Cultural Entrepreneurs and Creative Cluster Development:A Case Study of LOFT 49 Creative Industries Park in Hangzhou, China

摘要：

The paper adopts a qualitative research method to examine the roles of the cultural entrepreneurs in creative cluster development in Chinese cities. With a case study of LOFT49 Creative Industries Park in Hangzhou, the paper identifies the roles of these independents are initiators, practitioners and visionaries. Furthermore, the case illustrates a process of transferring the idea of loft living to a pragmatic creative cluster, from which the paper identifies the challenges these cultural entrepreneurs are facing.

关键词： cultural entrepreneurs independents creative industries creative clusters

作者: Wen Wen

作者单位: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The Thirteenth West Lake International Conference on Small & Medium Business(第十三届西湖国际中小企业研讨会 WLICSMB2011)

会议地点: 杭州

会议语种:英文

页码: 549-557

在线出版日期: 2011-10-15（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）