Business Environment Factors Research Articles

Ý định làm việc cho các doanh nghiệp giao nhận hàng hoá quốc tế tại TP.HCM của sinh viên khoa Quản trị kinh doanh trường HUFI

The Labor for the logistics industry in general and for international logistics enterprises in particular increases by about 7.5% each year. Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) alone needs about 63,000 workers per year in the period 2021 - 2025, of which more than 8,400 high-quality workers (experts) are needed. However, the reason that hinders the development of the logistics industry, international logistics enterprises in particular is the lack of human resources in both quality and quantity. Research results for students of Faculty of Business Administration (MBA) of University of Food Industry, Ho Chi Minh City (HUFI) show that; Factor Qualification has the strongest impact (with β=0,408); Social and occupational factors (β=0,289); Factors Family and friends (β=0,204) and Business environment factors (β=0,133) both have an influence on the intention to work for international communication enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City of students of Faculty of Business Administration. HUFI. On the basis of practical research, the article has proposed 04 policy implications to enhance the intention to work for logistics enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City of HUFI Faculty of Business Administration students.

Determining the business environmental factor constructs relevant to small and medium-sized enterprises trade credit management

Background: Within the conceptual paradigm that the business environment of South Africa could significantly impact on small and medium-sized enterprises, (SMEs) management of trade credit, the need exists for internal and external business environmental factors to be constructed, in order to understand how SMEs rate these factors.Aim: The research purpose was to identify and construct relevant internal and external business environmental factors and obtain SME ratings for these factors to statistically test the validity and reliability of the measurement instrument.Setting: This study was conducted by administering an online questionnaire.Method: Quantitative research design with purposive sampling as the sampling method, administrated to 10 450 SMEs within South Africa.Results: A descriptive statistical analysis revealed that the highest quality internal and external business environmental components were managerial competencies and ethics, respectively. Factor analysis resulted in the formulation of five internal and six external business environmental factors. In addition, SMEs do not rate internal and external business environmental factors equally. Managerial competencies obtained the highest overall mean score for all business environmental factors, including the highest for internal factors. Small and medium-sized enterprise and debtor ethical performance obtained the highest means score for external factors.Conclusion: The formulation of newly constructed internal and external business environmental factors relevant to SMEs’ management of trade credit.Contribution: As far as can be established, research identifying variables and constructing internal and external business environmental factors relevant to SME management of trade credit has not been conducted in South Africa. The newly formulated internal and external business environmental factors broaden SMEs’ understanding of which business environmental factors are relevant to SMEs’ management of trade credit, including how SMEs rate these factors.

Environmentally responsible behavior: Attitudes of Russian SMEs

The study of barriers and drivers of Russian SMEs’ environmentally responsible behavior is essential, since this business cluster is characterized by low information openness and transparency. The goal of the study was to research attitudes of owners and managers of Russian SMEs of different sizes towards diverse factors of internal and external business environment acting as barriers and drivers of SMEs’ environmentally responsible behavior. In this context, the following research tasks were set: to identify the significance of factors in SMEs’ external and internal environment (drivers and barriers) shaping their commitment to environmentally responsible practices after analyzing a broad range of publications in the corresponding scientific domain; to compare analytical results from reviewing academic publications to findings from the empirical study of Russian SMEs’ views and opinions. The research methods were questionnaire and interviews among representatives of 151 and 20 Russian SMEs respectively. The study revealed that the majority of respondents marked factors of external business environment, first of all, actions of federal and local authorities, as most significant barriers and drivers of environmentally responsible behavior of Russian SMEs of all sizes. They also mentioned “the culture of responsible production and consumption” in this regard. Market conditions (competition, opportunities of concluding contracts within the network of responsible suppliers, etc.) can be ranked second by their significance according to respondents’ answers. Factors of internal business environment (financial, human resources, time resources, etc.) are significantly less often perceived by SMEs’ representatives as drivers and barriers for their organizations’ green business practices. In contrast to other developing market economies, where SMEs include large corporations, business associations and technological, demographic and religion factors, along with governmental activities, into the list of important drivers for environmentally responsible behavior, the priority of authorities’ actions is absolute in the ranks of Russian SMEs in this regard. Employees of micro businesses were different in their estimations of restraints to environmentally responsible behavior, as well as of benefits that their firms may get from environmentally responsible initiatives, than their colleagues from medium-sized companies. The latter group increasingly relies on international organizations’ and UN recommendations, as well as competitors’ adherence to green practices. Research outcomes allow to conclude that if large corporations within Russia consider expansion of cooperation opportunities for responsible suppliers from the SMEs segment, while professional associations and communities boost efforts for increasing their awareness and knowledge of environmentally responsible practices, the degree of Russian SMEs interest to green projects and practices may become considerably higher.

