The role of place branding and image in the development of sectoral clusters: the case of Dubai
Hafeez, Khalid, Foroudi, Pantea 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4000-7023, Keith, Dinnie, Nguyen, Bang and Parahoo, Sanjai K.
(2016)
The role of place branding and image in the development of sectoral clusters: the case of Dubai.
Journal of Brand Management, 23
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pp. 383-402.
ISSN 1350-231X
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(doi:10.1057/bm.2016.18)
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Abstract
This paper contextualizes how place branding and image influence the development of Dubai’s key sectoral clusters, including the key determinants of growth and success under the impression of Porter’s cluster theory. The approach is exploratory and of a qualitative inductive nature. Data was collected through conducting 21 semi-structured interviews with Dubai’s marketing/communication managers and stakeholders. Findings suggest that Dubai’s traditional clusters, namely, trading, tourism and logistics that have strong place branding and image show strong signs of success owing to Dubai’s geographical location (i.e., physical conditions). Among the new clusters, the financial sector is also benefitting from place branding. The results suggest that the success of traditional clusters have a positive spill over effect on the new clusters, in particular on construction and real estate. For policy makers it is worth to note that the recent success of the financial services cluster in Dubai will have positive impact on both, the traditional as well new clusters. The marketing and brand communication managers must consider the correlation and interplay of strength of activities amongst trading, tourism and logistics clusters and its implication while undertaking place branding for clients in their sector.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | First online: 08 July 2016 |
| Research Areas: | A. > Business School |
| Item ID: | 19409 |
| Notes on copyright: | The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/bm.2016.18 |
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| Depositing User: | Pantea Foroudi |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Apr 2016 16:30 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2022 21:45 |
| URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/19409 |
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