Thanos Fragkandreas

Research student

Management Department
Birkbeck College
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HX

e-mail: a.fragkandreas@mbs.bbk.ac.uk

Abstract: description of PhD project

European Structural Funds, Social Capital and Innovation performance in Less Developed Regions

The research project attempts to clarify the relationship between government support, social capital and regional innovation performance in less developed regions. It seeks to contribute on the academic debate whether government support improves regional social capital and innovation performance and to what extent this support can be translated into economic and social benefits.

Research interests

• European Regional Policy,
• National/Regional Innovations Systems,
• National/Regional Innovation Capability,
• Social Capital and Regional Development,
• Complex Adaptive Systems and Genetic Algorithms

Background

2007-Current

• PhD Student in Management, Birkbeck College, University of London (UK)

2006-2007

• MRes Innovation Management and Technology Policy, Birkbeck College, University of London (UK)

2005-2006

• MA Management, London Metropolitan University(UK)

2000-2004

• BA eBusiness, University of Huddersfield(UK)-Aegean College(Greece)

2000-2002

• Diploma in Finance, Omiros Professional Institute (Greece)

Publications

Fragkandreas T., and Larsen K., Does Social Capital have economic pay off? Evidence from Swedish Farm Partnerships (Forthcoming).

Fragkandraes T., European Regional Policy: what’s next? (Forthcoming)

Awards

NESTA Award- best dissertation in innovation studies 2008