In this paper, we focus on the connections between creativity, social capital and economic performance and growth. Our … working hypothesis is that both creativity and social capital influences the economy, both each per se, but also through their … influence on each other. We regard creativity as one of the sources of entrepreneurship and innovation (although creativity also …

base of large cities, and (iii) the interactive dynamics related to learning and creativity. …

An extensive amount of studies have been devoted to the importance of the creative process. Creativity is critical to … with the creativity of individuals, the creativity of teams and the importance of the organisational context. This chapter … creative activities. The milieu will play an important role in creativity by supplying both a large number of incompatible …

and intellectual creativity in Sweden. The region is an attractor for individuals with ambitions and talents in political …

capital, talent, creativ¬ity, knowledge generation, knowledge protection, knowl¬edge accumulation, knowl¬edge appropriation …

creativity, in terms of the number of establishments, closely relate to the metropolitan regions. The concentration of activities …

This paper analyzes the spatial distribution of “creativity” -- the production of new knowledge. We analyze commercial … and spatial factors in influencing creativity: Patent activity is increased in larger and more dense labor markets and in … creativity is greater in labor markets with more diverse employment bases and in those which contain a larger share of national …