Nome completo do autor: Felipe Carvalhal Barbosa Nome completo do orientador: Henrique César Muzzio de Paiva Barroso / Submitted by Irene Nascimento (irene.kessia@ufpe.br) on 2017-05-30T18:30:31Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) DISSERTAÇÃO (2016-02-29) - FELIPE CARVALHAL.pdf: 1185041 bytes, checksum: f5114543fcc22ab9ba866bad1dd0b0c4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-30T18:30:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) DISSERTAÇÃO (2016-02-29) - FELIPE CARVALHAL.pdf: 1185041 bytes, checksum: f5114543fcc22ab9ba866bad1dd0b0c4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-29 / Capes e CNPQ / Em um ambiente marcado por mudanças rápidas e pujantes gerir uma organização tornou-se um desafio, em especial no cenário da economia criativa, seja pela dinâmica do mercado ou pelas características dos trabalhadores, engajar-se nessa missão exige dedicação e preparo. É preciso conciliar os pressupostos de gestão, notadamente de ontologia objetiva, com uma característica puramente subjetiva, a criatividade, em busca de uma gestão criativa. Diante disso, esta pesquisa procurou saber como os líderes de organizações da economia criativa percebem a sua atuação em busca de uma gestão criativa. Para tal, foi realizada um trabalho caracterizado como exploratório e descritivo analítico de natureza qualitativa, por meio de estudo de casos coletivos com inspiração fenomenológica, adotando como ponto de vista ontológico a realidade como uma construção social. Foram realizadas semiestruturadas com um total de onze gestores de organizações da economia criativa em Recife-PE, Brasil. Foi possível denotar que os líderes das organizações pesquisadas percebem sua atuação voltadas para uma gestão criativa. Estas pessoas procuram pontuar suas práticas e ações tendo em vista à criatividade, a novidade e a inovação, tudo isso pautado em um ambiente que respira o respeito e a diversidade. Ficou evidente que os entrevistados e entrevistadas exercem uma liderança favorável ao afloramento da criatividade de suas equipes, mesmo que apresentem dificuldades em uma situação ou outra, explicada muitas vezes pela experiência de vida cada um. Elas e eles mostraram que a cultura organizacional de suas organizações, seu exercício de liderança e o modo como entendem seus colaboradores, podem sim, ser tratados e explorados para se chegar à uma gestão criativa. Em referência ao modelo é preciso repensá-lo no que tange a participação da classe de trabalhadores dita como não criativa, como ela interage nessa economia, quais são suas implicações e afins. É preciso elucidar a imbricação da cultura organizacional nos outros pilares propostos para uma gestão criativa, em especial em relação à classe criativa, pois mostrou-se que ambos compartilham valores e situações muito próximas. Faz-se necessário repensar o modelo considerando paradigmas modernos e não apenas com preceitos pós-modernos. Contudo, as práticas discursivas e os contextos apresentados nos alertam para um caráter pouco difundido da economia criativa, em especial ao incentivo e valorização do empreendedorismo urbano neoliberal. Dando a entender que qualquer pessoa pode fazer parte desta economia, mesmo não sabendo as consequências pela escolha ou não escolha desta. O discurso promissor e bastante difundido acerca da economia criativa e sua relevância para o desenvolvimento global escondem um ambiente marcado por relações de trabalho mais precárias, aonde um ambiente agradável esconde uma maior carga horária, e uma flexibilidade de horários e liberdade se refletem em prazos mais curtos e metas mais audaciosas. Outra discussão importante é que muitos atores da economia criativa não foram educados para vender sua criatividade, tendo que aprender na marra, e com muito suor, a transformar uma ideia em dinheiro, destacando o quão desafiador é trabalhar num ambiente extremamente inovador, onde os erros constantes podem desestimular e frustrar estes profissionais. Por fim, destaca-se que harmonizar dois aspectos diametralmente opostos, gestão e criatividade, requer que os atores organizacionais atuem de forma a abranger as características da cultura organizacional aberta e flexível, aliadas ao exercício de uma liderança que promova a criatividade de seus liderados, conseguida a partir do conhecimento das características e anseios dos integrantes de suas equipes. / In an environment marked by rapid and vigorous changes manage an organization has become a challenge, especially in the scenario of the creative economy, either by market dynamics or the characteristics of workers, engaging in this mission requires dedication and preparation. We must conciliate the premises of management, clearly an objective ontology, with a purely subjective characteristic, creativity, in the search of a creative management. Thus, this research looked into how the leaders of the creative economy organizations realize their activities in search of creative management. For such, it was conducted a work characterized as analytical exploratory and descriptive qualitative nature through study of collective cases with phenomenological inspiration, adopting as an ontological point of view reality as a social construction. Semi structured interviews were conducted with eleven managers of organizations of the creative economy in Recife, Brazil. It was possible to denote that the leaders of the organizations surveyed perceive its actions focused on creative management. These people seek to punctuate their practices and actions with creativity, novelty and innovation in mind, all guided in an environment that breathes respect and diversity. It was evident that the interviewed respondents and exert a favorable leadership to the outcrop of the creativity of their teams, even if they have difficulties in one situation or another, explained many times through each of their life experiences. They showed that the organizational culture of their organizations, their exercise of leadership and understanding of how their employees can indeed be treated and exploited in order to achieve a creative management. Concerning the model, we need to rethink it regarding the participation of the class of workers considered uncreative, how it interacts in this economy, and what are its implications. We must elucidate the intertwining of organizational culture in the other pillars proposed for creative management, especially in relation to the creative class, as it was shown that they share values and very close situations. There is a need to rethink the model considering modern paradigms and not just postmodern precepts. However, the discursive practices and contexts presented alert us to some widespread nature of the creative economy, in particular the encouragement and promotion of neoliberal urban entrepreneurialism. Implying that anyone can be part of this economy, even not knowing the consequences of choosing or not choosing this. The promising and widespread discourse on the creative economy and its relevance to the overall development hide an environment marked by more precarious employment relationships, where a pleasant atmosphere hides a greater workload, and schedule flexibility and freedom are reflected in shorter deadlines and more ambitious goals. Another important argument is that many stakeholders of the creative economy have not been educated to sell their creativity, having to learn the hard way, and at the cost of a lot of sweat, to turn an idea into money, highlighting how challenging it is to work in a highly innovative environment where constant errors can discourage and frustrate these professionals. Finally, we must highlight that to harmonize two diametrically opposed aspects, management and creativity, it is required that organizational stakeholders act to cover the characteristics of opened and flexible organizational culture, combined with the exercise of a leadership that promotes creativity of their team, achieved from the knowledge of the characteristics and aspirations of the members of their teams.

