Global City and Migration: A Critical Review for Sydney, Australia

2014 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. 1450006
Author(s):  
Richard HU ◽  
William McCLURE
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Inequality ◽  
Global City ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Social Polarization ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Migration Analysis ◽  
Analytical Frameworks ◽  
Sydney Australia

Addressing the critique that the global city discourse should tackle the important issue of migration, this article utilizes Sydney as a case study to substantiate and advance the debates. It is a comprehensive literature review on the global Sydney discourse and migration in global Sydney. Concerning global Sydney, it addresses Sydney's rise as a global city and the economic, social, and spatial transformations. Concerning migration, it addresses its increased scale and complexity, spatial settlement and movement, and social polarization and spatial inequality. The article identifies two gaps in the literature: Missing migration in the global Sydney discourse, and failure to address the interplay between global Sydney and migration. Based upon the thematic patterns of the literature, and the identified gaps, some critical reflections are made to suggest a future research agenda — utilizing global Sydney as a meaningful spatial scale for contemporary migration analysis, and developing the analytical frameworks and methodologies that integrate both global Sydney and migration research.

Academic Events: An Empirically Grounded Typology and Their Academic Impact

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 481-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Trøst Hansen ◽  
David Budtz Pedersen ◽  
Carmel Foley
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Academic Impact ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Tourism Studies ◽  
Academic Events ◽  
Business Events ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Analytical Frameworks ◽  
Academic Sector

The meetings industry, government bodies, and scholars within tourism studies have identified the need to understand the broader impact of business events. To succeed in this endeavor, we consider it necessary to develop analytical frameworks that are sensitive to the particularities of the analyzed event, sector, and stakeholder group. In this article we focus on the academic sector and offer two connected analyses. First is an empirically grounded typology of academic events. We identify four differentiating dimensions of academic events: size, academic focus, participants, and tradition, and based on these dimensions we develop a typology of academic events that includes: congress, specialty conference, symposium, and practitioners' meeting. Secondly, we outline the academic impact of attending these four types of events. For this purpose, the concept of credibility cycles is used as an analytical framework for examining academic impact. We suggest that academic events should be conceptualized and evaluated as open marketplaces that facilitate conversion of credibility. Data were obtained from interviews with 22 researchers at three Danish universities. The study concludes that there are significant differences between the events in terms of their academic impact. Moreover, the outcome for the individual scholar depends on the investment being made. Finally, the study calls for a future research agenda on beyond tourism benefits based on interdisciplinary collaborations.

scholarly journals Citizen participation: towards a framework for policy assessment

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ares Kalandides
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Participatory Policy ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Initial Reading

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to contribute to the academic debate on participatory urban development in two ways: first, by proposing a methodological framework though which urban policies can be assessed; and second, through a case study that applies the framework, delivering an analysis of the policy intentions of the current Berlin administration.Design/methodology/approachThe first section of this paper introduces the case study, placing it in the political context in Berlin and suggesting an initial reading of the relevant documents that frame policy in participatory urban development today. The second section includes an attempt at disambiguation, a conceptual and an analytical framework, followed by a preliminary assessment of the Berlin participatory policy. The final part of this paper draws conclusions and sets a possible future research agenda.FindingsParticipation is present in several passages of the Contract and refers to different possible readings of the term: participation as institutional framework, participation as rights, participation in the public sphere and participation as practice.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the disambiguation of the concept of “citizen participation”, proposes a framework through which to assess policy and offers an initial analysis of the policy intentions of the current Berlin administration.

scholarly journals Informality, innovation, and knowledge co-creation: characterising collaborative creativity and adaptation in rural development

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Tasker
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Northern Kenya ◽  
Informal Knowledge ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Knowledge Dynamics ◽  
Analytical Frameworks

This article characterises informal knowledge creation and co-creation between development and pastoralist actors, drawing on qualitative data gathered during an in-depth case study in Northern Kenya. Using thematic analysis, this article identifies three intersecting narratives: knowledge and exchange, barriers and drivers, and risk and uncertainty. These concepts are interpreted using wider literature on knowledge dynamics and co-creation to evaluate the suitability of existing analytical frameworks for further research on pastoralist development. The study results highlight the value of cross-cultural informal knowledge co-creation for pastoralist development, and the need for more robust future research.

