It is with great pleasure that we announce the publication of a new book by Andrew Taylor, TEE Managing Director and MBA Programme Director. The book, entitled “Re-constructing the Global Network Economy: Building Pathways to Resilience in Local Economies” published by Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group UK), explores the process of building more resilience into socio-economic networks within local communities. Understanding the relationships between attachment to place, complex systems and patterns of knowledge creation is not straightforward, but these relationships are emerging as the challenges that we face in bridging the gap between the social worlds we inhabit and an emerging digital world.
The book launch will take place on the 5th of May, at 7 pm. Participation is based on invitation. Those interested in taking part in the event, we invite you to write an email to
Content of the book
This book is a bottom up, case study driven, follow up to the previous book - People, Place & Global Order. With two case studies from Romania and two from the US (two cities, one microbrewery and one NGO), it offers practical global insights into the role of entrepreneurs, universities, public institutions and citizens in developing relational capital, that when attached to a specific place becomes rooted as locational capital. As such, the book examines numerous models of local and regional development, identifying, in the case studies, what seems to work and what doesn't, through the lens of networked digital disruption. In the end, the book is designed to provide an informed guide for anyone interested in enabling the place that they call home to thrive in a networked world.
The book is divided into five main chapters:
- The Old and The New: Regional Development and Transformational Entrepreneurship
- Stewardship & Resilience in Networked Spaces
- A Fork in the Road - Exploring Space, Place and Method
- Zooming from Somewhere to Anywhere: Case Studies
- Pioneering Stewardship - Thriving in a Networked World
Who are the authors
Andrew Taylor has more than 20 years of business experience across Europe, North America & Asia, as a head-hunter, management consultant, interim HR Director and learning facilitator. He was a business school lecturer on modules like HR Management, Leadership & Organisational Change, Complexity & Network Thinking, and Research Methods at MBA level for the Hull University and Staffordshire University. Andrew has a Ph.D. from the University of Cardiff, UK.
Adam Bronstone holds a doctorate from the University of Hull in Britain, with a specialization in International Relations. He has written several books with respect to transatlantic issues including political economics and security. His research interests are international trade and international relations; Institutional and political-economic development of the European Union; European-U.S. financial developments and governmental trade disputes; Theories of International Relations
Contributing to the aforementioned case studies in the fourth chapter - Zooming from Somewhere to Anywhere: Case Studies, we have some important figures from the business, academia and public institution here in Cluj-Napoca:
- Andrei Mocan has over 14 years of experience in one of Cluj’s most prominent IT figures - Endava and one of the fastest growing organisations listed on the NYSE. He is specialised in IT Software & Services. He holds a PhD in International Affairs & Economics.
- Emilia Botezan has over 14 years of experience in Cluj-Napoca City Hall. Since 2007, she heads the External and Investor Relations Office.
- Mihaiță Lupu has developed and participated in a series of development projects that integrate information technology, change management psychology, networking, training and mentoring in pioneering innovative social venture capital initiatives.
- Mihaela Luțaș has a very rich experience in academia, having been both a Vice Dean and Vice Chancellor for the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FSEGA) Cluj-Napoca.
- Shajjad Rizvi is the Honorary Prosperity Consul at the British Embassy in Bucharest, the Chair of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award in Romania, and founding member of Youth Cancer Europe and The Little People Romania.
- Tiberiu Moisa has contributed to Banca Transilvania’s business story for 20 years, entrusted with entrepreneurs – medium, small and large clients.
- Wouter Reijers is the Honorary Consul of The Kingdom of the Netherlands in Cluj Napoca, an experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the management consulting industry.