Audretsch posits a systematic and strategic framework to stimulate and guide practitioners, public policy leaders, and other individuals with a mandate to engage in the strategic management of their place in framing and implementing strategies designed to enhance the economic performance of their place. This includes not just public officials but also a much broader spectrum of practitioners, such as chambers of commerce, consulting firms, local activists, city leaders, and concerned citizens, as well as businesses with any kind of link or vested interest to a particular place.