Strategic Factors and Business Environment Potential Causes of Non-Sustainability of Family Business in Semarang and The Surrounding

In order to fulfill the goals and strategic objectives of the company that was founded, every company or corporation is expected to have sustainability in its business, including family companies which are the largest part of the ranks of companies in general. The biggest part of the line of companies because in general companies generally start from family businesses. This research is part of the main research dissertation that aims to examine the Construction of a Theory-Based Family Company Sustainability Model which researchers are currently completing. The theory of Corporate Sustainability is one of the filters and at the same time an inspiration for companies to survive or not on their way. This study uses qualitative research methods to reveal facts and realities about family businesses. With the process of collecting data systematically, validating data by triangulation, data processing to concluding research data based on the relationship between the propositions revealed. The results of this study will present some of the conclusions from the main research based on accurate and relevant data to answer the question of what strategic factors and what business environment factors cause a family business to become unsustainable. So that the research findings become a recommendation on how to anticipate and plan a family business to be more lasting and sustainable.

The Influence of Economic and Technology Factors on Performance Outcomes of Community Pharmacists in Nigeria: A Structural Equation Modeling Study

Community pharmacists, as healthcare providers, operate within local and global business environments. Therefore, they are not immune from the effects of the business environment on practice performance. However, limited empirical research is available to explore these effects. The study proposes an empirical model to investigate the influence of economic and technological factors on the performance domains of community pharmacists in southwestern Nigeria. A cross-sectional study with self-administered questionnaires to 661 randomly selected community pharmacists. Performance measures were operationalized based on theory into 3 domains: operational, economic, and social performance domains. Study hypotheses were tested by applying factor-based structural equation modeling (SEM) using WarpPLS software. Results showed acceptable internal reliability of constructs and fit of the model to the data. Technology, compared to economic factors, had a significant influence on operational performance (β=0.242, p=0.001 vs. β=0.067, p=0.055). At the same time, economic factors had a higher influence on economic performance (β=0.070, p=0.036 vs. β=0.032, p=0.203). Both predictors affected social performance, with economic factors having a relatively stronger impact compared to technological factors. (β=0.095, p=0.007 vs. β=0.069, p=0.037). Community pharmacists should continue to strengthen economic value for their customers while incorporating relevant technology to improve practice outcomes. Macroeconomic policy by governments to enable community pharmacy practice is also recommended. The study recommends that community pharmacists emphasize the relevance of regular performance assessments to identify areas for improvement. This study adds substantial theoretical and methodological value to the existing literature by using SEM to explore the impact of business environmental factors on disaggregated performance measures of community pharmacists. Keywords: Community pharmacists, Economic, Measures, Nigeria, Performance, Technology, Structural equation modeling.

Penyusunan Strategi Alternatif Dengan Pendekatan Triple Layer Business Model Canvas di PT Bando Indonesia

PT Bando Indonesia is a manufacturing company that produces power transmission products and experiencing production capacity problems. The aims of this study are (1) to identify and evaluate the influence of the business environment factors and the current business model at PT Bando Indonesia; (2) to examine alternative business strategies applied by PT Bando Indonesia and; (3) to formulate recommendations and managerial implications based on the new business model. The method in this study uses internal analysis (IFE), external analysis (EFE), SWOT, and triple-layer business model canvas (TLBMC). The results show that the company's strengths are consumer segmentation, marketing, and product quality. The company’s weaknesses are procurement of materials, number of employees, and product development facilities don’t exist. The company's opportunities in their business are the growth of green technology, people's lifestyles, and people's awareness of the environment. The study also shows that the company’s threats are inflation, tax, unstable price of materials, and other resources. There are several alternative strategies generated using a SWOT analysis based on the company's internal and external circumstances The alternative strategies formed influence the improvement of the existing business model in several of its constituent factors. The three factors in TLBMC, economic, environmental, and social, received improvements in several of their building blocks to support alternative corporate strategies that have been formed. Keywords: Bando Indonesia, external analysis (EFE), internal analysis (IFE), SWOT, TLBMC

