An evaluation of Chinese Wind Turbine Manufacturers using the enterprise niche theory

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 725-734

  Zhao, Zhen Yu ^a   Ling, Wen Jun ^a   Zillante, George ^b  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catastrophe theory; China; Enterprise niche; Evaluation; Turbine manufacturer; Wind power

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; MANUFACTURE; SYSTEM THEORY; WIND POWER;

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS; CATASTROPHE THEORY; CHINA; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; EVALUATION; EVALUATION INDEX SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 82355171755     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.08.038     Document Type: Review

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