Can the creative class thrive in an uncertainty avoidant society? A discussion of the Québec case
ISBN: 978-1-78635-490-7, eISBN: 978-1-78635-489-1
Publication date: 18 October 2017
Abstract
Since Richard Florida’s book The Rise of the Creative Class published in 2000, our attention has been drawn towards a peculiar characteristic of the cities where such a creative class thrives, and that is tolerance. We intend to explore in this paper whether one can use Hofstede’s “Uncertainty Avoidance” dimension to ponder if societies that are “Uncertainty avoidant” can provide a nurturing soil for a creative class to emerge within their bosom. To discuss this question, we examine the case of the Province of Québec (Canada) and most specifically, that of the city of Montréal, a city that has been dubbed by many observers as a creative city. In other words, our question is can a creative class thrive in a city that is located in an “Uncertainty avoidant” cultural and political unit?
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Citation
Joly, A. (2017), "Can the creative class thrive in an uncertainty avoidant society? A discussion of the Québec case", Chanlat, J.-F. and Özbligin, M.F. (Ed.) Management and Diversity (International Perspectives on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Vol. 4), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 59-85. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2051-233320160000004001
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:Emerald Publishing Limited
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