China’s Creative Industries explores the role of new technologies, globalization and higher levels of connectivity in re-defining relationships between ‘producers’ and ‘consumers’ in 21st century China. The evolution of new business models, the impact of state regulation, the rise of...

In recent years, a narrative has emerged in the Australian popular media about the box office "unpopularity" of Australian feature films and the "failure" of the domestic screen industry. This article explores the recent history of Australian screen policy with particular reference to: 1) the...

Hollywood has dominated the global film business since the First World War. Economic formulas used by governments to assess levels of industry dominance typically measure market share to establish the degree of industry concentration. The business literature reveals that a marketing orientation...

Purpose: This paper sets out to describe and illustrate an emerging shift in the conceptualisation of value creation in business, namely the emergence of value ecology thinking.----- Design/methodology/approach: This paper examines shifts in the understanding of value creation in key business,...

In this paper I discuss the changing relations between culture, services, and knowledge in China. In arguing that these three formerly separate conceptual domains are converging I am mindful of a global shift in thinking about the management of national content industries as they react to the...