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Rivalry in the Solar Panel Industry
The solar panel industry has experienced considerable growth in the recent past given the problem of global climate change, which has necessitated the need for alternative sources of energy. According to recent reports, this industry has experienced as annual growth rate of approximately 78% between 2006 and 2011. Moreover, the market value of this sector increased to $11.5 billion from $8.6 billion between 2011 and 2012 (Pritchard, n.d.). Given this recent growth, it is estimated that the solar panel industry will experience approximately 35% increase in electricity produced by this source of energy. Currently, solar panel industry is the rapid growing source of energy across the world as evidence in the increased installations of solar capacity since 2010.
The growth of the solar panel industry has also been characterized by increased competition between companies. Business organizations in this industry are increasingly developing and utilizing strategic plans to invest huge amounts of capital in solar electric power generation. The increased competition is attributed to the fact that the solar panel sector is the fastest growing industry across the globe. However, the competitive environment in this industry is influenced by various factors that determine profit potential including suppliers and buyers' bargaining power, threat of substitutes, and threat of new entrants.
These factors form the basis of the conceptual model of this study that seeks to examining rivalry among existing competitors in the solar panel industry. The conceptual has been developed on the premise that each of these factors plays a crucial role in shaping the competitive...
These competitive forces have significant impact on the profit potential of large companies in the industry while they generate intense rivalry among small companies that lack a certain niche in the market or environment.
Bargaining power of suppliers
Bargaining power of buyers
Threat of new entrants
Threat of substitutes
Rivalry among competitors in the industry
Purpose of Study, Research Question and Sub-questions
The main goal of this study to examine how bargaining power of suppliers and buyers, threat of new entrants, and threat of substitutes influence rivalry among competitors in the solar panel industry. In this case, the researcher seeks to highlight how these factors play a crucial role in the rapid development and growth of the industry in relation to their effect on large and small companies in the solar panel business segment. Therefore, the study will contribute to a better understanding of the competitive environment of solar panel industry.
The researcher will accomplish the purpose of the study through developing a research question to be examined. The research question for this study is, "To what extent do bargaining power of buyers and suppliers, threats of new entrants and threats of substitutes influence the rivalry among existing competitors in the solar panel industry?"
This central research question will be accompanied by a set of sub-questions relating to it and the issue under examination as follows:
What is bargaining power of buyers and how can it be measured?
What is bargaining power of suppliers…
References
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Pritchard, G. (n.d.). Market Analysis for Solar Panel Companies. Retrieved November 23, 2015, from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/market-analysis-solar-panel-companies-77667.html
Stone & Associates. (2011, January). Overview of the Solar Energy Industry and Supply Chain. Retrieved November 23, 2015, from http://www.thecemc.org/body/Solar-Overview-for-BGA-Final-Jan-2011.pdf
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