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Seeking talent for creative cities the social dynamics of innovation / edited by Jill L. Grant.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press [2014] |
| Description | xxii, 265 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Innovation, creativity, and governance in Canadian city-regions Innovation, creativity, and governance in Canadian city-regions. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Foreword to the series -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Seeking Talent for Innovation -- 1. Attracting and Retaining Talent: Evidence from Canada's City-Regions / Meric S. Gertler, Kate Geddie, Carolyn Hatch, and Josephine V. Rekers -- 2. Attracting and Retaining Talent in Canadian Cities: Towards a Holistic View? / Tara Vinodrai -- Part II: Attracting Creative Sector Workers -- 3. Cosmopolitanism, Cultural Diversity, and Inclusion: Attracting and Retaining Artistic Talent in Toronto / Deborah Leslie, Mia A. Hunt, and Shauna Brail -- Screenwriters in Toronto: Centre, Periphery, and Exclusionary Networks in Canadian Screen Storytelling / Charles H. Davis, Jeremy Shtern, Michael Coutanche, and Elizabeth Godo -- 5. Satisfaction Guaranteed? Individual Preferences, Experiences, and Mobility / Brian Hracs and Kevin Stolarick -- "Those Hermit Artists": Musical Talent on the Edge of the Continent / Jill L. Grant, Jeffry Haggett, and Jesse Morton -- Part III: Attracting High Technology Workers -- 7. Attracting Knowledge Workers and the Creative City Paradigm: Can We Plan for Talent in Montreal? / Sebastien Darchen and Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay -- 8. Talent, Tolerance, and Community in Saskatoon / Peter W.B. Phillips and Graeme Webb -- 9. Exploring "Creative" Talent in a Natural Resource-Based Centre: The Case of Calgary / Camille D. Ryan, Ben Li and Cooper H. Langford -- Part IV: Seeking Talent for Small Cities -- 10. Kingston and St John's: The Role of Relative Location in Talent Attraction and Retention / Josh Lepawsky, Heather Hall, and Betsy Donald -- 11. Small Cities as Talent Accelerators: Talent Mobility and Knowledge Flows in Moncton / Yves Bourgeois -- Part V: Innovating in Talent Attraction -- 12. What Does the Creative Class Approach Add to the Study of Talent, Creativity, and Innovation in Canadian City-Regions? / Bjorn T. Asheim -- Appendix A: Draft Interview Guide -- Contributors. |
| Abstract | With the growth of knowledge-based economies, cities across the globe must compete to attract and retain the most talented workers. Seeking Talent for Creative Cities offers a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the diverse, dynamic factors that affect cities' ability to achieve this goal.Based on a comparative national study of 16 Canadian cities, this volume systematically evaluates the concerns facing workers operating in a range of creative endeavours. It draws on interviews, surveys, and census data collected over a six-year research program conducted by experts in business, public policy, urban studies, and communications studies to identify the characteristics and features of particular city-regions that influence these workers' mobility and satisfaction. Seeking Talent for Creative Cities represents a rigorously empirical test of popular wisdom on the true relationship between urban development and economic competitiveness. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013478580 |
| ISBN | 9781442647343 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1442647345 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781442615441 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1442615443 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |