DYNAMICS OF MIGRATION TENDENCY OF CREATIVE CLASS IN EMERGING MARKETS: ISTANBUL CASE
Abstract
Since 1970s, rapid development in Information and Communication Technologies has been changing
the production strategies on global scale and finally has led to the era of the “Creative Class” as introduced
by Florida (2002). The powerful actors of the New Economy (Castells, 2000) stand out to be those that have
the ability to adjust to recent innovations and simultaneously revise their investment strategies accordingly.
Therefore, competitiveness of a country, especially with regards to high-tech productions, depends mainly on
the existence of its creative class. Thus, tendency of migration of Creative Class(Florida, 2002) and its
underlying dynamics is one of the key research fields to be investigated. In this study, we analyze the
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migration tendency of 400 individuals that comply with the definition of Creative Class, given demographic
properties and attitudes about work/living place. Our findings highlights the fact that high level of tolerance
and better security standards are also significant factors affecting migration decisions, besides better income
or better living standards.
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Primary Language
Turkish
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Journal Section
Conference Paper
Authors
Publication Date
August 25, 2016
Submission Date
July 31, 2016
Acceptance Date
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Year 1970