The Factors Affect Company Performance in Renewable Energy Industry

Authors

  • YINLIN TSAI National Chi Nan University
  • Johnny Tung National Chi Nan University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol5.iss6.748

Keywords:

renewable energy industry, company performance, country specific advantage, firm specific advantage

Abstract

Concerns about global warming and climate change are generating interest in renewable energy measures with the purpose to minimize environmental impact. Promoting renewable energy production becomes indispensable since its represent a tiny fraction of energy consumed. The purpose of this study is to identify the performance determinants are divided in country specific advantages and firm specific advantages. Companies were selected from Bloomberg and filtered due to its information ava ilability from COMPUSTAT to construct a Panel Data structure. The results proved that both country level (shares of renewable and energy consumption) and firm level (market capitalization, employee growth rate and capital intensity) determinants were signi ficant in the renewable energy industry. Through the analysis, it’s possible to realize that return on assets it’s a performance measure with long term results, but unlike it, gross profit margin is variable that demonstrate short term results. We conclude that renewable energy industry has a great potential due to its results performed.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

  • YINLIN TSAI, National Chi Nan University

    Dept. of International Business Studies

  • Johnny Tung, National Chi Nan University

    Dept. of International Business Studies

References

Arthur, J. B.

Effects of Human Resource Systems on Manufacturing Performance and Turnover ”,

Academy of Management Journal, 1994, 37, pp. 670 687. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/256705

Aslani, A. & Mohaghar, A., “Business structure in renewable energy industry: Key areas”, Renewable

and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, 2013, pp. 569 575 .

Baltagi, B. H.

Econometric Analysis of Panel Data Fo u rth edition Wil ey ,

Benli, H.

Potential of renewable energy in electrical energy production and sustainable energy

development of Turkey: Performance and policies , Renewable Energy , Elsevier, 2013, 50, pp. 33 46. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2012.06.051

Boon, F. P., & Dieperink, C.

C., Local civil society b ased renewable energy organisations in the

Netherlands: Exploring the factors that stimulate their emergence and development Energy Policy ,

Elsevier, 2014, 69, pp. 297 307. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.01.046

Chandra, A., & Thompson, E.

Does public infrastructure affect economic activity ? Evidence from the

rural interstate highway system ”, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, 2000,

pp. 457 490.

Chow, C. W., & Stede, W. A. V. D.

The use and usefulness of nonfinancial performance measures ”,

Management Accounting Quaterly, 2006 7 , pp. 1 8.

Delen, D., Kuzey, C., & Uyar, A.

Measuring firm performance using financial ratios: A decision tree

approach ”, Expert Systems with Applications, Elsevier , 2013, 3970 3983.

Dogl, C., & Holtbrugge, D. (2010). Competitive advantage of Germ

an renewable energy firms in Russia:

An empirical study based on Porter's diamond. Journal for East European Management Studies,

, 33 58.

Ekatah, I., Samy, M., Bampton, R., & Halabi, A.

A., 2011. The Relationship Between Corporate Social

Responsibility an d Profitability: The Case of Royal Dutch Shell Plc Corporate Reputation

Review 14.

Endrikat, J., Guenther, E., & Hoppe, H. (2014).

Making sense of conflicting empirical findings: Ameta

analytic review of the relationship between corporate environment al and financial

performance European Management Journal , Elsevier , 2014, pp. 1 17.

Halkos, G. E., & Tzeremes, N. G.

Industry performance evaluation with the use of financial ratios: An

application of bootstrapped DEA Expert Systems with Application s, Elsevier , 2012,

pp. 5872 5880.

Hansen, G. S., & Wenerfelt, B.

Determinants of Firm Performance: The Relative Importance of

Economic and Organizational Factors ”, Strategic Management Journal, 1989, 10, pp. 399 411. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.4250100502

Johnstone, N., Hascic, I., & Popp, D.