Evaluating International Competitiveness

2014 ◽  
pp. 202-218
Author(s):  
Kathleen Voges ◽  
Constantin Bratianu ◽  
Alina Mihaela Dima ◽  
Daniel A. Glaser-Segura
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
International Competitiveness ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Global Competitiveness Index ◽  
The Bologna Process

This chapter addresses the need for improvement in the development of quality assurance indicators to evaluate progress related to the implementation of the Bologna Process. There is noted room for improvement, as well as an interest in engaging feedback from key stakeholder groups, namely employers. The authors propose that the use of the Global Competitiveness Index with specific attention to the measures provided in Pillars 11, Business Sophistication, and Pillar 12, Innovation provide a transparent and trust-worthy indicator. The measures capture both the absolute and relative standing of a nation's international competitiveness. Using a case study approach that illustrates implementation efforts in Romania, the authors present how the measures might be incorporated into quality assurance indicators at both the national and institutional level. We provide propositions and suggest a future research agenda to advance an understanding of how the use of these indicators can advance convergence of higher education practices in the EHEA.

Global City Theory and the New Urban Politics Twenty Years On

Urban Studies ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 2473-2493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delphine Ancien
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Urban Politics ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Global City ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Global Cities ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
City Literature

In this paper, a framework is developed for analysing the ‘(new) urban politics’ (NUP) of global cities. The paper is structured around three main sections. First, it briefly reviews the global city literature alongside some of its main criticisms, with a particular emphasis on its ‘political deficit’. Secondly, it suggests that this shortcoming can be addressed through the establishment of a conversation with the NUP literature. These scholarships have developed parallel to each other but their relationship has been rather weak. It is argued that such cross-fertilisation presents an opportunity to refashion and bring forward the NUP in the particular context of global cities, but only if it is developed through a historical geographical materialist approach. Finally, the paper draws the contours of a conceptual framework to address the NUP of global cities, drawing mainly from the case of London. The conclusion sets out elements of a future research agenda.

scholarly journals Landform values for rural sustainability: Recognition and assessment in a Spanish–Portuguese border region case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 257-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena De Uña-Álvarez ◽  
Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Vázquez ◽  
María del Carmen Cuquejo-Bello
Keyword(s):  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Options ◽  
North West ◽  
Rural Sustainability ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
The North ◽  
Future Research Agenda

Abstract Landform assemblages may be used to define sites of geomorphological interest which are resources for rural sustainability. This paper focuses on the valuation and significance of such sites in the context of one European internal border region, illustrated using a case study from the inland mountains of the Spanish-Portuguese border: the Serra do Larouco. The theoretical and methodological approach used includes the recognition, inventory and assessment of a preliminary list of twenty-eight sites. They comprise diverse granitic landforms which characterise the rural inland landscapes in the North West of the Iberian Peninsula. The results from the qualitative and quantitative assessments were the basis for a final selection of nine sites as significant land resources. An analysis of their key values supports the proposal of different use and management options to promote rural sustainability. A review of the methodology applied and the consideration of other case studies provide a means to interpret and discuss the regional and local significance of the selected sites. The conclusions emphasise the crucial role that values linked to landforms can play in little-known mountainous and rural border regions, suggesting a future research agenda.

scholarly journals Success Factors of SMEs: Empirical Study Guided by Dynamic Capabilities and Resources-Based View

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 12301
Author(s):  
Margarida Rodrigues ◽  
Mário Franco ◽  
Rui Silva ◽  
Cidália Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Professional Management ◽  
Entrepreneurial Management ◽  
Management Capacity ◽  
Multiple Case