Business environment as a determinant in the uptake of cyber-physical systems for facilities management – a Delphi study

PurposeIncorporating digital technologies such cyber-physical systems (CPS) for facilities management (FM) functions is fast gaining attention. However, the rudiments for the effective espousal of such an innovative technology for the delivery of FM tasks have not received scholarly attention. In FM, the business environment is a vital component in achieving organisations’ stipulated objectives. Hence, this study aims to assess the influence of business environment factors in the adoption of CPS for FM activities.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative approach was adopted for the study using the Delphi technique. Experts were selected through a well-defined process that involved certain criteria. The opinions of the selected experts were gotten in two iterations that were subjected to analysis using statistics of measure for central tendency, and interquartile deviation to ascertain consensus among the experts, while Mann–Whitney U test was deployed in checking the difference in the views of the experts.FindingsThe results from the study indicated that eight business environment factors were of very high significance in determining the espousal of CPS for FM, while the other eight factors proved to be high significance. Also, there was no significant difference in the opinions of experts from academic institutions and professional practice.Practical implicationsThe findings from the study would provide insight to organisations saddled with FM activities on the prevailing business environment factors that would be influential in adopting a digital technology such as CPS.Originality/valueThe study contributes immensely to the body of knowledge in the quest for digital transformation in FM delivery. It unveils the significant business environment factors that are influential in the drive for incorporating new innovations such as CPS for FM functions.

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FACTORS INFLUENCING THE USE OF CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS FOR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT—A CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS APPROACH

ABSTRACT The 4th industrial revolution (4IR) is transforming the traditional modes of systems delivery to be more effective and efficient. This is leveraged from the application of advanced technological methods which are attributed to sophisticated computational capabilities such as Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs). For facilities management (FM), the business environment features of any organisation play a vital role in attaining its objectives which is a core mandate in delivering the functions of FM. Hence, it is important to assess the business environment factors influencing the use of CPS in the delivery of FM functions. This study was conducted in Gauteng province in South Africa with the use of a structured questionnaire administered to built environment professionals. Collected data were analysed in five stages which include data reliability and validity, descriptive statistics, establishing a difference in groups’ opinion, principal component analysis, and model testing and fit statistics. Findings from the analysis revealed that business environment features were statistically significant in the actualisation of the use of CPS for FM. Conclusively, the findings from the study make both theoretical and practical contributions to the body of knowledge by providing insights that can help equip organisations with the knowledge of business environment factors that are influential in the use of CPS for FM.

THE FACTORS INFLUENCING OPEN INNOVATION ADOPTION

Open innovation which has become popular concept over past two decades creates the tool enabling not only speeder development of innovation but also creation of higher quality innovation. On the other hand, the companies suffer from prejudices towards opening up internal company know-how, technology platforms or company competences to external subjects. The factors hindering the adoption of open innovation refer to both business environment factors and internal company context like firm size, company maturity, company readiness for open innovation (OI) adoption or corporate culture. This study aims to examine the factors that influence open innovation penetration in Germany and the Czech Republic. In addition, it examines potential differences or similarities in the approach to innovation in both countries. The research is based on quantitative questionnaire survey conducted in selected countries. The main findings show that open innovation adoption proceeds in a slower way in the Czech Republic as compared to Germany but other important innovation parameters as success of radically new or significantly improved products and services development, new product and service development time or market acceptance of innovative products and services are executed in rather similar way in both countries.

Drivers for the Internationalization of Nascent Entrepreneurs and New Business Owners in Southeast European Countries

This article investigates drivers for the internationalization of nascent entrepreneurs and new business owners during the age of the digital transformation of Southeast European countries (SEE). Empirical research conducted on a sample of 4,066 international entrepreneurs in seven SEE countries has provided empirical evidence of the impact that individual characteristics, innovation, technology, motivation, perception of national culture, and business environment factors have on early internationalization. Empirical research has been conducted on data derived from The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and The World Bank. The empirical research methodology included a presentation of statistical research using Principal Components Analysis and the Ordinary Logistics Regression method. Results have shown that innovation, new technology, opportunity, and motivation are important drivers for the early internationalization of entrepreneurs in the SEE region. Early-stage entrepreneurs, who use new technology and prefer radical innovations, are more oriented towards foreign markets and customers. Increase-wealth opportunity motivated early-stage entrepreneurs to internationalize more frequently than necessity entrepreneurs, or early-stage entrepreneurs, driven by the motive of independence. Additionally, there is a significant influence from external factors such as GDP per capita, openness, financial development, unemployment, corruption, government effectiveness, rule of law, regulatory quality, political stability, the voice of accountability, economic stability, and institutional factors on the early internationalization of entrepreneurs in the SEE region.

