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HOW DOES SOCIAL IMPACT INFLUENCE CULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP? AN EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY TO UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL OF THE 2030 AGENDA THROUGH DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
No full textPurpose. This study examines the adoption of digital tools for data visualisation in evaluating the social impact within cultural and creative industries, focusing on their alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Design/methodology/approach. Through the adoption of an action-research framework, this study combines qualitative and quantitative approaches. It includes a single-case study rigorously analysed over 24 months, employing interviews and triangulation of data sources to thoroughly assess social impact metrics.
Findings. The study presents a detailed phased framework for implementing effective social impact evaluation systems within the cultural and creative industries, guided by the Theory of Change. It demonstrates that digital tools for data visualisation, particularly Business Intelligence systems, enhance data collection and analysis, thereby facilitating improved decision-making and communication of social impact.
Practical and Social Implications. The study underscores the practical implementation of a Business Intelligence-driven framework, proposing it as a best practice for cultural organisations aiming to demonstrate their social impact sustainably. This framework fosters cultural and creative industries aligning their activities with the Sustainable Development Goals by offering a clear methodology for measuring and reporting these impacts. Additionally, the significance of digital tools for data visualisation in enhancing the transparency and efficiency of social impact assessments in the cultural sector is highlighted. By presenting a model adoptable by other entities, the study proposes a pathway for enhancing societal outcomes through cultural activities, thereby expanding the potential for systemic change in the perception and valuation of cultural impacts.
Originality of the study. This research provides original insights into the application of digital technologies for evaluating social impacts within cultural and creative industries. By integrating the Theory of Change with digital Business Intelligence tools, the study introduces a novel approach to operationalising Sustainable Development Goals in the cultural sector, thereby enhancing the precision and reliability of impact assessments
How does the educational background of cultural and creative organization founders influence intellectual capital and business models? : Evidence from the archaeological field
No full textPurpose: This work investigates how the educational background of founders of cultural and creative organizations affects the relationship between intellectual capital and business models.
Design/methodology/approach: A narrative literature review revealed a lack of studies in arts and humanities focusing on the relationship between intellectual capital and business models. The empirical investigation involved three case studies of three SMEs operating in the archaeological field, demonstrating that educational background significantly influences these relationships.
Findings: The analysis identifies four key factors: creativity, network relationships, cross-disciplinary competencies, and adaptability to new technologies. Firstly, creativity serves as a driving force in the early stages of a start-up. Secondly, strong network relationships can provide access to external knowledge and resources, enhancing key assets. Thirdly, collaboration with partners enables organizations to adapt to evolving conditions, such as technological advancements, impacting both human and structural capital. Lastly, cross-disciplinary competencies allow for a multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving, fostering internal skill development. The findings suggest that educational background equips SMEs founders with the tools to create a compelling value proposition by leveraging cultural and creative organizations intellectual capital.
Practical and social implications: Higher education institutions can encourage entrepreneurship by involving students in knowledge-transfer projects, like academic spin-offs.
Originality of the study: The study provides insights into four directions associated with the effects of cultural and creative organizations founders educational background on the relationships between intellectual capital and business model
Circular economy in the tourism industry: mapping drivers and barriers through a systematic literature review
No full textPurpose. This study explores how the Circular Economy (CE) is conceptualized and implemented in the tourism sector, a service industry still marginally addressed in academic research on circular transitions.
Design/methodology/approach. Through a systematic literature review and qualitative content analysis of 64 journal articles, the paper identifies drivers and barriers that influence the CE adoption. These factors are classified into three dimensions: governance, stakeholder relations, and innovation.
Findings. While innovation and stakeholder relations are widely discussed in the literature, governance is significantly underexplored. Moreover, only few studies adopt a comprehensive perspective that integrates all three dimensions.
Practical and social implications. From a managerial standpoint, the study provides insights for aligning internal capabilities with external enablers, especially for SMEs.