This study aims to identify and analyse the success factors of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) following the lines of dynamic capabilities and resources-based views. To achieve this objective, the multiple case study method was followed, where 10 SMEs/cases in Portugal were selected. From a content analysis of the interviews conducted to the owner-managers of these SMEs, the most important success factors identified were: (1) strategic planning, (2) manager/management capacity, (3) entrepreneurship and innovation, (4) human resources, (5) networks/partnerships, and (6) financing. These factors are considered as drivers of sustained growth and creation of competitive advantage for SMEs in their regions. The results also show that SMEs are oriented towards success, although some evolution is still needed in the way they are managed, where the transition from a “domestic/entrepreneurial” management to a “professional” management and a greater focus on the rarity of their resources and on the dynamic capabilities of their human capital stand out. Conclusions, implications and a future research agenda are also outlined.

Concurrent Product Development Across the Supply Chain: Development of Integrator/Supplier Risk and Coupling Indices

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Esterman ◽  
Kosuke Ishii
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
System Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Supplier Risk ◽  
Design Customization ◽  
Degree Of Coupling

Abstract This paper develops the fundamental requirements, definitions and metrics that will serve as a foundation for a method to aid in concurrent product development (CPD) across the supply chain. A case study at HP validated nine sources of CPD uncertainty and identified four new important ideas that led to five key requirements for CPD across the supply chain. The concepts of degree of design customization and degree of coupling are introduced as a framework by which to evaluate the risk introduced into the product development process by suppliers. The engineering metric supplier coupling, the engineering metric deviation from target and the degree of design customization indices are defined and integrated into a process to facilitate risk assessment from the integrator’s perspective both at the system-level and supplier-level. The paper concludes by presenting the future research agenda.

Project Management Method Adoption

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet N. Aydin ◽  
Ebru Dilan
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Management Control ◽  
It Outsourcing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structure And Agency ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Project Management Institute ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Management Method

The purpose of this research is to understand what aspects of brand-named project management method (Project Management Institute - PMI) have been adopted in a service organization and how. The case context examined demonstrates how a weak-matrix organizational structure and agency interpretation along with project management maturity for IT outsourcing projects can affect adoption of a project management method. An interpretative case study is employed for examining the interplays among key notions underlying project management method adoption in IT outsourcing projects. The case study is framed with a research logic constituting the underlying notions of method adoption: the context, the agency, and the method and its fragments. It is found that the organization realizes 43 out of 47 processes proposed by PMI. It is also observed that the perceived project management maturity level is not aligned with the method fragments adopted. Among other discussion points, the present findings contribute to the existing literature by emphasizing the effects of management control on PM method adoption in IT outsourcing. Furthermore, this case allows us to argue that product-focused orientation in project management method adoption is evident and has several implications. The adoption and adaptation of processes in different types of projects is on the authors' future research agenda.

scholarly journals Integrating media clusters and value networks: Insights for management theory and research from a case study of Mediapolis in Finland

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sari Virta ◽  
Gregory Ferrell Lowe
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Value Networks ◽  
Value Network ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Network Cluster ◽  
The City

AbstractWe argue that there is scholarly potential in linking theory on industry clusters with theory on value networks. To date, these two theoretical streams have developed largely in parallel, limiting understanding of how the two are integrated in practice. By considering these theories in combination and the unique context of creative industries, we generate insight on the management of clusters as value networks. Our ongoing longitudinal empirical case is a new media cluster called ‘Mediapolis’ in the city of Tampere, Finland. The case study commenced at the time the cluster was in the planning and early operational stage. Results demonstrate the usefulness of linking the two theories, and support a future research agenda examining the types of cluster configurations meeting the criteria of value networks, and the conditions under which value network cluster configurations are more sustainable than simply a spatial agglomeration of clusters.

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