University of Amsterdam
Creative and Cultural
Industries
The CI/X: Lab is an interdisciplinary research lab that welcomes academics, students, and industry professionals to collaborate on research projects and business initiatives that focus on the creative and cultural industries from a business-science perspective.
Our Mission
To advance knowledge and sustainable practices in entrepreneurship, innovation, and other business disciplines in the highly competitive and dynamic fields of the arts, fashion, design, as well as entertainment industries like music, film, gaming, publishing, and more.

Being Ranked in a Material World: The visual originality of an artwork and its effects on the artist’s canonization
2025

Setting an Example for the “Sharing Economy” Category: The Double-Edged Sword of Exemplars
2025

Kingdom or fandom? YouTube and the changing role of gatekeeping in digital cultural markets
2025

Artificial Intelligence and Entrepreneurship: A Call for Research to Prospect and Establish the Scholarly AI Frontiers
2024

Artists finding galleries: Entrepreneurs gaining legitimacy in the art market
2024

Investments in Nascent Project-Based Enterprises: The interplay between role-congruent reputations and institutional endorsement
2022