Open AccessExogenous or Endogenous? An Integrated Spatial Perspective on Energy Corporates’ Environmental Performance: The Efficiency Mechanisms of Knowledge from Major Cities
Author(s) -
Teng Wang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/295/5/052050
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , business , bridge (graph theory) , industrial organization , efficient energy use , environmental economics , mechanism (biology) , economic geography , economics , engineering , computer science , artificial intelligence , electrical engineering , medicine , philosophy , epistemology
As one of the most concerned topics in environmental protection, the environmental performance of energy firms is extensively studied while little notices the influence of firms’ geo-location and major cities. To bridge this gap, we analyse the efficiency mechanism that links major cities and corporate environmental performance by integrating exogenous and endogenous spatial perspective. We find that through knowledge transfer and conversion, firms close to major cities centers could acquire more CEP knowledge from local stakeholders, and thereby improving environmental performance. The results are discussed along with managerial implications.