...BEYOND MAPPING – UNDERSTANDING CREATIVE INDUSTRIES. The case of UK Author: Vusal Baghirov E-mail: vusal_baghirov@yahoo.com Mobile: +37060491037 Supervisor: Jekaterina Kartasova Mykolas Romeris University Faculty: Social Technologies Table of contents I. Introduction 1.1. Introduction to research problem. 1.2. Research question. 1.3. Relevance of study. 1.4. Structure of the research work. II. The economy. The creative sector and its spatiality: the case of UK 2.1. Defining Creative Industries 2.2. Characteristics of Creative Industries 2.3. Nature of Production and Provision of Goods and Services 2.4. Creative Industries Employment 2.5. Urban Environments and Creative Industries 2.6. The culture-economy nexus 2.7. The creative sector as a production system 2.8.1. Local production clusters for global distribution networks 2.8.2. High rate of new business creation 2.9. The spatial dimension of the cultural production 2.10.1. The concept of cluster 2.10.2. Types of cluster 2.11. The creative economy as part of the knowledge economy Conclusion Reference list Introduction Creative industries are now more and more promoted as an important component of the “new economies”, which will drive the future economic growth. The economic development debates have now shifted from discussing countries to most often seeing urban areas as the drivers of countries economies and a blooming creative economy is frequently named among necessities ...
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...and to obtain representative pairs of adjectives within the clustering segmentations. In the meanwhile, PA was also used to decide adjective priorities according to the sorting rule. Finally, these two methods were analyzed and compared. Keywords: Kansei engineering, Affective factor, Methodology, Clustering analysis, Procrustes analysis. Introduction In the field of consumer market, the appearance of a product tends to be an important factor affecting consumers’ purchasing decision making. If product designers can notice product forms features selection (PFFs), they can effectively meet the expectations of consumers. Therefore, during the development of a new product, it is The International Journal of Organizational Innovation Vol 8 Num 1 July 2015 206 an important issue to effectively meet adjectives. The basic assumption of KE consumers’ affective...
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...Schilling Ch # 1 – Ind Dynamics of Tech Inno(pg 1) Definitions: 1) Technological Innovation: The act of introducing a new device, method, or material for application to commercial or practical objectives 2) Gross Domestic Product: The total annual output of an economy as measured by its final purchase price. Key Points: 1) Importance of Technological Innovation: Technological innovation is now the most important driver of success in many fields and industries. Its importance in some ways is due to the globalization of economies and also due to advances in computer designs and software technologies. Computers have made it possible to design new products easier and faster as well as produce new products efficiently and effectively. Flexible manufacturing techniques enable firms to have multiple product variations. Due to shortened development cycles and faster new product introductions, product life cycles have become relatively short. 2) Impact of Technological Innovation on Society: Technological innovation has had a positive impact on society. It enables delivery of a wider range of goods and services, improved production of food, improved healthcare and made travel and communications a lot easier. In order to view the overall impact of technological innovation on society, the GDP per capita for the world can be used. As shown in Fig 1.2 on page 5, the GDP has risen steadily over years. But according to studies, growth in labor and capital inputs could not account...
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...Outline how the Singapore state has, through its landscapes, tried to ensure Singapore remained an integral part of the global economy; and critically evaluate if these landscapes have indeed sufficiently met the needs of Singaporeans/the world. After the Lion City’s separation from Malaysia, the Singapore government knew that Singapore needed to turn to the world as its hinterland. To ensure that Singapore stays viable, survives and thrives on the global economic stage, the state has implemented many strategies, which are reflected by Singapore’s changing economic landscapes. All these while, the Singapore government has always employed a top-down approach to its policy making; the economy has always been directed from the top. In the first industrial revolution, Singapore faced many problems like the lack of natural resources, lack of experience of local entrepreneurs and high unemployment levels. Hence in order to encourage foreign direct investment (FDI) from transnational corporations (TNCs), the government looked towards building a No. 1 workforce. This was done through passing certain parliamentary acts and bills such as the Trade Union Amendment Bill in 1966 and the Employment Act in 1968. The former was to gain direct and indirect control on the trade union in order to control the workers. The latter led to the lengthening of working hours from 39 to 44 hours per week, reduction of public holidays from 14 to 11 days, and stricter criteria for employment benefits...
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...Department of Technology Management and Innovation MG 7953 Global Innovation Fall 2014 Professor: Tom Helling Saturday @ 1:30-6:00 pm (see dates of class per session dates below) Contact Details: th930@nyu.edu 917-593-0946 (mobile) Course Description: This course focuses on the global dimension of technology-enabled innovation. Topics covered include: motivation for a global business outlook, how to proactively access global sources of innovation, coordination and organization of innovation-oriented activities around the world, new product development on a global basis, the role of revitalized global R&D, the growing of prominence of IT, virtual organizations and e-Business, and the increasing role of alliances and linkages with customers, suppliers, and other third parties. Course Structure: This course introduces the latest and most relevant thinking, research and best practices, with an emphasis on learning based on the experiences of actual firms around the world. Individual and team-based project work is an important part of this course. We will be discussing a number of research papers, case studies and relevant reading material during this course. Class interaction is vital to understanding many of the central themes and issues in the area of global innovation. Textbooks: Reverse Innovation, Govindarajan and Trimble, 2012 ISBN-10: 1422157644 ISBN-13: 978-1422157640 The Innovator’s Dilemma, Christensen, 2011 ISBN-10: 0062060244...
