The Strategic Management of Place at Work Why, What, How and Where

Global economic forces underpin political and social issues and have real impacts on the quality of life in local communities, cities, states and regions. In the face of potential volatility, leaders in every ‘place’ concern themselves with how they can ensure local economic resiliency for present and future generations. This book argues for the strategic management of places through intentional public policy that brings together stakeholders from the public, private and nonprofit sectors to create an inclusive and sustainable economic path forward. While many economists and political scientists have proposed one-size-fits-all approaches, this book puts forward a more holistic approach, giving local leaders and policymakers the tools to take inventory of their local contexts and providing case study examples of how to craft public policies that create prosperous and sustainable economic conditions.

Chapter 1 The Strategic Management of Places: Applying a Framework to Analyze Local Economies

David B. Audretsch, Erik E. Lehmann, Jonah Otto, Laurenz Weiße and Katharine Wirsching

Part 1: Strategic Management of Places and Economic Development

Chapter 2 Economic Development in an Autonomous Region within a State

Sarah Bömicke, Rawan Khalil, Dina Mertens, Madison Stewart and Laurenz Weiße

Chapter 3 An Analysis for Strategic Locational Management: The Case of Lombardy

Alice Civera, Ian Campbell Gillies, Tadevos Hovhannisyan, Davide Magistrelli and Giacomo Vedovati

Chapter 4 The Economic Performance of Las Vegas - Shaping Culture and

Identity through Economic Policy

Alice Civera, Kaci Craig, Natalie Erdhofer, Erin Larkin, Konstantin P. Leidinger and Alexandra Reichert  

Chapter 5 Strategic Management of Places: The Case of Singapore

Alice Civera, Richard Feldkirchner, Massimo Galvagni Benini and Aharon Gentili

Part 2: Employment, Labor Force and Equality

Chapter 6 Regional Differences in Unemployment - the German Case

Caitlin Helmus, Maira Huizar, David Strobel, Bastian Grossmann and Katharine Wirsching

Chapter 7 Analyzing Youth Unemployment and Brain Drain in Southern Italy

Chapter 8 Skilled Labor Shortages - the Bavarian Case

Aline Elz, Niklas Hübner, Konstantin P. Leidinger, Rediana Mema and Shelby Meredith

Chapter 9 The Gender Pay Gap in France

Cassidy Caudill, Alice Farruggia, Laura Sonnenholzner, Simon Stobbe and Katharine Wirsching

Chapter 10 Population Decline - Detroit's Exodus

and Sara Signorelli

Chapter 11 The Impact of Hosting the World Cup on the Economic Performance

and Labor Conditions of Qatar

Irene Bonapace, Mengfan Chen, Paul Dennerlohr, Stephanie Nikolaus-Kiss, Jonah M. Otto and Yifan Wang

Part 3: Environmental Challenges, Economic Development and the Region

Serena Bertozzi, Julia Camara, Hanna Goßner, Jonah M. Otto and Melanie Zott

Chapter 13 Fracking in Texas - Effects on Economic Development

and Future Outlook

Molly Brodzeller, Konstantin P. Leidinger, Korbinian Lorenz, Francesca Cotti Piccinelli and David Reber

Chapter 14 The Economic Impact of Air Pollution in Beijing

Miranda Anuszkiewicz, Truong Bao Ngoc Tran, Alessandro de Andrade Lausch, Michael Samet Jung, Jonah M. Otto and Natalia Rodriguez

Chapter 15 The Intersection of Environmental Policy, Public Health &

Julia Bauer, Jordan Davis, Camilla Donatello and Jonah M. Otto

Part 4: Strategic Challenges and Outlook for Places

Elena Anillo, Gonca Ari, Jana Hassel, Laura Hilbert, Ariane Sollwedel and Laurenz Weiße

Chapter 17 Taranto - Revitalizing the Energy of a Mediterranean Port City

William Berceville, Alice Civera, Mona Höreth, Federico Pachera, Gianluca Premoli, Ann Ruble and Laurenz Weiße

Chapter 18 Overdependence of Silicon Valley on the Technology Industry

Katherine Elizabeth Armstrong, Laurin Class, Konstantin P. Leidinger, Lucia Martinelli and Laura Schulze

Chapter 19 New York City - The Challenges of the American Dream

Rachel Bellamy, Dimitri Bratelli, Luisa Heusel, Sabri Khalfallah and Katharine Wirsching

Chapter 20 Dubai - A City of Contradictions

Chapter 21 Cape Town – Making Progress Possible. Together?

Luisa Bliesze, Bianca Foronda, Pia Obenauf, Tyler Rogian and Laurenz Weiße

David B. Audretsch is a professor and Ameritech Chair of Economic Development and director of the Institute for Development Strategies at Indiana University (USA). He is editor-in-chief of the Small Business Economics Journal and advises private/nonprofit organizations and institutes, including the World Bank, OECD, EU, UN, and the American Center for Entrepreneurship.

Alice Civera is an assistant professor at the Department of Management Information and Production Engineering at the University of Bergamo (Italy) and visiting researcher at the Chair of Management & Organization at the University of Augsburg (Germany). Her main research interests include the comparison of higher education systems, public policy, and academic entrepreneurship.

Erik E. Lehmann is a professor at the University of Augsburg (Germany) and leads the Chair of Management and Organization. He also holds visiting posts at Indiana University (USA) and the University of Bergamo (Italy). He is the associate editor of the Small Business Economics Journal. He researches linkages between entrepreneurship, higher education, and corporate governance.

Konstantin P. Leidinger is a research and teaching fellow with the Chair of Management and Organization at the University of Augsburg (Germany), where he also works on an entrepreneurial project targeting students and scientific staff. His research interests include entrepreneurial narratives, impact entrepreneurship, and startup foundation.

Jonah M. Otto is a research and teaching fellow with the Chair of Management & Organization at the University of Augsburg (Germany), where he also manages international programs and partnerships. His research interests include the internationalization of higher education, international relations, public policy, and economic development.

Laurenz Weiße is a research and teaching fellow with the Chair of Management and Organization at the University of Augsburg (Germany) and Coordinator of the Global Business Management master degree program. His research interests include entrepreneurship and organizational studies, particularly in the field of corporate governance in religious organizations.

Katharine Wirsching is an assistant professor at the Chair of Management and Organization at the University of Augsburg (Germany) and a senior research fellow at the Institute for Development Strategies at Indiana University (USA). She researches entrepreneurial ecosystems, governance and innovation in family firms, female/immigrant entrepreneurship, and public policy.