Disconnecting European companies and countries? Case studies call for modulating worries about China's Digital Silk Road
by Jean-Marc F. Blanchard; Bas Hooijmaaijers
European J. of International Management (EJIM), Vol. 23, No. 2/3, 2024

Abstract: China's Digital Silk Road (DSR) initiative has raised considerable anxieties in Europe about its potentially adverse implications for the global order, European digital norms and European companies. We focus on the DSR's possible negative ramifications for European firms. A comparative case study of Malaysia, Pakistan, Hungary, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) shows alarmist interpretations are unwarranted. European businesses are quite active in Malaysia and the UAE and somewhat active in Hungary, though the environment seems unfavourable in Pakistan and the situation in these countries differs for different companies. Our contribution goes beyond the empirical. We also present a framework, validated by our cases, which identifies various domestic and international political and economic factors that combine to influence the DSR's implementation, configuration, and implications for the competitive position of European firms. This framework generates a variety of recommendations European companies and governments can follow to ensure the former's continued competitiveness.

Online publication date: Thu, 23-May-2024

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the European J. of International Management (EJIM):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

Username:        Password:          Forgotten your password?

Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com