Applying the Life-Cycle Theory
The Rise and Fall of Railways
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10249474 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zdenek Tomes (0000-0002-6759-1293, Masaryk University, Brno, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 120-124 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Transport History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-5266 • E-ISSN: 1759-3999 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.7227/tjth.29.1.10 |
| OpenAlex | W2090533710 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The paper focuses on the market share decline of railway transport in developed countries. The paper starts with a basic analysis of economic history of railways. The idea of product life-cycle is then applied to interpret a long term economic development of railways. The decline of railways is understood as a period in a structural life-cycle of the industry. The key determinants of the decline are identified as road transport competition, changing patterns of the economy and railways internal inflexibility
Business cycle · Competition (biology · Economic geography · Economics · Economy · Life-cycle hypothesis · Macroeconomics · Management · New product development · Passenger transport · Product (mathematics · Product lifecycle · Road transport · Transport engineering · Engineering · Maritime Ports and Logistics · Transport and Economic Policies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2015 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |