The Clash of Entrepreneurial Cultures?: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Focusing on Asian and European Ecosystems

This book uncovers the current knowledge on entrepreneurial cultures and the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems between Asia and Europe. Broadening the scope spatially and conceptually, the book discusses the entrepreneurial ecosystems as a system and mediator in their cultural, political, and socio-economic settings in an interdisciplinary approach. This allows a clearer perspective on stakeholders’ interaction, international collaboration and competition, power relations, and political influence. The various chapters in this edited volume cover the peculiarities and differences in Asia, Europe, and Eurasia with the New Silk Road (or Belt and Road Initiative) as the bridging component. The chapters, written for researchers and policy makers interested in Asian-European cooperation, also include discussions on economic systems, globalization, and regionalization, politics, cultures, and digitalization.

Prof. Dr. Harald Pechlaner holds the Chair of Tourism and is head of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Germany). He also heads the ＂Center for Advanced Studies＂ at the European Academy (EURAC research) in Bolzano (Italy) and holds an adjunct research professorship in the School of Management and Marketing, Curtin Business School, Curtin University (Australia), since 2014. Prof. Pechlaner’s research, teaching, and publications focus on destination governance and recovery, leadership and design, entrepreneurship, and global challenges for regions and destinations.

Hannes Thees (M.Sc.) is a Ph.D. student at the Chair of Tourism and Center for Entrepreneurship, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Germany) and Senior Analyst at the German Competence Center for Tourism. His main research topics are the New Silk Road and its local implementation, entrepreneurial ecosystems, destination governance, technological development in tourism, and regional cooperation.

Prof. Dr. Wei Manske-Wang is a professor for International Business and Head of China Center at MCI - The Entrepreneurial University(R) in Austria. She has extensive work experience in both large corporations in China and hidden champions in Europe. The experience on different continents encouraged her to establish the China Center at MCI in May 2021- a bridge between Europe and China for students, academia, industries and society.