Renewable Energy Policies and Technological Innovation:

Evidence Based on Patent Counts , 2008, NBER Working paper No. 13760

Klaassen, G., Miketa, A., Larsen, K., & Sundqvist, T.

The impact of R&D on innovation for wind

energy in Denmark, Germany and t he United Kingdom , Ecological Economics , Elsevier ,

, pp. 227 240.

Locatelli, G., & Mancini, M.

Small medium sized nuclear coal and gas power plant: A probabilistic

analysis of their financial performances and influence of CO2 cost Energy Poli cy , Elsevier, 2010,

, pp. 6360 6374.

Marinova, S., Child, J., & Marinov, M.

The evolution of country and firm specific advantages and

disadvantages in the process of chinese firm internationalization ”, Advances in International

Management, 2011, pp. 1 40.

Miller, S. M., & Noulas, A. G.

The technical efficiency of large bank production Journal of Banking &

Finance Elsevier, 1996.

Moreno, R., Lopez

Bazo, E., & Artis, M. Public infrastructure and the performance of manufacturing

industries: short and long run effects Regional Science and Urban Economics Elsevier, 2002, 32,

pp. 97 121.

Nasreen, S., & Anwar, S.

Causal relationship between trade openness, economic growth and energy

consumption: A panel data analysis of Asian countries Energy Po licy , Elsevier, 2014, 69,

pp. 82 91.

Owen, A. D.

Renewable energy: Externality costs as market barriers , Energy Policy Elsevier 2006,

, pp. 632 642.

Patari, S., Arminen, H., Tuppura, A., & Jantunen, A.

Competitive and responsible? The relationshi p

between corporate social and financial performance in the energy sector ”, Renewable and

Sustainable Energy Reviews , Elsevier , 37, pp. 142 154.

Porter, M. E.

The Competitive Advantage of Nations ”, Harvard Business Review, 1990, pp. 73 91.

P

orter , M. E. Competitive Advantage of Nations: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance ,1998

R

ugman , A. M. & C ollinson , S International Business, Peason Education England, 2012

Strandskov, J.

Sources of competitive advantages and business performance ””, Journal of Business

Economics and Management, 2010, pp. 119 129. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780080561271-7

Teraoui, H., Kaddour, A., Chichti, J., & Rejeb, J. B.

Impacts of Tax Incentives on Corporate Financial

Performance: The Case of the Mechanical and Electrical Industries Sector in Tunisia

International Journal of Economics and Finance, 2011, 3, pp. 117 127.

Vera, I., & Langlois, L.

Energy indicators for sustainable development ””, Energy Elsevier , 2007, 32, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2006.08.006

pp. 875 882.

Weaver, T.

Financial appraisal of operational offshore wind energy projects ”, Renewable and

Sustainable Energy Reviews , Elsevier, 2012, 16, pp. 5110 5120. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2012.05.003

Wee, H.

M., Yang, W. H., Chou, C. W., & Padilan, M. V. Renewable energy supply chains,

performance, application barriers, and strategies for further development Ren ewable and

Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier , 2012, pp. 5451 5465.

Wu, W., We, C., Zhou, C., & Wu, J.

Political connections, tax benefits and firm performance: Evidence

from China ”, J ournal of Account. Public Policy Elsevier, 2011, 31, pp. 277 300. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2011.10.005

Y

e, D., Liu, S., & Kong, D. Do efforts on energy saving enhance firm values? Evidence from China's

stock market ”, Energy Economics , Elsevier, 2013, 40, pp. 360 369. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2013.07.017

Zhang, H., Li, L., Zhou, D., & Zhou, P.

P., Political connections, government subsidies and firm financial

performance: Evidence from renewable energy manufacturing in China Renewable Energy,

Elsevier, 2013, pp. 330 336.

Downloads

Published

2017-06-01

How to Cite

TSAI, Y., & Tung, J. (2017). The Factors Affect Company Performance in Renewable Energy Industry. International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 5(6), 188-204. https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol5.iss6.748