在創意經濟的時代，創意階級被視為當代驅動經濟成長的引擎。Florida認為一個城市只要能吸引創意階級聚集，就能促進當地的經濟發展，其主張以職業別區分之創意資本較以教育程度區分之人力資本更能夠解釋區域經濟的發展。為驗證此一論點，本文以創意階級為分析對象，針對台灣都市地區進行實證，首先分析台灣地區創意階級之空間聚集程度與創意資本累積情形，進一步探討創意階級群聚、創意資本與傳統人力資本對區域經濟發展之影響效果。本研究發現台灣的創意階級聚集於主要都市地區，而創意階級群聚指標對區域經濟發展之影響效果不如創意資本指標。又創意資本指標比傳統人力資本指標更能夠解釋對區域經濟發展的影響效果。 / In the era of creative economy, the creative class is regarded as the engine of contemporary economic growth. Florida argued that cities and regions that have attracted creative workers subsequently perform better than other cities and regions. He acclaimed that the creative indicators measured by occupation are better than the traditional human capital indicators measured by education explain the regional economic development. To verify this discussion, we develop a model to examine the influence of the cluster of creative class, creative capital and human capital on regional economic development. Across our sample of Taiwan, we find that creative class measures tend to outperform conventional educational measures in accounting for regional development. The expertise in specific area is much more important than diploma. And what people learn should be connected to what people actually do that can be productive and urge the economic engine run.

