Research on the Evaluation of the Ecological Niche of the Elderly Care Industry Based on the Theory of Situation

Fan Yin; Jing Gu; Ming Liu; Yadong Li; Tingting Zhao; Chunxia Zhao

doi:10.26689/pbes.v8i5.12180

Fan Yin Hebei Normal University of Science & Technology, Qinhuangdao 066004, Hebei, China; Hebei University of Environmental Engineering, Qinhuangdao 066004, Hebei, China
Jing Gu Hebei University of Environmental Engineering, Qinhuangdao 066004, Hebei, China
Ming Liu Hebei University of Environmental Engineering, Qinhuangdao 066004, Hebei, China
Yadong Li Hebei University of Environmental Engineering, Qinhuangdao 066004, Hebei, China
Tingting Zhao Hebei University of Environmental Engineering, Qinhuangdao 066004, Hebei, China
Chunxia Zhao Hebei Normal University of Science & Technology, Qinhuangdao 066004, Hebei, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26689/pbes.v8i5.12180

Keywords: Elderly care industry, Ecological niche evaluation, Situation theory, Structural equation modeling

Abstract

The expansion of the scale of the elderly care industry, the acquisition of market share, and the seizure of high profits depend on the consistency between the ecological niche of the elderly care industry and the actual resource and environmental conditions. Based on the situation theory of ecological niche, this paper expands the factor of “energy” and represents the three dimensions of “state,” “potential,” and “energy” from three aspects: market niche, technology niche, and resource niche. Taking 220 listed companies as samples, this paper improves the traditional catastrophe progression evaluation model and uses structural equation modeling to test the validity of the indicator system, thereby conducting evaluation research on the ecological niche of the elderly care industry. From the results of niche potential energy measurement, the three dimensions of market niche, resource niche, and technology niche are unevenly developed, reflecting the lack of competitiveness of the elderly care industry.

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