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{"title":"Polish Higher-Education Institutions in International Cooperation: Evidence from the European Union Framework Programmes","authors":"Sylwia Krzyżek-Liburska","doi":"10.15678/pg.2022.59.1.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15678/pg.2022.59.1.04","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Polish higher-education institutions (HEIs) compete for European funds with excellent European universities that have comprehensive support systems for applying for research grants. This paper’s aim is to analyse the patterns of participation of Polish higher-education institutions in the 7th and 8th EU framework programmes, and their relationship with the characteristics of universities and national and geographical effects. Research Design & Methods: This article uses the CORDIS database for analysing data concerning projects financed under FP7 and the Horizon 2020 Programme. Findings: The literature emphasises the weak starting position of Polish entities in competing for international grants. The low results of Polish institutions in EU FPs might be due to many factors, including system and structural, institutional, and mental barriers. Implications / Recommendations: There is the necessity for a detailed examination of the determinants of the success of research proposals and the development of a system that will support strategic decisions on applying for grants at Polish universities in order to increase the absorption of EU funds. Contribution / Value Added: New legislation in Poland has forced universities to change their expectations towards academic staff in order to achieve the highest possible categorisation of disciplines and universities. Polish scientists are under pressure to publish their research in reputable journals. Therefore, it might be possible to observe a direct emphasis on application for research grants and timely settlement of projects in case of obtaining grants.","PeriodicalId":345905,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Governance","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115469378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Structuring Management of the Post-Merger Integration Phase in the Buy-and-Build Model: The Case of a Private Network of Integrated Healthcare Entities","authors":"J. Nesterak, Damian Majkowski","doi":"10.15678/pg.2022.59.1.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15678/pg.2022.59.1.03","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: In recent years, researchers have indicated a significant rising trend in the number of serial transactions carried out in the Buy-and-Build model. Simultaneously, managing the Post-Merger Integration (PMI) phase has not yet found much reflection in the investigations of researchers. The chosen subject of the research is related to activity which is focused on exploring the issue of proper management of the PMI phase in M&A projects. The article reviews the literature on the subject, supplementing it with a practical description of structuring the management of the PMI in the B&B model on the German market. Research Design & Methods: Information included in this article is mainly based on the analysis of the literature on the subject of PMI management, verified on the basis of publicly available data on the consolidation of the healthcare sector on Western European markets, supplemented with knowledge from the implementation of the PMI project on the German market. The conducted research was not verified on the basis of the realities of the Polish market and is not based on Polish literature of the subject. Findings: Structuring management of the PMI phase in the B&B model is unique and requires an individualised approach. Generic assumptions for the integration process are formulated and steering based on feedback mechanism from information provided by line managers responsible for a particular PMI. Observations coming from the practical case study show that there could be four generic stages in structuring the integration phase in the healthcare industry: (i) market context analysis; (ii) formulating the strategy including business planning and developing long-term financial projections; and (iii) developing the guidelines for the analysis of the entity subjected to acquisition and integration. Furthermore, proper management of the PMI phase should close within a strictly defined timeframe that is not longer than 120 days in order to avoid the degradation of the value resulting from acquisition. Implications / Recommendations: The perspective of private investors in the healthcare sector should be recognised by public managers. Investors from the private sector in Western countries, identifying the ineffectiveness of the public healthcare system, make attempts to recreate the architecture of the public healthcare system based on general and specialist clinics by acquiring private clinics and including them in a mutually-connected network. The upside from the investor's perspective that allows for generating a high rate of return on acquisition results from the effective management of the PMI phase due to, inter alia, building an IT infrastructure enabling the digitisation of patients' contact with medical institutions and building a product offer for companies providing access to private healthcare as an employee benefit. Contribution / Value Added: The main contribution of this paper is a practical description of structuring the ma","PeriodicalId":345905,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Governance","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114926592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Vision for Recovery Models of Ukrainian Cities","authors":"Y. Idak","doi":"10.15678/pg.2022.59.1.