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A new approach to entrepreneurship and regional development: key roles of purpose and well-being in the Swansea Bay City Region

Bowen, Robert; Burvill, Samantha; Cummings, Beth; … - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 30 (2024) 10, pp. 2443-2462

Purpose This paper critically evaluates regional development through the lens of well-being and purpose. The paper provides insight into the key roles that well-being and purpose play in regional development and the way in which various actors are engaged in this process. This paper focuses on...

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Sustainable cultural and heritage tourism in regional development of Southern Jalisco

Vargas‐Hernández, José G. - In: World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 2/3, pp. 146-161

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a normative model to determine the potential of cultural tourism in the municipalities that comprise the region 6 of the State of Jalisco, territorially delimited in the South of Jalisco. Design/methodology/approach – After reviewing the...

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Multi-stakeholder perspective on the role of universities in place branding

Bisani, Shalini; Daye, Marcella; Mortimer, Kathleen - In: Journal of Place Management and Development 15 (2021) 2, pp. 112-129

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to create a conceptual framework to demonstrate the role of universities as knowledge partners in place branding networks. Design/methodology/approach This research adopts a case study strategy to explore the perceptions of institutional and community...

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Regionalisierung von Gesundheit : Neue Chancen für qualitätsorientierten Tourismus?

Illing, Kai-Torsten - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 7 (2015) 1, pp. 83-96

Zusammenfassung Dieser Beitrag betrachtet Gesundheitstourismus in einem regionalen Kontext. Auszüge aus den Ergebnissen der WelDest-Forschung werden präsentiert und aktuelle Marktentwicklungen diskutiert. Ein Fallbeispiel aus Kroatien soll die Realisierung von Gesundheitstourismus in einem...

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Smart specialisation: opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy

Ketels, Christian - In: Competitiveness Review 26 (2016) 4, pp. 476-478

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Skills, Innovation, and Growth: An Agent-Based Policy Analysis

Dawid, Herbert; Gemkow, Simon; Harting, Philipp; Kabus, … - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 228 (2008) 2-3, pp. 251-275

Summary We develop an agent-based macroeconomic model featuring a distinct geographical dimension and heterogeneous workers with respect to skill types. The model, which will become part of a larger simulation platform for European policymaking (EURACE), allows us to conduct exante evaluations...

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Plant Location Decisions in the Greek Food Industry

Artikis, George P. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 11 (1991) 5, pp. 57-70

Attempts by Greek governments to attract manufacturing industry to problem regions have been shaped by a large number of development laws. Location policy works principally by influencing the decisions of individual firms. The article examines the relevance of Greek government location policy...

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Risk rationing and the demand for agricultural credit: a comparative investigation of Mexico and China

J. Verteramo Chiu, Leslie; V. Khantachavana, Sivalai; … - In: Agricultural Finance Review 74 (2014) 2, pp. 248-270

Mexico and China. Design/methodology/approach – Using primary survey data from 730 farm households in the Shaanxi province of … China and from 372 farmers in northeastern Mexico, the authors investigate factors associated with risk rationed, price … 80 percent for price rationed. In Mexico, 35 percent of the sample is risk rationed, 10 percent quantity rationed and 55 …

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Information behaviour of the “Google generation” as a factor in sustainability for Mexican cities

Menou, Michel J. - In: Aslib Proceedings 62 (2010) 2, pp. 165-174

internet use in Mexico is summarised. Findings – The need for proactive global policies aimed at reducing imbalances between …

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Web visibility or wasted opportunity? Case studies from Mexican research institutes

Russell, Jane M.; Ainsworth, Shirley; Díaz‐Aguilar, Janet - In: Aslib Proceedings 64 (2012) 1, pp. 67-82

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) research institutes in the sciences, social sciences and humanities are visible …

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