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...------------------------------------------------- Innovation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Innovation (disambiguation). Innovation is a new idea, device or process.[1] Innovation can be viewed as the application of better solutions that meet new requirements, inarticulated needs, or existing market needs.[2] This is accomplished through more effective products, processes, services, technologies, or ideas that are readily available to markets, governments and society. The term innovation can be defined as something original and, as a consequence, new, that "breaks into" the market or society.[3] While a novel device is often described as an innovation, in economics, management science, and other fields of practice and analysis innovation is generally considered to be a process that brings together various novel ideas in a way that they have an impact on society. Innovation differs from invention in that innovation refers to the use of a better and, as a result, novel idea or method, whereas invention refers more directly to the creation of the idea or method itself. Innovation differs from improvement in that innovation refers to the notion of doing something different rather than doing the same thing better. Contents [hide] * 1 Inter-disciplinary views * 1.1 Business and economics * 1.2 Organizations * 1.3 Sources of innovation * 1.4 Goals/failures * 1.5 Diffusion of innovation * 2 Measures * 2.1 Organizational...
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...INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING: FIRST EMPIRICAL RESULTS FROM KNOWLEDGE-INTENSIVE COMPANIES Author: Tatiana Andreeva Graduate School of Management, St.Petersburg State University, St.Petersburg, Russia Abstract: Both knowledge-creation and knowledge-sharing are viewed as very significant for competitiveness of an organization in modern knowledge economy. Contemporary literature usually treats these two processes as either independent or positively related. However, analyzing various organizational conditions for efficient course of these processes, we proposed that in some cases they may contradict each other. Thus on micro-level of analysis we hypothesized that there were two distinct non-overlapping groups of individuals – those more disposed towards knowledge creation, and those more disposed towards knowledge sharing. This hypothesis was examined with empirical data from employees of 5 knowledge-intensive companies. Author contact information: Tatiana E.Andreeva, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management department, Graduate School of Management, St.Petersburg State University 16, Dekabristov per., St.Petersburg, Russia, 199155 Phone: (7-812) 350-8155 Fax: (7-812) 350-0406 e-mail: andreeva@som.pu.ru 1. INTRODUCTION Managing knowledge-related processes in organizations is one of the hotly discussed themes of the last decade. Both management practitioners and academics ...
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...intermediaries, which improves access to the population and costs for the company. (Prahalad and Hammond, 2002) According to Prahalad and Hammond (2002), BOP markets have been the subject to social entrepreneurship and NGOs for several years, trying to solve the demands of the population, so clearly there are similar benefits to be reached by these actors. Small businesses and start-ups also show an interest, as for example in Uganda where a small business offers packages to female entrepreneurs in their local language, including information on markets, trade and credit support and more. Prahalad (2011) further argues why MNCs would be interested in BOP markets in his own article, because if MNCs create successful innovations for the BOP markets, these innovations can potentially be leveraged to developed markets. Furthermore, the lessons and new ways...
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...Daniel Master: MBAE AIA E Course Title: Strategic Management Course Instructor: Popescu Cristian Introduction Country Economic Overview Switzerland is a standout amongst the most well off, macroeconomically steady and exceedingly aggressive nations on the planet. The nation has accomplished its aggressiveness in spite of a landlocked area, absence of normal assets and a little residential business sector. Stable political establishments, gradualist strategy changes and financial mix with the EU27 are at the center of Swiss macroeconomic aggressiveness. Swiss microeconomic intensity is driven by an exceptionally solid national business environment over the jewel, and 4 very creative, send out orientated, co-found bunches: Financial Services, Precision Engineering (counting watchmaking), Biopharmaceuticals, and Medical Technology. These bunches have however created notwithstanding a nonattendance of deliberate government group arrangements. To support and update its national intensity, we prescribe the Swiss government execute an incorporated bunch procedure, facilitate its scattered monetary policymakers around an arrangement of national financial destinations, lessen non-duty boundaries to exchange, establish changes to make beginning up and slowing down organizations less demanding, and fit business, assessment and speculator insurance direction with the EU. Switzerland overwhelms the worldwide watch market through...
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...TL 038 INNOVATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT: A RESEARCH AGENDA SERGEY FILIPPOV; HERMAN MOOI DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION SYSTEMS RESEARCHER AT DELFT CENTRE FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT (THE NETHERLANDS) Abstract th Originally developed in the mid-20 century, project management has become a distinctive way to manage business activities nowadays. Another important development is virtually universal recognition of the role of innovation and technology in the corporate change, growth and profitability. It is unsurprising that development of innovation is often run as a project. Yet, theoretically both project management and innovation studies have evolved over time as distinctively separate disciplines. In this paper we make an attempt to conceptualise the innovation project management and to specify the idiosyncratic nature of innovation projects as opposed to conventional projects. By doing so, we contribute to the nascent academic debate on the interplay between innovation and project management. Key words: project management, innovation, technology 1. Introduction This paper is concerned with three topics and the interplay between them, namely “Innovation”, “Research and Development (R&D)” and “Project Management”. The interest in these topics has exploded recently as they emerged both on the policy agenda and in the corporate strategies. The contribution of technological innovation to national economic growth has been well established in...
