The MCI China Center is dedicated to fostering interoperability and learning on both the Asian and European continents, as well as linking exchanges between the two regions.

Prof. Wei Manske-Wang, who is also the head of the MCI China Center, collaborated with two German researchers of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KU), Prof. Harald Pechlaner and Hannes Thees, to edit an exciting book titled "The Clash of Entrepreneurial Cultures?" perspectives from a variety of disciplines, with an emphasis on the ecosystems of Asia and Europe.

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.

This new book makes a valuable contribution to the dialogues for understanding differences in the entrepreneurial ecosystem between Europe and Asia. The eBook is already available for all MCI affiliates via MCI eLibrary.