How is direct involvement of stakeholders incorporated into project design and evaluation?
A single project does not have to perfectly address all of these criteria. However, to be a valid test of Strategic Management principles, each project should be designed to provide data for the four core competencies at a minimum. The six project-related criteria are fairly conventional and serve as guidelines for project evaluation. It is expected that most of them will be addressed as part of on-going project evaluation. Each local project may also apply criteria unique to its own situation, and which will further inform Strategic Management approaches. Return to top of Employment Cluster Concept Potential Themes for the Case Bank Understanding the needs and abilities of the labor force or of business is only part of the problem. Cities must also deliver a needed service that improves a life or makes a business operate more efficiently. The fact is, many issues facing our cluster cities can be “solved” only in the long term, whereas the need for better job development is a pressing
