella Begränsningar; Tematisk Karta;

    Abstract : The purpose of the study was to thematically map and describe what motives and factors previous ice hockey women experienced as contributing to their dropout from ice hockey. The study involved 15 interviewees; women aged 17–42 (M = 23.3 SD = 6,8) where all participants previously played ice hockey but have now chosen to quit. READ MORE