Limits and opportunities of the Czech cultural diplomacy are analyzed in this master thesis on three different levels. The first one is theoretical, speaking about cultural diplomacy of small states. Both insights from traditional field of international relations and other, less traditional fields are used. The second level is practical, analyzing the situation of Czech Republic as the active part of cultural diplomatic activities. The third part puts the Czech cultural diplomacy in a specific foreign environment, analyzing the limits and opportunities of the Czech cultural diplomacy in Sweden. The chapter presents Swedish cultural values, habits, infrastructure and financing, mentioning the actual position of Czech culture in Sweden. Last chapter seeks to prove, if cultural diplomacy of small states can be efficient, despite limited resources. An extensive survey was conducted, building on a long-lasting project of Czech cultural diplomacy in the Swedish town of Katrineholm.

Temporära användningar och social hållbarhet, är det två begrepp som kan gå hand i hand? Genom denna uppsats, som är en fallstudie av det temporära projektet Pixlapiren, undersöker vi om det är möjligt. Pixlapiren är ett projekt i ett stadsutvecklingsområde i södra Helsingborg som kommer börja bebyggas inom några år. Studien går ut på att undersöka och få en förståelse om hur utvecklarnas perspektiv av Pixlapiren skiljer sig eller är lika från brukarnas upplevelser. Vi ifrågasätter om temporära användningar fungerar i det svenska samhället. Metoderna som används i denna uppsats är dokumentanalys, observation och intervjuer. I den teoretiska bakgrunden presenterar vi begrepp och teorier från den temporära- och sociala hållbarhets diskursen. Arbetsprocess har påverkats av den rådande pandemin, Covid-19. Pixla anses vara en socialt hållbar plats och en givande del i samhället enligt brukarna. Brukarnas idéer och initiativ har utrymme att påverka den framtida planeringen av platsen. Pixlapiren är ett exempel på en välfungerande temporär användning. Samtidigt riktas kritik mot kommunens tjänstepersoner som brister i engagemang för platsens utveckling. Vi argumenterar att vägen till social hållbarhet behöver vara lika hållbar som målet. / Temporary uses and social sustainability, are they two concepts that can go hand in hand? Through this essay, which is a case study of the temporary project Pixlapiren, we investigate if it is possible. Pixlapiren is a project in an urban development area in southern Helsingborg that will start to be built within a few years. The study aims to investigate and gain an understanding of how the developers perspective of Pixlapiren differs or is similar with the experiences of the users. We question whether temporary uses work in the Swedish society. The methods used in this paper are document analysis, observation and interviews. In the theoretical background we present concepts and theories from the temporality and social sustainability discourse. The working process has been influenced by the prevailing pandemic, Covid-19. Pixla is considered to be a socially sustainable place and a rewarding part of society according to the users. The ideas and initiatives of the users have the possibility to affect the future planning of the place. Pixlapiren is an example of a well-functioning temporary use. In the meantime criticism is addressed to the municipality's service personnel who lack commitment to location and development. We argue that the path to social sustainability needs to be as sustainable as the goal.

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In this study I explore the social organization of community gardening in Toronto. I have done this by: exploring (a) the experiences of community garden coordinators hired by non-profit organizations do to improve poor Torontonians’ access to food, and how this work occurs within and is affected by the larger framework of (b) the City of Toronto’s Community Gardens Program. This inquiry was carried out using institutional ethnography, with data collection occurring through open-ended interviews with garden coordinators and the analysis of non-profit and municipal documents. The results of the study are that garden coordinator’s work to improve access to food for poor Torontonians is at odds with the municipal understanding of community gardens and park space existing to attract economic investment to Toronto via “creative professionals.”