External Factors of Business Environment and Family Business: Theoretical Review

The study examines contemporary theories of the business environment and family entrepreneurship and shows what external effects the business environment has and what impact it can have on family businesses. Theories outlining the main external factors of the business environment and the different aspects of family businesses are highlighted. The business environment theories of Professors Campbell D. J. & Craig T. provide, in our opinion, the most comprehensive insight into the analysis of the external factors of the business environment, while Professors T. Zellwegers, K. E. Gersick and St. R. Covey highlight the various dimensions of the family business and its operational organisation. Our task in this article is to examine these two areas and how they interact and influence each other. The viability of family businesses requires stability and security and is determined by the environment in which the business operates. The external factors of the business environment are mostly those that the company cannot influence and that lead to uncertainty and instability. Early identification of undesirable conditions can help family businesses to respond more quickly. The European Commission's definition of a family business is at odds with that of academics. With this study, we invite you to update the discussion on the modern legal definition of a family business, which is the basis for policy planning documents, ensuring legal protection, assumption or inheritance of liabilities, etc. The results of the study could be significant for researchers dealing with business and economic regularity, as well as for entrepreneurs and professionals whose field of activity is related to business or public administration.

Управлінські рішення в умовах невизначеності міжнародного бізнес-середовища

The article is aimed at developing a methodical approach to assessing the favorability of the business environment in the process of making managerial decisions under conditions of uncertainty. The necessity of making sound managerial decisions when an enterprise carries out international activities is proved. It is noted that from the point of view of studying the conditions of international business activity, the concept of uncertainty characterizes a situation in which there is no reliable information about the possible state and trends in the factors of the business environment of the host country. A thorough analysis of the current state and trends in the transformation of business environment factors in foreign markets contributes to minimizing uncertainty. It is underlined that the use of such common global analytical systems for rating economic processes as the Global Competitiveness Index, the Ease of Doing Business Index and the Index of Countries’ Involvement in International Trade to assess the business environment is currently impossible. The author proposes to use the KOF Globalization Index, the Index of Economic Freedom, the Global Innovation Index, and the Human Development Index, which are the result of global studies of the business environment of countries. The general characteristics of each of the indices are provided, development trends are determined, the five leading countries and Ukraine’s positions are presented according to the results of the published ratings for 2022–2023. To assess the country’s favorability in carrying out international activities in terms of uncertainty and instability of its business environment, an approach to calculating the aggregated indicator based on indicators of the KOF Globalisation Index, the Index of Economic Freedom, the Global Innovation Index, the Human Development Index, combined by the PEST analysis methodology, has been developed. The use of the proposed methodological approach will help to increase the thoroughness of managerial decision-making in the implementation of international activities by the enterprise.

EVALUATING GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA: ATTENDANT RESPONSE TO FRAUD PREVENTION AND RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ERA

Despite the outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic onslaught on global economies that has negatively undermined the financial prowess of major markets in United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Austria, Canada, Spain, Italy, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana et cetera, leading to loss of trillions of US Dollars, the need to uphold responsive financial sustainability among nations and businesses has been largely impaired by the prevalence of fraud, cyber crimes, mismanagement of scarce finance resources and external loan funds, bad leadership and poor oversight. Amid unprecedented increase in job layoffs, salary cuts, expenses cuts, robotic technologies embrace, bonuses suspension, promotions postponements, remote working embrace, price hikes, high inflation rate et cetera which have all culminated into heightened fraud occurrences and consequent fraud losses, fraud risk appear not to be proactively considered a top priority by the government and management of businesses in critical challenging COVID-19 pandemic economic downturn period as this. Deploying a descriptive approach, the study expressly evaluates the threat of COVID-19 pandemic upsurge on public governance and businesses with extant emphasis laid literally on attendant responses to fraud prevention and fraud risk management in Nigeria. Conceptualized schematic frameworks and widely recognized current statistics were utilised and evaluated to maximally envisage reliable response measures to fraud risk factors in the contemporary COVID-19 pandemic business environment in Nigeria. The study concludes by proposing possible actions (way forward) for policies development towards rescuing Nigeria and its business environment from the prevailing unfavourable situations..

