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Leadership in, of, and for smart cities – case studies from Europe, America, and Australia

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  • Alessandro Sancino
  • Lorraine Hudson

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This paper analyses leadership in, of, and for smart cities. Using a multi-case study research design and Mode 2 research (based upon collaboration between a scholar and a practitioner), we explore smart city initiatives in Europe (Amsterdam, Bristol, and Milton Keynes), North and South America (Chicago and Curitiba), and Australia (Melbourne). We undertake a comparative analysis which looks at leadership through six lenses: place, purpose, person, position, process, and performance. From our analysis four modes of smart city leadership emerge: smart cities as digital government, smart cities as digital driver for economic growth, smart cities as an open platform for digital socio-political innovation, and smart cities as an open platform for digital economy.

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  • Alessandro Sancino & Lorraine Hudson, 2020. "Leadership in, of, and for smart cities – case studies from Europe, America, and Australia," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(5), pages 701-725, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpxmxx:v:22:y:2020:i:5:p:701-725
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2020.1718189
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    1. Demokaan Demirel, 2023. "The Impact of Managing Diversity on Building the Smart City A Comparison of Smart City Strategies: Cases From Europe, America, and Asia," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(3), pages 21582440231, July.
    2. Mora, Luca & Gerli, Paolo & Ardito, Lorenzo & Messeni Petruzzelli, Antonio, 2023. "Smart city governance from an innovation management perspective: Theoretical framing, review of current practices, and future research agenda," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 123(C).
    3. Karimikia, Hadi & Bradshaw, Robert & Singh, Harminder & Ojo, Adegboyega & Donnellan, Brian & Guerin, Michael, 2022. "An emergent taxonomy of boundary spanning in the smart city context – The case of smart Dublin," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 185(C).
    4. De Jong, Martin & Joss, Simon & Taeihagh, Araz, 2024. "Smart cities as spatial manifestations of 21st century capitalism," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 202(C).
    5. Paolo Esposito & Paolo Ricci & Alessandro Sancino, 2021. "Leading for social change: Waste management in the place of social (ir)responsibility," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 28(2), pages 667-674, March.
    6. Giuseppe Grossi & Olga Welinder, 2024. "Smart cities at the intersection of public governance paradigms for sustainability," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 61(10), pages 2011-2023, August.
    7. Marchesani, Filippo & Ceci, Federica, 2025. "A quadruple helix view on smart city: Exploring the effect of internal and external open innovation on public services digitalization," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 139(C).

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