Strategic mapping of cultural and creative industries. The case of the Veneto region

Abstract

Issue and Argument: What are the real and potential boundaries of cultural enterprise? How can we restore economic value and, at the same time, cultural value through the definition of a sector that seems to have no fixed borders? This paper intends to open up a reflection on the boundaries of the cultural industry, the nature of the chosen business and how the sector can become the hub in the dynamics of local development, innovation and competitiveness within the territory of reference. The concentric circles model will be the basis for a strategic mapping of the cultural and creative sector, realized starting from the funding calls for the sector in the Italian Veneto region. The Throsby’s model is derived from the principle that cultural content is free from incorporating creative ideas into the production of goods, and that such ideas arise from the primary arts (music, theatre, dance, visual arts and literature). These make up the heart of the cultural industries, while the surrounding circles represent the ideas and influences that these creative activities radiate. The results of the strategic mapping will be put into dialogue with a new idea of entrepreneurship, which in part excludes the Core creative arts, i.e. the primary arts.

Keywords:

• Cultural and creative industries
• mapping
• management of art
• text mining
• entrepreneurship
• competitiveness

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes

1 The research was carried out within the MACLab (Laboratory for the Management of Arts and Cultures) in the Management Department of Ca ‘Foscari University of Venice and funded by the Veneto Region. The preliminary analysis was edited by Dr. Juliana Bernhofer.

2 Used to verify the existence of a correlation and therefore a link between several variables.

3 The R² (goodness-of-fit index of a statistical model) is only 0.08.

4 In this case, the R² is equal to 0.52.

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Notes on contributors

Silvia Cacciatore

Silvia Cacciatore is a Research Fellow in Ca’ Foscari University and deals with issues related to the economy and management of culture.

Fabrizio Panozzo

Fabrizio Panozzo is Associate Professor in the Department of Management at Ca’ Foscari University and a member of the MACLab (Laboratory for the Management of Arts and Cultures), which he chaired from 2013 to 2016.