Green competitiveness research on Chinese automotive enterprises
Abstbract: More and more
executives of automobileindustry in China start to recognize the concept of
green competitiveness recently. However, relatively less research attention has
been devoted to the consideration of measurement. This paper aims to find
empirical approach to quantify green competitiveness for automotive
enterprises. The connotation of green competitiveness is explored and one suite
of evaluation index system has been proposed with four dimensions including
environmental, resource, capability and knowledge.
Design/methodology/approach: By introducing the factor analysis method,
green competitiveness has been measured through an empirical analysis of 24
automotive enterprises within China.
Findings: The results indicate that those elements, such as enterprise
resource possession and utilization; environment, responsibility and knowledge;
profitability; management efficiency, have significant effect on the green
competitiveness for automotive enterprises. The further analysis also unveils
the advantages and disadvantages of green competitiveness for each company and
the direction for improvement.
Research limitations/implications: Guide regulators and managers of
automobile industry to take some measures to enhance their green competitive
advantage.
Practical implications: Provide practical methods to measure green
competitiveness for automotive enterprises.
Originality/value: This paper proposes an evaluation index system of
green competitiveness for automotive enterprises. The suggestions of our
research will be beneficial to enterprise executives and industry regulators.
Author: Yuanhui Li
Journal Code: jptindustrigg140058