In this study I explore the social organization of community gardening in Toronto. I have done this by: exploring (a) the experiences of community garden coordinators hired by non-profit organizations do to improve poor Torontonians’ access to food, and how this work occurs within and is affected by the larger framework of (b) the City of Toronto’s Community Gardens Program. This inquiry was carried out using institutional ethnography, with data collection occurring through open-ended interviews with garden coordinators and the analysis of non-profit and municipal documents. The results of the study are that garden coordinator’s work to improve access to food for poor Torontonians is at odds with the municipal understanding of community gardens and park space existing to attract economic investment to Toronto via “creative professionals.”

dc.contributor.author Kamara, Abu dc.description.abstract The international student population in Canada has increased significantly in the last decade. While we know a lot about the experiences of international students in general, we don’t know a lot about the specific experiences of international students in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Given that universities in the region have identified international student recruitment as part of their internationalization strategies, expanding our knowledge about international students’ experiences in Halifax not only has strong implications for universities, but also for provincial and local governments who see them as potential immigrants. Consequently, key research objectives for this study were to expand our understanding of the personal experiences of international students in Halifax, and to identify gatekeepers whose actions impact the experiences of international students. Two studies were designed using qualitative methodology. Study I investigated the personal experiences of international students in Halifax, Nova Scotia, while the main objective for Study II was to identify gatekeepers in the city whose actions are shaping the contexts of international student experiences. Interviews were conducted with international students from Saint Mary’s University, Mount Saint Vincent University, and Dalhousie University using a semi structured, open-ended interview method. The data was transcribed and coded using grounded theory method. Results from Study I suggest that while international students regularly turn to formal support networks, such as the international student center for immigration and employment related assistance, the majority of students interviewed for this dissertation also expressed strong preference for informal support networks. Specific individuals identified by study participants as belonging to informal support networks included friends, family members, and members of on-and off-campus organizations. Results from Study II suggest that internationalization in Canada is providing new ways for universities to help address local economic and demographic concerns. In sum, results from Study I suggest that international students rely on both formal and informal support networks to address the challenges they are facing in Canada, while findings from Study II suggest that demographic needs, and the expansion of the knowledge economy will continue to push universities to bigger and more central roles in the growth of cities.

In this undergraduate thesis you will venture on a journey through the land of democratic values and urban planning. My research question is stated as: whether or not urban planning can show effects on democratic values and whether or not the municipalities in Sweden takes these possible effects into account when planning their city centres. You will in my theory part of this thesis be able to read about different views on urban planning and on democracy. Famous authors like Robert D. Putnam and Richard Florida will be examined as well as other theorists on democracy and urban planning. To be able to map whether or not urban planning matter I have done a thorough research on two cases of urban planning in two of Sweden’s smallest municipalities. Both of them have fairly recently rebuilt their urban centres and my research will try to show how this new urban planning has influenced the democracy in those regions. This research will show to you that thoughts, that urban planning affects the democracy, actually exist and affect the ones who execute and plan the urban centres in the municipalities. On the question whether or not there exist a correlation between urban planning and a well functioning democracy this research will show that no such link is recognizable and that urban planning, for the two cases, did not matter.

The submitted thesis analyses cultural politics of Prague 7 municipal district, based on a pilot strategical project of culture planning Art District 7 starting in 2016. The study conducts Charles Landry's concept of Creative Cities and its application in the Czech cities; critically evolve Richard Florida's theory about Creative Classes; and understanding of authenticity by Sharon Zukin. The research methodology uncovers, by comparative analysis, implementation of the project Art District 7 in reality and differences of cultural practices of municipality and the actors themselves. Each chapter of the analytical part is a category of critical viewpoint to cultural politics at Prague 7 district. Transformation of cultural actor's politics (a theater, a hall, a cafe) within 2 years long research at Dolní Holešovice is clearly characterized in individual parts named Community, Space and ART. The chapter Community follows gradual change of cultural actor's relationships towards local inhabitants of the Dolní Holešovice district and presents actor's understanding of themselves as a distinct community. Second chapter emphasizes spacial changes on the interior level of the objects as well as the outer ones on the level of street and parter. Third chapter ART presents different understanding of art and...