Cluster dynamics are based on new forms of knowledge management and innovation, which are based on collaboration and co-creation between various actors and sectors. Processes of innovation are more and more based on knowledge collection, interaction between players, management and exploitation and these contribute to Creative Ecosystems, including in the multimedia sector. There are various […]
Research in economics and social sciences has established that innovation has a territorial dimension which determines its dynamics. Therefore, companies may be more or less innovative depending on the characteristics of the territory where they are established or embedded. (Tremblay et al, 2010;. Matteaccioli and Muriel, 2007; Camagni and Maillat, 2006; Maskell, 2001; Porter, 1990). […]
Purpose – The goal of our research is to highlight the role of creativity within the fashion sector and its importance in entrepreneurship issues in general as well. Design/methodology/approach – Our analysis of the fashion sector in Montreal is based on participant observations (Peneff, 1996) and a survey which was conducted from 2009 to 2013 […]
Purpose – This paper extends from the hypothesis that in many economic sectors competitiveness is based on intangibles. Knowledge and innovation are premises of social development and provide critical resources to local economies. Therefore countries with sizeable resources in human capital are likely to provide higher standards of living (Romer, 1989). Our argument draws on […]
Fashion worlds (Becker, 1988) describes the transition from Fordism towards a new type of economic model and supply chain in which creativity and innovation are favored (Leslie, Rantisi, 2010). The world of fashion design (Bourdieu, 1984) is one that is characterized as being cultural (Throsby, 2008) and creative (DCMS, 2001). It is worth considering that […]