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How Does a Public Policy Fail?: Creative City Policy and the Tensional Space of Artist-led Organizations

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How Does a Public Policy Fail? Creative City Policy and the Tensional Space of Artist-led Organizations. / Prescott, Rebecca; Fan, Ziyun; Elsahn, Ziad et al.
Spaces for Creativity and Innovation Within and Across Organizational Boundaries. ed. / Amalya L. Oliver; Jörg Sydow; Patrick Cohendet. Emerald Publishing Limited, 2025. p. 271-292 (Research in the Sociology of Organizations).

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Prescott, R, Fan, Z, Elsahn, Z & Mordue, T 2025, How Does a Public Policy Fail? Creative City Policy and the Tensional Space of Artist-led Organizations. in AL Oliver, J Sydow & P Cohendet (eds), Spaces for Creativity and Innovation Within and Across Organizational Boundaries. Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 271-292. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20250000091027

APA

Prescott, R., Fan, Z., Elsahn, Z., & Mordue, T. (2025). How Does a Public Policy Fail? Creative City Policy and the Tensional Space of Artist-led Organizations. In A. L. Oliver, J. Sydow, & P. Cohendet (Eds.), Spaces for Creativity and Innovation Within and Across Organizational Boundaries (pp. 271-292). (Research in the Sociology of Organizations). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20250000091027

Vancouver

Prescott R, Fan Z, Elsahn Z, Mordue T. How Does a Public Policy Fail? Creative City Policy and the Tensional Space of Artist-led Organizations. In Oliver AL, Sydow J, Cohendet P, editors, Spaces for Creativity and Innovation Within and Across Organizational Boundaries. Emerald Publishing Limited. 2025. p. 271-292. (Research in the Sociology of Organizations). doi: 10.1108/S0733-558X20250000091027

Author

Prescott, Rebecca ; Fan, Ziyun ; Elsahn, Ziad et al. / How Does a Public Policy Fail? Creative City Policy and the Tensional Space of Artist-led Organizations. Spaces for Creativity and Innovation Within and Across Organizational Boundaries. editor / Amalya L. Oliver ; Jörg Sydow ; Patrick Cohendet. Emerald Publishing Limited, 2025. pp. 271-292 (Research in the Sociology of Organizations).

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