Stage of the Product Life Cycle, Business Strategy, and Business Performance
- 1 March 1984
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal
- Vol. 27 (1) , 5-24
- https://doi.org/10.5465/255954
Abstract
This study empirically examines differences in strategic variables between stages of the product life cycle (PLC), as well as differences among the determinants of high performance across stages of the PLC. The results support the use of the PLC as a contingency variable during strategy formulation. Implications for increasing market share and ROI are discussed.Keywords
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