Analysis of the Evolution Mechanism of Industry Based on the Lifecycle Theory

Abstract:

Regional brand is the product of industrial cluster development. Upon the basis of lifecycle theory to study the relationship between regional brand and government network construction, with applied multi-cases study method, it reached the conclusions that: (1) The regional brand development is a staged process, with staged representations of the brand cultivation emphasis in light of development changes; (2) Governments exert important propelling roles to the industrial revolution; (3) The industrial features of different regions are varied, and regional brand shall develop in accordance with the life-cycle, regional features and industrial features to realize “customization”.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 533)
• Pages: 521-527
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.533.521
• Online since: February 2014
• Authors: Min Hui Wu*, Chun Huang
• Keywords: Evolution Mechanism, Life Cycle Theory, Multi-Cases Study

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