PENGARUH FAKTOR LINGKUNGAN BISNIS EKSTERNAL DAN PERENCANAAN STRATEGIK TERHADAP KINERJA PERUSAHAAN

This study aims to determine the influence of external business environmental factors and strategic planning on company performance. This study was conducted with a sample of 30 respondents with this sampling technique is probability sampling from multiple linear regression calculations, obtained Y = 3.302 + 0.564X1 + 0.661X2 The results of this study obtained t test, for variables: External Business Environment Factors (X1) t count (2.505) > t table (2.051831) with a significant value of 0.000 <0.05, meaning that there is a significant influence of External Business Environmental Factors on Company Performance. Meanwhile, for the results of the t-test of Strategic Planning (X2), namely t count (2.690) > t table (2.051831) with a significant level of 0.000 <0.05, meaning that there is a significant effect of Strategic Planning on Company Performance. Based on the calculated F test of 36,489 > Ftable 3.35, which means that simultaneously or together External Business Environmental Factors (X1) and Strategic Planning (X2) have a significant effect on Company Performance.

SUSTAINABILITY AND THE REASONS FOR ITS ADOPTION IN THE COMPANIES

Sustainable development is all around us nowadays. Every day we are poured in with initiatives and information related to sustainable development. The world leaders talk about the green economy, circular economy, green deals, and sustainable development. However, what actually drives the companies to apply sustainable development principles in their business operations? Whether these are the different legislative requirements at the national and international level or the pure economic interest of the companies to earn additional income from their sustainable actions? The present paper highlights the key results of the project "International Business and Sustainable Practices" and attempts to summarize the motivations for the business to be sustainable. The research focuses on the three key dimensions of sustainability (economic, environmental, and social) and the sustainable development practices of internationally operating companies. The main objectives of the study are to identify the major business environment factors influencing the implementation of sustainable practices by companies operating internationally and to analyze the best sustainable development practices. The present study is primarily desk research based on the review of existing literature for developing and promoting the concept of sustainability in everyday business practices. Research papers, projects, and reports of international organisations working for sustainable development are extensively reviewed. The study found that internal environment factors like managers’ attitude, employees, and financial benefits are the key motives for the organisations to apply sustainable development practices in their business operations.

Research on user trust evaluation of social e-commerce platform based on artificial neural network

Due to the problems of poor evaluation accuracy and low evaluation efficiency existing in traditional social e-commerce platform user trust evaluation methods, a social e-commerce platform user trust evaluation method based on artificial neural network is proposed. According to the business factors, environmental factors and social factors, the evaluation system of user trust degree of social e-commerce platform is constructed, so as to build the objective function of user trust degree evaluation index weight calculation of social e-commerce platform. The objective function is optimized by using artificial neural network to obtain the evaluation index weight, and the evaluation model is constructed combined with the calculation results, complete the user trust evaluation of social e-commerce platform. Simulation results show that the proposed method has higher accuracy and shorter evaluation time.

