The original full study analyses the evolution and current implementation status of synergies between the Horizon Europe research and innovation funding programme (HE) and the funds and programmes underpinning the European Union's (EU) Cohesion Policy (CP). Synergies between the HE and CP...

This study examines the evolution and the current status of the implementation of synergies between Horizon Europe and the Cohesion Policy funds for research and innovation activities. It provides insights into the main barriers and drivers for the uptake of these synergies, along with possible...

This study examines the evolution and the current status of the implementation of synergies between Horizon Europe and the Cohesion Policy funds for research and innovation activities. It provides insights into the main barriers and drivers for the uptake of these synergies, along with possible...

The original full study analyses the evolution and current implementation status of synergies between the Horizon Europe research and innovation funding programme (HE) and the funds and programmes underpinning the European Union's (EU) Cohesion Policy (CP). Synergies between the HE and CP...

Various policies determine how land is accessed and used in many African countries. Often, the goals of these policies either diverge from, or reinforce each other in intricate ways. In the present study, we sought to understand the levels of synergies or otherwise, among various policies on...

This research examines the proposition that enhancing sustainable innovation can be particularly effective when the focus is on strategy, machine learning, and digitalization. The study specifically targets the complex interactions among strategic alignment (SA), sustainability-oriented...

This paper aims to deepen our understanding of the contingency and complex interrelations between multidimensional intellectual capital (IC), technology-based knowledge management (KM), and innovation outcomes in the rapidly changing business environment. More particularly, we investigate causal...

(1) Background: In university contexts, the effectiveness of work teams is vital for institutional success and the personal development of an institution's members. Objective: Our aim is to understand the relationships between emotional intelligence, team leadership, organizational culture, work...

This annex is an integral part of the State of the Digital Decade 2024 report. It maintains the three-chapter structure from the 2023 report, focusing on competitiveness, people and society and smart greening, and introduces an additional chapter on synergising digital policies and spending....

This annex is an integral part of the State of the Digital Decade 2024 report. It maintains the three-chapter structure from the 2023 report, focusing on competitiveness, people and society and smart greening, and introduces an additional chapter on synergising digital policies and spending....

The "Technical Assistance to Generate Synergies with Members States and Regions" started at the beginning of 2023 to support the Clean Hydrogen (Clean H2) Partnership to identify National and Regional Managing Authorities (MAs) willing to cooperate with the Partnership to strengthen and foster...

Public sector digitalization and human factors are being recognized as key drivers of efficient public administration. To maintain effective public administration, it is imperative for economies to recognize the mediating role of public digitalization in the relationship between human factors...

The European Green Deal is the EU's commitment to lead the way on climate action and to shape a green transition that benefits citizens and industries. It's a commitment to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % by 2030, and to become the world's first climate-neutral continent....

The European Green Deal is the EU's commitment to lead the way on climate action and to shape a green transition that benefits citizens and industries. It's a commitment to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % by 2030, and to become the world's first climate-neutral continent....

Synergy is the interaction of two parts working together to create something better than either original component. Obtaining synergies between funding instruments at EU, national and regional levels has been studied extensively over the last decade. Reports and policy documents confirm that...

Over the past few years, the direct management component of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) has contributed to the development of the EU Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP), by fostering integrated governance of maritime and coastal affairs, sustainable economic growth, employment,...

Over the past few years, the direct management component of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) has contributed to the development of the EU Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP), by fostering integrated governance of maritime and coastal affairs, sustainable economic growth, employment,...

Corporate sustainability due diligence (CSDD) is needed in order to achieve a transition towards a green economy and deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, the Commission proposed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in 2019. In March 2024, the Council...

Purpose - This paper aims to address the question: What is the distribution of value (in pounds) created in a sample of domestic takeovers in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2020 among acquirer and target stockholders? Design/methodology/approach - The author employs a traditional event study...

Economic synergy is essential in functional polycentric metropolitan regions due to their high collaborative potential between area centers and subcenters, which results in greater competition. Our results indicate that, based on the theory of economic geography, economic activities in...

This paper endeavors to construct an evaluative framework to assess the level of development in advanced manufacturing across the 31 provinces in China from 2003 to 2021. Additionally, it aims to investigate the impact of industrial synergy agglomeration on the development of advanced...

At the intersection of the "dual carbon" goal and the era of digital intelligence (DI), exploring the synergy between pollution and carbon reduction (SPCR) within the context of DI is important for promoting a comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development. This study,...

The Chinese government has taken regulatory measures to address grassland degradation in pastoral areas, but problems such as inadequate monitoring and low efficiency still exist. Previous studies have revealed that grassroots governance played active roles in protecting grassland ecology and...

Risk management efficiency is continuously skewed by interruptions in the supply chain, unintentional, normal, or deliberate interruptions. Since such intervention is unlikely to mitigate short-term, construction industry risk reduction techniques will play a growing role in managing the...

In today's rapidly changing and interconnected world, a sustainable approach to post-modern innovation strategy has become increasingly important. This innovative approach recognizes the crucial role of an innovation ecosystem in driving innovation and entrepreneurship. To understand and analyse...

All projects featured in this Synergy Info Pack are managed by CINEA, the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, established by the European Commission under the motto 'Funding a Green Future for Europe'. CINEA contributes to the European Green Deal by implementing...

Well-being (WB) and Learning for Sustainability (LfS) are two concepts and areas of concern for further action that are receiving increasing attention from policy makers, scholars, educators and many others, due to their relevance in developing of societies fit for the future. In the time of...

All projects featured in this Synergy Info Pack are managed by CINEA, the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, established by the European Commission under the motto 'Funding a Green Future for Europe'. CINEA contributes to the European Green Deal by implementing...

The underlying assumption of using investor sentiment to predict stock prices, stock market returns, and liquidity is that of synergy between stock prices and investor sentiment. However, this synergistic relationship has received little attention in the literature. This paper investigates the...

Electrification of heating, particularly with highly efficient heat pumps, is increasingly viewed as essential for reaching the targets of the Paris Climate Agreement. In China, rural heating has long represented a major contributor to local air pollution, poor indoor air quality, and...

In smart buildings, digital construction technologies can support more efficient management of data and information related to building components. This paper aims to draw a robust linking mechanism between digital construction technologies that support smart buildings and smart city development...

This chapter uses data on Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to examine the nature of climate change mitigation and adaptation actions being pursued in African countries and assesses the extent to which preferred mitigation and adaptation priorities advance the cause of...

When a major acquisition is announced, investors try to understand where the value is going to come from and whether the acquirer has a plan to achieve that value. Deals are often brought to market with one big synergy number and a statement that the deal will be accretive to earnings. The...

This paper aims to extend the real options theory valuing strategic collaborative synergies by advanced real options with changing volatility and contributes to the international business literature on MNEs’ sequential acquisitions of international ventures. The proposition is that...

This study examines how internal research and development (R&D), external knowledge acquisition, and R&D contracted with other companies interact in local and foreign-owned enterprises in post-communist economies. A large sample of firm-level data from the Business Environment and Enterprise...

The present study complements the extant literature by assessing how environmental sustainability can be promoted by means of policies that entail the simultaneous implementation of six governance dynamics, notably, political governance (political stability/ no violence and ‘voice &...