Purpose – The purpose of this research is to investigate the practice of business investment in arts and culture, and provide a better understanding of this phenomenon from a competitive strategy perspective. Design/methodology/approach – Our understanding of the way in which companies build...

Sponsorship and cultural patronage has often been associated with a company’s non-business or philanthropic plans. They have always been treated as separate practices from the core activities of any particular business and have not been analysed from a business perspective. Although some...

F<sc>aggian</sc> A., C<sc>omunian</sc> R., J<sc>ewell</sc> S. and K<sc>elly</sc> U. Bohemian graduates in the UK: disciplines and location determinants of creative careers, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. The human capital and regional economic development literature has become increasingly interested in the role of the ‘Bohemian...

The Triple-Helix model of knowledge - industry - government relationships is one of the most comprehensive attempts to explain the changing institutional frameworks for innovation and growth, especially in the regional and urban contexts. Since the 1970s policies have been developed across...

The recent change in funding structure in the UK higher education system has fuelled an animated debate about the role that arts and humanities (A<i>&</i>H) subjects play not only within higher education but more broadly in the society and the economy. The debate has engaged with a variety of arguments...

With the publication of The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida in 2002, the ‘creative city’ became the new hot topic among urban policymakers, planners and economists. Florida has developed one of three path-breaking theories about the relationship between creative individuals and...

In recent years, there has been a widespread interest in the economic development role played by ‘Bohemian’ occupations and the ‘creative class’. It is believed that creative people and occupations generate external effects which foster economic growth. However, the degree to which these...

This article engages with the current research and debate about the creative city and the importance of cultural infrastructure in contemporary cities. It argues that much of the focus has been around the investment of cities in specific regeneration projects or flagship developments rather than...