Social network markets: A new definition of the creative industries

We propose a new definition of the creative industries in terms of social network markets. The extant definition of the creative industries is based on an industrial classification that proceeds in terms of the creative nature of inputs and the intellectual property nature of outputs. We propose, in...

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Main Authors: Potts, J., Cunningham, S., Hartley, John, Ormerod, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6853
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Cunningham, S.
Hartley, John
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description We propose a new definition of the creative industries in terms of social network markets. The extant definition of the creative industries is based on an industrial classification that proceeds in terms of the creative nature of inputs and the intellectual property nature of outputs. We propose, instead, a new market-based definition in terms of the extent to which both demand and supply operate in complex social networks. We review and critique the standard creative industries definitions and explain why we believe a market-based social network definition offers analytic advance. We discuss some empirical, analytic and policy implications of this new definition. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-68532017-09-13T14:37:01Z Social network markets: A new definition of the creative industries Potts, J. Cunningham, S. Hartley, John Ormerod, P. We propose a new definition of the creative industries in terms of social network markets. The extant definition of the creative industries is based on an industrial classification that proceeds in terms of the creative nature of inputs and the intellectual property nature of outputs. We propose, instead, a new market-based definition in terms of the extent to which both demand and supply operate in complex social networks. We review and critique the standard creative industries definitions and explain why we believe a market-based social network definition offers analytic advance. We discuss some empirical, analytic and policy implications of this new definition. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6853 10.1007/s10824-008-9066-y restricted
spellingShingle Potts, J.
Cunningham, S.
Hartley, John
Ormerod, P.
Social network markets: A new definition of the creative industries
title Social network markets: A new definition of the creative industries
title_full Social network markets: A new definition of the creative industries
title_fullStr Social network markets: A new definition of the creative industries
title_full_unstemmed Social network markets: A new definition of the creative industries
title_short Social network markets: A new definition of the creative industries
title_sort social network markets: a new definition of the creative industries
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6853