TY - JOUR
T1 - Creative Talent Drive Transformation of Professionals' Constitution in the Modern City
T2 - A Case Study of Fashion Talent Flow in Taipei
AU - Hu, Tai Shan
AU - Chen, Kuang Chieh
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank the National Science Council of the Republic of China, Taiwan for financially/partially supporting this research under Contract No. NSC 100-2221-E-216-026. Ted Knoy is appreciated for his editorial assistance.
Copyright:
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PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Taipei is the economic and cultural centre of Taiwan. To compete with other Asian countries, Taipei has adopted pragmatic innovation and development strategies to achieve competitive advantage. Analysis of data obtained in face-to-face interviews indicates that Taipei may have a unique fashion economy. This study confirms the potential of the Taiwan fashion industry from the perspective of its cultural and creative economies. The main goal of this study is to determine how fashion professionals promote and affect the Taiwan fashion industry. First, fashion-related industries in the Taiwan cultural and creative system are defined and classified. Based on these definitions, statistical employment data and interview data are used to show how the distribution of fashion professionals provides directions for urban development by fashion clusters.
AB - Taipei is the economic and cultural centre of Taiwan. To compete with other Asian countries, Taipei has adopted pragmatic innovation and development strategies to achieve competitive advantage. Analysis of data obtained in face-to-face interviews indicates that Taipei may have a unique fashion economy. This study confirms the potential of the Taiwan fashion industry from the perspective of its cultural and creative economies. The main goal of this study is to determine how fashion professionals promote and affect the Taiwan fashion industry. First, fashion-related industries in the Taiwan cultural and creative system are defined and classified. Based on these definitions, statistical employment data and interview data are used to show how the distribution of fashion professionals provides directions for urban development by fashion clusters.
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U2 - 10.1080/09654313.2012.758690
DO - 10.1080/09654313.2012.758690
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84900871998
SN - 0965-4313
VL - 22
SP - 1081
EP - 1105
JO - European Planning Studies
JF - European Planning Studies
IS - 5
ER -