Mobility of the creative class and city attractiveness: A case study of Chinese animation workers

The paper investigates the geographical mobility of creative workers in China, focusing on the authors' survey of workers in the animation industry. More specifically, the authors use the Reilly-Converse model and GIS tools to probe the locational choices of Chinese animation workers in Beijing...

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Main Authors: Dai, J., Zhou, S., Keane, Michael, Huang, Q.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24446
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author Dai, J.
Zhou, S.
Keane, Michael
Huang, Q.
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Huang, Q.
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description The paper investigates the geographical mobility of creative workers in China, focusing on the authors' survey of workers in the animation industry. More specifically, the authors use the Reilly-Converse model and GIS tools to probe the locational choices of Chinese animation workers in Beijing and Shanghai by analyzing such factors of spatial attractiveness as home town, place of residence, and university from which the worker graduated. The paper compares the creative milieus in Beijing and Shanghai, and demonstrates that the "personal trajectory" of human capital is a key determinant of occupational location. The results of the authors' survey highlight the limitations of Richard Florida's 3T theory in the Chinese context.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-244462017-09-13T15:10:07Z Mobility of the creative class and city attractiveness: A case study of Chinese animation workers Dai, J. Zhou, S. Keane, Michael Huang, Q. The paper investigates the geographical mobility of creative workers in China, focusing on the authors' survey of workers in the animation industry. More specifically, the authors use the Reilly-Converse model and GIS tools to probe the locational choices of Chinese animation workers in Beijing and Shanghai by analyzing such factors of spatial attractiveness as home town, place of residence, and university from which the worker graduated. The paper compares the creative milieus in Beijing and Shanghai, and demonstrates that the "personal trajectory" of human capital is a key determinant of occupational location. The results of the authors' survey highlight the limitations of Richard Florida's 3T theory in the Chinese context. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24446 10.2747/1539-7216.53.5.649 restricted
spellingShingle Dai, J.
Zhou, S.
Keane, Michael
Huang, Q.
Mobility of the creative class and city attractiveness: A case study of Chinese animation workers
title Mobility of the creative class and city attractiveness: A case study of Chinese animation workers
title_full Mobility of the creative class and city attractiveness: A case study of Chinese animation workers
title_fullStr Mobility of the creative class and city attractiveness: A case study of Chinese animation workers
title_full_unstemmed Mobility of the creative class and city attractiveness: A case study of Chinese animation workers
title_short Mobility of the creative class and city attractiveness: A case study of Chinese animation workers
title_sort mobility of the creative class and city attractiveness: a case study of chinese animation workers
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24446