Ecologization of market behavior of consumers and management business strategies

Purpose. To build a theoretical model for ecologization of market behavior of consumers in modern economic conditions and to determine the main types of strategic reaction of enterprises to the ecological factor of business environment. Methodology. Methods of scientific generalization were applied to formulate the conclusions of research, analysis and synthesis to determine, in particular, the structure of ecological needs and interests. Statistical and graphical analysis showed dynamics of the market of ecological goods and consumers preferences. The comparison method was used for characterizing the strategical approaches to understanding the processes of market ecologization, the ecological marketing peculiarities. Findings. Components of the process of ecologization of consumers behavior (needs for security; needs for ecological safety; ecological interests; ecologization of the market demand) are consistently identified and substantiated. Structure of needs for ecological safety and their influence are defined (providing the reproduction of natural resources; safe natural environment; safe goods). The first two groups of needs form interests in ecological conditions of management, the third one in ecological properties of goods. Factors of ecological interests were divided into two groups endogenous and exogenous. Two possible strategic management approaches (adaptive and expansionary) to respond to the ecologization of consumers behavior are highlighted. Peculiarities of positioning, segmentation, communication and pricing policy of enterprises focused on the business use of trend of ecologization of market behavior of consumers are considered. Originality. A theoretical model for ecologization of market behavior of consumers in modern conditions was created on the basis of using the system approach. There was given further development to definition of such concepts as: needs for ecological safety; ecological interests of market agents-consumers; ecologization of demand; ecological goods. Definitions of factors influencing the consumers interests in ecological properties of goods were improved due to their dividing into endogenous and exogenous groups with further structuring. Two possible practical strategic management approaches (adaptive and expansionary) to reacting to ecologization of demand were substantiated. Peculiarities of components of ecological marketing were determined. Practical value. Results of the research can be used by managers for raising the level of analytical work as to taking into account the ecological component of business environment, consumers behavior and improvement of marketing strategies of enterprises.

DEMERGER, A PANACEA FOR CORPORATE PROBLEMS - A CASE STUDY ON CROMPTON GREAVES LIMITED

The research study focuses on the impact of demerger on the financial performance of Crompton Greaves Limited , now named as C G Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. Various business environmental factors such as technological, political, social and competition which are internal and external to the corporate entities affect the business organization. These create threats as well as opportunities. In order to overcome various threats and to capitalize opportunities, the corporate entities resort to corporate restructuring. Demerger is one such form of corporate restructuring with the help of which, the company can separate its loss making division and can improve its overall performance. In this study, various statistical and financial tools such as, paired t- test , and financial ratios like, return on net worth/ equity, return on assets and asset turnover ratio are employed. The study concluded that, the demerger had no significant impact on return on net worth/ equity and return on assets but in case of asset turnover ratio, reverse was the situation.

Corporate entrepreneurship and leadership theories: conceptual review

PurposeThis study aims to intersect corporate entrepreneurship (CE) as a construct with two leadership theories, agile leadership management (ALM) and complexity leadership theory (CLT), to develop further a conceptual model representing the relationship through scientific review and bibliometric analysis. The said leadership styles discussed here are essential for CE to grow, and therefore, this study aims to contribute to a firm’s survival in the circular economy.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis as research design. A total of 74 studies were included from the Scopus database in this review based on a specific inclusion–exclusion criterion and were analysed using VOS Viewer and MS-Excel.FindingsThis research found that agile leadership and complexity leadership framework contributed positively to the generation and promotion of CE in firms and created a conceptual model for the same. Also, a complementary bibliometric and keyword analysis of the included studies is presented.Research limitations/implicationsThe study’s primary limitation lies in the limited number of studies included in the review. Also, the conceptual model proposed is subject to further empirical testing; moreover, both ALM and CLT impact CE and other business environment factors that can guide future research.Practical implicationsThis study gives insights into the significance of CE and leadership style through a systematic literature review in designing the conceptual model. This research will be a significant contribution to leadership and entrepreneurship. This research can guide many leadership styles in developing strategies for a sustainable organization model by boosting CE to tackle economic challenges such as a circular economy.Social implicationsThis study conceptual model can be used for developing a sustainable organizational model using leadership as a mediating factor to survive in a continuous changing environment.Originality/valueThe two leadership styles included in this study are relatively new, and research has been on the boom for the past decade. There has been little research on the interplay of these leadership styles on CE.

Enterprises’ energy-saving capability: Empirical study from a dynamic capability perspective

As major energy consumers, enterprises play an important role in saving energy. Based on dynamic capability theory, this study proposes the concept of enterprise energy-saving capability and identifies its three dimensions: sensing energy-saving opportunities, seizing energy-saving opportunities, and reconfiguring resources. The factors affecting energy-saving capability are explored as well. This study also explores the effect of energy-saving capability on enterprises' competitive advantage and considers the moderating role of the business environmental factors. Data are collected using questionnaire surveys, and partial least squares method is used for analysis. The results show that slack resources, absorptive capacity, command-and-control instruments, and normative pressure positively affect enterprises’ energy-saving capability. Incentive instruments and mimetic pressure have no significant effect. In addition, environmental competitiveness positively moderates the relationship between energy-saving capability and competitive advantage.