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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112417
	Ready for new business models? Human and social capital in the management of renewable energy cooperatives in Germany
	Herbes C.; Rilling B.; Holstenkamp L.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	03014215
卷号	156
英文摘要	Policy makers in various countries have made the development of community energy, especially in the form of a renewable energy cooperative (REC), a goal of energy policy. Weaknesses in qualifications of REC management teams have been identified by previous research as a barrier for the further development of RECs, especially when implementation of new business models is needed. Our study is the first to examine in detail the qualifications (human capital) and networks (social capital) of REC management; our data comes from online survey responses from 187 board members of 125 RECs in Germany. We analyzed how many RECs are planning to implement new business models, finding that less than half of the surveyed RECs are planning to do so. Those REC boards that are planning new business models will require skills in sales and marketing, but REC management has qualification weaknesses and gaps in their networks precisely in these two areas. RECs could remedy these problems by bringing onboard new management team members with complementary qualifications and networks, partnering with other RECs and organizations, and training management team members. Policy makers committed to community energy can support RECs through training programs and assistance in building partnership networks. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Community energy Cooperative Human capital Network Qualification Renewable energy
英文关键词	Human resource management; Networks (circuits); Personnel training; Surveys; Community energy; Cooperative; Cooperative management; Human capitals; IS planning; Management team; Network; New business models; Qualification; Renewable energies; Decision making; alternative energy; cooperative sector; energy policy; energy resource; human capital; partnership approach; policy making; qualitative analysis; resource management; social capital; social network; Germany
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/205142
作者单位	Institute for International Research on Sustainable Management and Renewable Energy, Nuertingen-Geislingen University, Neckarsteige 6-10, Nuertingen, 72622, Germany; Institute of Banking, Finance & New Venture Management, Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Universitätsallee 1, Lüneburg, 21335, Germany; ECOLOG Institute for Social-Ecological Research and Education, Wichernstraße 34, Lüneburg, 21335, Germany
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Herbes C.,Rilling B.,Holstenkamp L.. Ready for new business models? Human and social capital in the management of renewable energy cooperatives in Germany[J],2021,156.
APA	Herbes C.,Rilling B.,&Holstenkamp L..(2021).Ready for new business models? Human and social capital in the management of renewable energy cooperatives in Germany.Energy Policy,156.
MLA	Herbes C.,et al."Ready for new business models? Human and social capital in the management of renewable energy cooperatives in Germany".Energy Policy 156(2021).