Interactions and Influencing Factors Between Enterprise Resilience and Digital Economy: Evidence from Jiangsu Province, China

ABSTRACT This study analyzes the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of the coupling of enterprise resilience and digital economy in Jiangsu Province, China, using the modified Ellison–Glaeser index, coupling coordination degree, and the Tobit regression model. The internal mechanism of coupling is discussed from the aspects of human capital, research and development (R&D) investment, industrial cooperation, economic foundation, foreign capital support, and structural rationalization. The study found that enterprise resilience and the complementarity of the digital economy reflect a gradual collaborative and orderly upgrading process in Jiangsu Province. The spatial linkage pattern is significant, showing an imbalanced and polarized pattern of the synergy being low in the north and high in the south. With respect to the industry sector, the coupling between the enterprise resilience of the tertiary industry and the digital economy is more significant compared to other industries. Furthermore, the absolute difference of the coupling has increased between cities, the interaction between systems has not yet reached the ideal state of cooperation, and a benign interactive model has not yet formed. R&D investment, industrial collaboration, economic foundation, and industrial structure rationalization play a significant role in coupling, while human capital, foreign investment, and industrial structure rationalization show a lag in coupling progress.