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- Al-Baimani, Nasser, et al.
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Applying the ecosystem model in a new context? The case of business incubation in Oman
- 2021
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Ingår i: Growth and Change. - : Wiley. - 0017-4815 .- 1468-2257. ; 52:2, s. 663-686
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper studies entrepreneurship ecosystem development in a context little discussed in the extant literature to date: Oman. Specifically, it focuses on business incubation (BI) initiatives as a policy tool for developing the local, regional, and national systems of supporting entrepreneurship and SME growth. Although BI’s are a popular policy measure for ecosystem development, spreading globally from their original conception in the United States around 60 years ago, their universal effectiveness is questioned. We analyse the tenability of BI as an economic development strategy by entrepreneurship ecosystems as a conceptual framework to help us understand the multitudinous cultural, institutional, and governance structures required for success. Specifically, we consider these ecosystem dynamics and their influence on the incubation of SMEs in the novel context of an oil‐rich yet transitioning economy such as Oman. Conducting interviews with 22 key informants within a range of ecosystem actors (policy‐makers, incubator managers, academics, and entrepreneurs) we find that existing capabilities within the Omani BI programme are not yet fully fit for purpose, highlighting the need to establish developmental priorities for the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem, bottom‐up. Finally, we reflect on the wider cultural and institutional constraints highlighted, and suggest potentially fruitful avenues for further research.
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- Bayfield, Hannah, et al.
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Awesome women and bad feminists : the role of online social networks and peer support for feminist practice in academia
- 2020
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Ingår i: Cultural Geographies. - : Sage Publications. - 1474-4740 .- 1477-0881. ; 27:3, s. 415-435
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In her book, 'Bad Feminist', Roxane Gay claims this label shamelessly, embracing the contradictory aspects of enacting feminist practice while fundamentally being 'flawed human[s]'. This article tells a story inspired by and enacting Roxane Gay's approach in academia, written by five cis-gendered women geographers. It is the story of a proactive, everyday feminist initiative to survive as women in an academic precariat fuelled by globalised, neoliberalised higher education. We reflect on what it means to be (bad) feminists in that context, and how we respond as academics. We share experiences of an online space used to support one another through post-doctoral life, a simple message thread, which has established an important role in our development as academics and feminists. This article, written through online collaboration, mirrors and enacts processes fundamental to our online network, demonstrating the significance and potential of safe digital spaces for peer support. Excerpts from the chat reflect critically on struggles and solutions we have co-developed. Through this, we celebrate and validate a strategy we know that we and others like us find invaluable for our wellbeing and survival. Finally, we reflect on the inherent limitations of exclusive online networks as tools for feminist resistance.
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- Brydges, Taylor, et al.
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An "Orphan" Creative Industry : Exploring the Institutional Factors Constraining the Canadian Fashion Industry
- 2017
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Ingår i: Growth and Change. - : Blackwell Publishing. - 0017-4815 .- 1468-2257. ; 48:4, s. 942-962
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In recent years, tier-two fashion countries have been making gains in the global fashion industry, with hip young brands, buzz-worthy fashion weeks and export-oriented designers. The Canadian fashion industry, on the other hand, continues to fall behind and instead has experienced recent high-profile closures of leading domestic fashion names. This paper explores why this is the case by considering a wide range of factors from a historical and institutional perspective. We argue that Canadian fashion is facing a number of systemic problems relating to wider institutional and policy weaknesses, rather than a lack of talent and know-how within the entrepreneurs and businesses in the sector. While the fashion industry is indeed global, we argue that it is in fact national and local level factors—political, economic, and cultural—that structure and constrain the Canadian fashion industry for independent designers. Through exploring the experiences of this group of actors—entrepreneurial fashion designers—in this particular context, we not only learn about Canada as an economy but also what is needed in order to develop the fashion industry more broadly. We provide a framework for analysing the range of socio-economic, historical, and political factors at the national level which affect the performance of the fashion sector and the operation of fashion designers as the entrepreneurial actors at the heart of the industry.
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- Brydges, Taylor, et al.
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Coming into fashion: Expanding the entrepreneurial ecosystem concept to the creative industries through a Toronto case study
- 2021
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Ingår i: Canadian Geographer / Geographie Canadien. - : Wiley. - 0008-3658 .- 1541-0064.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper considers the entrepreneurial ecosystem concept, which in recent years has gained interest from a variety of perspectives including entrepreneurship, management, and economic geography. Specifically, the paper identifies a gap in the literature regarding the concept's sectoral or industrial focus. Prior applications to real‐world case studies have focused on a fairly narrow range of industries and places. In this paper, we apply the concept to a case study of one creative and cultural industry, the fashion industry, to help us understand not only the performance and function of entrepreneurs and small businesses in this industries, but also potential policy supports. We map the institutions and spaces in Toronto's entrepreneurial ecosystem, drawing on extensive qualitative research to consider the dynamics and interactions therein. In parallel, we advance the concept theoretically, questioning its tenability and applicability in a wider range of economic systems by adding the perspective of cultural and creative industries.
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- Brydges, Taylor, et al.
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Coming into fashion: Expanding the entrepreneurial ecosystem concept to the creative industries through a Toronto case study : [Devenir à la mode: étendre le concept d'écosystème entrepreneurial aux industries créatrices à travers une étude de cas à Toronto]
- 2021
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Ingår i: The Canadian Geographer / Le Géographe canadien. - : Wiley. - 0008-3658 .- 1541-0064. ; 65:3, s. 346-367
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper considers the entrepreneurial ecosystem concept, which in recent years has gained interest from a variety of perspectives including entrepreneurship, management, and economic geography. Specifically, the paper identifies a gap in the literature regarding the concept's sectoral or industrial focus. Prior applications to real-world case studies have focused on a fairly narrow range of industries and places. In this paper, we apply the concept to a case study of one creative and cultural industry, the fashion industry, to help us understand not only the performance and function of entrepreneurs and small businesses in this industries, but also potential policy supports. We map the institutions and spaces in Toronto's entrepreneurial ecosystem, drawing on extensive qualitative research to consider the dynamics and interactions therein. In parallel, we advance the concept theoretically, questioning its tenability and applicability in a wider range of economic systems by adding the perspective of cultural and creative industries.
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- Cai, Yuzhuo, et al.
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A framework for analysing the role of innovation policy in regional innovation system development
- 2017
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Ingår i: International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development. - : InderScience Publishers. - 1753-0660 .- 1753-0679. ; 7:4, s. 237-256
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper develops a framework for analysing the role of innovation policy in regional innovation system (RIS) development. It specifically focuses on the influence of policy on a set of enabling conditions for RIS that have not been taken fully into account in previous innovation policy studies. Drawing on relevant literature on innovation systems, such as innovation policy, triple helix and policy mix etc., the enabling conditions for RIS development identified include both tangible and intangible dimensions of regional contexts, hinging around a range of wider institutional backdrops. The framework proposed provides an effective analytical tool for innovation policy evaluation and for designing innovation policies.
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- Dubois, Alexandre, et al.
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Innovation och entreprenörskap i norr
- 2020
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Ingår i: Periferi som process. - : Svenska Sällskapet för Anthropologi och Geografi. - 0044-0477. - 9789198215069 ; 140, s. 179-198
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