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15678/pg.2022.59.1.06","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: The direction of the research is determined by the necessity to generalise and systematise knowledge about the ways of forming and organising the material and spatial environment of human activity at the territorial level, adapted to the needs of modernity. It needs to meet the tasks of sustainable development. The result of the work will be the selection of basic models that will deepen the understanding of the nature of the modern functioning of the living environment as well as will be able to serve as an ideological basis for the reconstruction of war-ravaged settlements of Ukraine. Research Design & Methods: In order to explore the methods for the recovery of Ukrainian cities, I have studied the European experience of modern architectural and urban planning practice in the cities of Austria (Vienna, Graz, 2022), Germany (Munich, Bielefeld, 2022), and Poland (Kraków, Wrocław, 2022). The main part of the research begins with the selection of attributive categories and the generalisation of various ways of organising the residential environment, which are in the vision of modern European city planning and are expressed through specific concepts and categories. Next, it was about the models that fix the connections and relationships essential to the specified conditions. Findings: The formation of residential units in Austria, Germany, and Poland made it possible to identify five basic models. Each of them is guided by theories, principles, concepts, and categories relevant to the essence of the model, but they are united by the paradigm of sustainable development. The contents of the proposed models open as follows: the formal model is focused on the harmonisation of the urban environment; the classical model is about the compliance with industry standards; the socio-economic model is involves ensuring equal and sufficient opportunities for citizens; the ecological model values the preservation and restoration of the natural environment; and the conceptual model is about producing ideas based on innovations. Implications / Recommendations: Such models do not necessarily have to be tied to specific places, but they are capable of initiating the introduction of new ideas and technologies into the organisation of the material and spatial environment of human life. Contribution / Value Added: This work is largely related to the filling of a theoretical lacuna that exists in the theory of urban planning, and is provoked by the development of special forms of the social, material, and spatial organisation of the residential environment within a certain territory and under certain conditions.","PeriodicalId":345905,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Governance","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129982282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Review of Research into the Phenomenon of Fraud and Abuse in the Modern Economy: The Scale of the Problem and the Prospects for Counteracting","authors":"Agnieszka Skoczylas-Tworek","doi":"10.15678/pg.2022.59.1.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15678/pg.2022.59.1.02","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The phenomenon of fraud and abuse is currently one of the greatest threats to the effective functioning of organisations. The purpose of this article is to assess the scale of the fraud phenomenon, taking into account the main types of fraud and their perpetrators. The paper also presents the anti-fraud mechanism used by organisations to reduce the risk of fraud and abuse over the past years. Based on the results of the study, conclusions have been formulated. Research Design & Methods: This article uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to describe the development of the phenomenon of fraud and abuse. Findings: The analysis undertaken in the article showed that among anti-fraud controls, the whistleblowing tool has the highest effectiveness. In contrast, among the perpetrators of fraud, the highest percentage is taken by the employees of the organisation. The study also showed the progress of companies in implementing anti-fraud mechanisms when compared to previous years. However, it is still not sufficient enough to effectively reduce the rate of growth of committed fraud and abuse. Implications / Recommendations: The discussion undertaken in the publication around the development of fraud and abuse indicated that the implementation of appropriate control mechanisms is essential to reduce this phenomenon. Technological advances are giving fraudsters much greater opportunities, which means that anti-fraud mechanisms will prove insufficient in the long run. It is, therefore, necessary to better adjust anti-fraud control mechanisms to the organisational structure as well as its level of culture and ethical maturity. This should be accompanied by legal initiatives at the national and international level, such as sanctioning mandatory reporting in this regard by entities. Contribution / Value Added: The phenomenon of fraud and abuse is a significant problem for the development of organisations. Meanwhile, the controls to reduce it are still insufficient. Organisations should put much more emphasis not only on implementing anti-fraud controls, but also on monitoring their effectiveness. Legal support aimed at creating tighter anti-fraud systems is also necessary.","PeriodicalId":345905,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Governance","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132507044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Technological Entrepreneurship and Rural Development: A Binomial to Combat Depopulation in Spain","authors":"Javier Jorge-Vázquez, Sergio Luis Náñez Alonso, Konrad Kolegowicz, J. Kaczmarek","doi":"10.15678/pg.2022.59.1.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15678/pg.2022.59.1.05","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This study aims to characterise the phenomenon of depopulation in the rural environment from the point of view of the opportunities offered by technology-based rural entrepreneurship as a lever that promotes population fixation and the economic dynamisation of the most depressed territories subject to the economic and social imbalances generated by depopulation. Research Design & Methods: The research approach is based on the application of case studies as an empirical research technique. In particular, the strategy for the promotion of rural start-ups in CyL – the largest European region and one of the Spanish regions most affected by the negative consequences of depopulation – is analysed. Findings: Empirical evidence has shown that economic conditions have impacted the extent and duration of migration flows from rural areas to a more industrialised urban environment. Thus, in recent decades, the spatial distribution of the population has taken shape characterised by strong concentrations in large cities as opposed to the dispersion and low density of the population in large areas of the territory. Implications / Recommendations: The promotion of rural entrepreneurship through the development of specific actions to encourage the creation of start-up companies could be a solution to the demographic challenge. Contribution / Value Added: The creation of a regional entrepreneurial ecosystem has been possible owing to the financing, growth, scaling, and business internationalisation programmes promoted by the regional government.","PeriodicalId":345905,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Governance","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116962215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}