Originality of the study. The paper offers an analytical lens for understanding CE practices in service-based industries and stresses the need for more holistic approaches
Descortesía descarnada, insultos y amenazas con perspectiva de género: estudio lingüístico y pragmático de corpus mediante herramientas jurídicas
No full textThe following article explores the intersection of linguistics and gender studies, focusing on threats and insults as conflictual speech acts categorized under bald on record impoliteness, a form of impoliteness where the speaker intentionally harms the recipient’s face to denigrate and damage them. In the analysis section, a quantitative method was employed to analyse thirty-five criminal sentences involving gender-based violence, specifically those containing insults and threats directed at women. The analysis examines the collocations, frequency, taxonomy of insults and threats, their pragmatic effects, and perlocutionary force
“From the Top of Newgate to the Bottom”: An Album of Victorian Murderers
No full textThe next two articles are part of a broader research trajectory on Victorian murderers. The essays by Joseph Crawford and Carolyn Oulton present an excellent introduction to the topic. The Victorian period provides an unforgettable gallery of magnificent murderers. From the Newgate Novel tradition at the beginning of the century, through De Quincey’s aesthetic musings on the fine art of murder, to Arthur Machen’s decadent impostors/assassins at the end of the century, ingenious killers have been represented on stage, in song and ballads, all the various forms of material culture and, of course, literature and the popular press. Further contributions will follow, with the aim of reconstructing a multimedia map of the archipelagic narrative of murder across the nineteenth-century.The next two articles are part of a broader research trajectory on Victorian murderers. The essays by Joseph Crawford and Carolyn Oulton present an excellent introduction to the topic. The Victorian period provides an unforgettable gallery of magnificent murderers. From the Newgate Novel tradition at the beginning of the century, through De Quincey’s aesthetic musings on the fine art of murder, to Arthur Machen’s decadent impostors/assassins at the end of the century, ingenious killers have been represented on stage, in song and ballads, all the various forms of material culture and, of course, literature and the popular press. Further contributions will follow, with the aim of reconstructing a multimedia map of the archipelagic narrative of murder across the nineteenth-century
Gramsci e "La Voce": Colmare il divario tra “il sociale” e “il politico” nel fallito referendum australiano del 2023 sulla rappresentanza indigena
Full text linkOn 14 October 2023, Australians voted down a referendum proposal that would have acknowledged the place of Indigenous Peoples as First Peoples in the Australian Constitution, and which would have provided Indigenous Peoples with a “Voice” to the Australian Parliament. While some commentators chose to label the defeat as proof of Australia’s inherent racism, in this article we argue the failure of the referendum on the Voice was ultimately a lost opportunity for the Australian government which organised the vote but then refused to provide the moral and intellectual leadership to educate the public as to exactly why the Voice was required. As such it failed to demonstrate the leadership required of an stato integrale (integral state), in particular its educative functions. In this article we first outline the origins and evolution of the Voice referendum proposal before then explaining our methodology, method and positionality in writing about this topic. Thirdly, we subject the central texts of the referendum to a Gramscian analysis before finally we detail the referendum result and position the vote within Australia’s changing demographic structure. Throughout the article, we argue a Gramscian analysis of the Voice referendum demonstrates the reality of a gap between what we describe as the social (the people) and the political (the state), one that is more complex than accusations of racism.Il 14 ottobre 2023, gli australiani hanno respinto una proposta di referendum che avrebbe riconosciuto il ruolo dei popoli indigeni come abitanti originari nella Costituzione australiana e che avrebbe fornito ai popoli indigeni una "voce" al Parlamento australiano. Mentre alcuni commentatori hanno scelto di etichettare la sconfitta come prova del razzismo intrinseco dell\u27Australia, in questo articolo sosteniamo che il fallimento del referendum sulla Voce è stata in definitiva un\u27occasione persa per il governo australiano che ha organizzato il voto ma poi si è rifiutato di fornire la leadership morale e intellettuale per educare il pubblico sul motivo esatto per cui la Voce era necessaria. In quanto tale, non è riuscito a dimostrare la leadership richiesta da uno stato integrale, in particolare le sue funzioni educative. In questo articolo delineiamo innanzitutto le origini e l\u27evoluzione della proposta di referendum sulla Voce prima di spiegare la nostra metodologia, il nostro metodo e la nostra posizione nello scrivere su questo argomento. In terzo luogo, sottoponiamo i testi centrali del referendum a un\u27analisi gramsciana prima di dettagliare infine il risultato del referendum e posizionare il voto all\u27interno della mutevole struttura demografica dell\u27Australia. In tutto l\u27articolo sosteniamo che un\u27analisi gramsciana del referendum sulla Voce dimostra la realtà di un divario tra ciò che descriviamo come sociale (il popolo) e politico (lo Stato), un divario che è più complesso delle accuse di razzismo
«Deseo de plenitud» y límites del discurso. Una lectura di Hegemony and Socialist Strategy a la luz de la teoría de la traducibilidad.
No full textThis article aims to develop a confrontation between the post-foundational proposal of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe in Hegemony and Socialist Strategy, and the reflections prompted by Gramsci\u27s treatment of the question of metaphor and his development of a theory of translatability. To this end, we defend two theses. Firstly, that the post-Marxist framework constitutes a successful translation of the anti-economicist problematic into the coordinates of a post-structuralist philosophy. Secondly, that the remainder of this translation lies in the post-Marxist framework\u27s incapacity to incorporate Gramsci\u27s theory of translatability, a fact from which the analytical limits of its formalism derive.El presente artículo se propone desarrollar una comparativa entre la propuesta posfundacional de Ernesto Laclau y Chantal Mouffe en Hegemonía y estrategia socialista, y las reflexiones propiciadas por el tratamiento gramsciano de la cuestión de la metáfora y su desarrollo de una teoría de la traducibilidad. Para ello, defendemos dos tesis. En primer lugar, que el esquema posmarxista constituye una traducción lograda de la problemática antieconomicista en las coordenadas de una filosofía post-estructuralista. En segundo lugar, que el resto inherente a dicha traducción se halla en la incapacidad del esquema posmarxista para incorporar la teoría gramsciana de la traducibilidad, hecho del que se derivan los límites analíticos de su formalismo