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...that contribute to the economy of a city. The Brisbane city council surely knows how to create a livable city that not only provides its people a stable economy but with the cultural diversity, social connections, infrastructure, entertainment, and endless opportunities with whatsoever interest its residents. Creative Brisbane creative economy 2013-22 aims to make Brisbane an expressive, enthusiastic and energetic hub. Its vision is to make Brisbane a leading city, which has people with different talent, great opportunities for migrants and students. With the new global economy the cities advantage with opportunities that ensures the ease of business, innovative human capital and thereby boosts the economy. Creativity and innovation are like the heart and soul for driving the economy. People with talent and motivation seek for opportunities where they can sail on their dreams. They would invest where they see these opportunities and this would boost the economy. The report in particular reflects upon some important aspects of the rising economy. The retention of the talented workforce, attracting the talent pool from across the world, positioning creativity and innovation for boosting the economy, expanding the market shares and promoting local products are some of the aspects to be considered and worked upon in order to accomplish the vision for Brisbane by 2022. DESCRIPTION: With the new world trends in...
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...critical discussion of local economic policy options focused on cultural-products industries is offered. Contrasting examples of development initiatives in major global cities, in selected old manufacturing towns, and in the Multimedia Super Corridor of Malaysia are briefly presented. It is suggested that the growth and spread of localized production agglomerations based on cultural-products industries are leading not to cultural uniformity but to greatly increased diversity at the global level. Keywords: agglomeration; cultural economy; globalization; industrial districts; local economic development; place marketing Over the past decade or so, the industrial profile of many countries has tilted perceptibly in the direction of a new creative or cultural economy. In some countries, indeed, the cultural economy is now one of the major frontiers of expansion of output and employment. This turn of events is actually one facet of the wider resurgence of a so-called new economy generally in AUTHOR’S NOTE: This research was supported by the National Science...
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...- Vikram Reddy, GM Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta (Session 16) Topic: Four Seasons Global Strategy Background Companies today confront an increasing array of choices of markets, of locations for value adding activities, and of modes of crossing borders. This course focuses on the international dimensions of strategy and organization, and provides a framework for formulating strategies in an increasingly complex world economy, and for making those strategies work effectively. Operation in an international environment gives the manager access to new markets, additional natural resources, and low-cost-factor endowments. More importantly, it opens up new sources of ideas and knowledge to stimulate future innovation. Above all, global markets provide a vast new source of the scarcest of all corporate resources: management talent. On the other hand, these new opportunities present the challenges of managing in more complex, diverse, and uncertain circumstances. Students will learn about...
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...emerging markets, and the decreased appetite of business investment have slowed the advance of innovation combined global private and public R&D expenditure followed a path of constant growth, Gross domestic expenditures on R&D (GERD) in the high-income economies of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) increased The worldwide recovery of business enterprise expenditure on R&D (BERD) was quick Two main policy strands form the core of present innovation policy. On the one hand, there is a need to improve the framework conditions for innovation; these include the business environment, access to finance, competition, and trade openness, as captured in the Innovation Input Sub-Index of the GII model. On the other hand, nations also need dedicated innovation policies targeting both innovation actors and the linkages among them; these include collaborative research projects, public-private partnerships, and clusters.13 Business executives in charge of innovation surveyed in Chapter 5 by Engel et al. stress the importance of forward-thinking legislation to support future innovation and the related markets (e.g., for autonomous cars). They also stress the need for the international harmonization of regulations for new technologies so they can diffuse more rapidly and be commercially viable. Another new policy development is the focus on creating an ‘innovation culture’ with businesses, students, and society at...
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...investment in the T-A industry in the offshore countries has allowed the offshore QR to become increasingly feasible. This changing facet of QR may spell out more lucrative opportunities for Japanese "apparel firms", which have predominantly in-house creative and marketing functions, to widen the scope and the scale of their fashion business operations, since the economic upgrading in the Pacific Rim will create a huge consumer market that shares similar fashion trends as in the Japanese market. However, the apparel firms' production shift offshore has, on the other hand, threatened the existence of the domestic SME apparel manufacturers that have traditionally served their apparel firms customers, now that QR is no longer the sustainable competitive advantage of domestic manufacturing. The purpose of this paper is to explore the levels of QR implementation, identifying the potential pitfalls and drawbacks of the current QR initiatives in the Japanese apparel sector, and hence discuss the optimum QR strategy or the way ahead that will fit into the structure of the Japanese fashion industry. Questionnaires were addressed to a group of "apparel firms" from the Tokyo Women and Children's Wear Manufacturers' Association (TWCA) and another cluster of SME knitting suppliers from the Tokyo Knit Fashion Association (TKF). The survey results show...
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