Reviewing Industry Life-cycle Theory: Avenues for Future Research
梳理了产业生命周期理论的关键机制和研究主题，基于216篇实证研究评估了证据支持程度，并提出了服务、复杂产品系统和文化产业三个特例及五个未来研究问题。
This paper explicates the key mechanisms and research themes of industry life-cycle theory and assesses the extent to which empirical evidence supports such an approach. It is based on a review of 216 industry life-cycle studies. The review of the theory is organized around industry emergence and transition to industry maturity. The key research themes concern changes in industry structure, changes in the nature of innovation, and the determinants of survival. Three potential special cases, i.e. services, complex products and systems, and cultural industries, are identified, and five research questions for future enquiry are presented.