Seeking Talent for Creative Cities : : The Social Dynamics of Innovation / / Jill Grant.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Pilot 2014-2015
• HerausgeberIn: Grant, Jill,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 16 tables, 10 figures
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Tables --; Figures --; Foreword to the Series --; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; 1 Attracting and Retaining Talent: Evidence from Canada's City-Regions --; 2 Attracting and Retaining Talent in Canadian Cities: Towards a Holistic View? --; 3 Cosmopolitanism, Cultural Diversity, and Inclusion: Attracting and Retaining Artistic Talent in Toronto --; 4 Screenwriters in Toronto: Centre, Periphery, and Exclusionary Networks in Canadian Screen Storytelling --; 5 Satisfaction Guaranteed? Individual Preferences, Experiences, and Mobility --; 6 "Those Hermit Artists": Musical Talent on the Edge of the Continent --; 7 Attracting Knowledge Workers and the Creative City Paradigm: Can We Plan for Talent in Montreal? --; 8 Talent, Tolerance, and Community in Saskatoon --; 9 Exploring "Creative" Talent in a Natural Resource-Based Centre: The Case of Calgary --; 10 Kingston and St John's: The Role of Relative Location in Talent Attraction and Retention --; 11 Small Cities as Talent Accelerators: Talent Mobility and Knowledge Flows in Moncton --; 12 What Does the Creative Class Approach Add to the Study of Talent, Creativity, and Innovation in Canadian City-Regions? --; Appendix A: Draft Interview Guide --; Contributors
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442667938; 9783110606812
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442667938
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jill Grant.

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.