The role of organisational capacity in the knowledge-based transformation of Brisbane, Australia

摘要: Purpose - The cumulative impacts of the knowledge economy together with emerging dominance knowledge-intensive sectors, have led to an unprecedented period socio-economic and spatial restructuring. As a result, paradigm knowledge-based urban development (KBUD) has emerged as strategy guide economic transformation (Knight, 1995; Yigitcanlar, 2007). Notwithstanding widespread government commitment financial investment, in many cases providing enabling circumstances for KUBUD proven complicated task institutional barriers remain. Researchers practitioners advocate that way organisations work their relationships, policies programs, will significant impact on regions capacity achieve KBUD (Savitch, 1998; Savitch Kantor, 2002; Keast Mandell, 2009). In this context, building organisational is critical achieving change bring all key actors sources, successful development, adoption, implementation city (Yigitcanlar, Design/methodology/approach There growing need determine complex inter-institutional arrangements intra-organisational interactions required advance within economy. order design capacity-building strategies, associated attributes good must first be identified. paper, its appraisal scrutinises Brisbane. part discussion case study findings, paper describes policies, programs funding streams, which are supporting region. Originality/value consideration there been limited investigation into lineaments provide KBUD, broad aim discover some attributes, achieved through Practical implications It anticipated findings contribute moving intra-organisaational beyond position rhetoric.