maturity stage

(noun)

when a product is no longer in the growth stage, but not yet in the decline stage

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Examples of maturity stage in the following topics:

  • Maturity

    • During the maturity stage, sales will peak as the product reaches market saturation, and competition will grow increasingly fierce.
    • The maturity stage follows the growth stage in the product's life cycle (see ).
    • The stage that lasts the longest in the product life cycle is the Maturity stage.
    • So, during the maturity stage, the following occurs:
    • Identify the market conditions of a product in stage 3, maturity of the product life cycle.

  • Product Life-Cycle Curve

    • Differing products possess different product life cycle "shapes. " A fad product develops as a steeply-sloped growth stage, a short maturity stage, and a steeply-sloped decline stage (for instance, the pet rock phase in the 1970s).
    • The duration of each product's life cycle stage is unpredictable, making it difficult to detect when maturity or decline has begun.
    • They show that the product does not make much profit during early periods of the life cycle, meaning the maturity stage must be extended to maximise profits.
    • Facebook is in the mature phase of the product life cycle.
    • Thus, we can say that Facebook is comfortably in the maturity stage.

  • Stages in the Product Life Cycle

    • There are four stages in the product life cycle: introduction, growth, maturity, and decline.
    • There are four stages in the product life cycle: introduction, growth, maturity, and decline .
    • At this stage of the life cycle, the company usually loses money on the product.
    • In the maturity stage of the product life cycle, sales will reach their peak.
    • There is no set schedule for the stages of a product life cycle.

  • Biofilms and Disease

    • Stage 1: initial attachment; stage 2: irreversible attachment; stage 3: maturation I; stage 4: maturation II; stage 5: dispersion.
    • Each stage of development in the diagram is paired with a photomicrograph of a developing Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm.

  • Financing Life Cycle of the Firm

    • Firms progress through four stages of a developmental life cycle, each with their own funding needs.
    • From these observations came the four stage life cycle of the firm.
    • In the first stage, a new company begins with the seed of an idea.
    • As it progresses through the growth stage, earnings begin to increase less rapidly.
    • This is the mature stage of a company's development.

  • Lymphoid Tissue

    • Lymphoid tissue consists of many organs that play a role in the production and maturation of lymphocytes in the immune response.
    • The lymphoid tissue may be primary or secondary depending upon its stage of lymphocyte development and maturation.
    • Besides generation, primary lymphoid tissue is the site where lymphocytes undergo the early stages of maturation.
    • T cells mature in the thymus, while B cells mature in the bone marrow.
    • T cells born in bone marrow travel to the thymus gland to mature.

  • Oogenesis

    • Oogenesis is the maturation of the female gametes through meiotic division.
    • During the menstrual cycle primary oocytes complete maturation through further meiotic divisions.
    • However, this process is also halted at the metaphase II stage until fertilization occurs.
    • Both polar bodies disintegrate at the end of meiosis II, leaving only the ootid, which eventually develops into a mature ovum.
    • Differentiate among the stages of oogenesis and the actions of hormones during each stage

  • The Product Life Cycle

    • Every product goes through the various life cycle phases of introduction, growth, maturity and decline.
    • The product life cycle begins with the introduction stage (see ).
    • A good product manager should find new products to replace those that are in the declining stage of their life cycles; learning how to manage products optimally as they move from one stage to the next.
    • This stage is characterized by a low growth rate of sales as the product is newly launched and consumers may not know much about it.
    • However, this stage also offers its share of opportunities.

  • Considering the Organizational Life Cycle

    • From an organizational perspective, "life cycle" can refer to various factors such as the age of the organization itself, the maturation of a particular product or process, or the maturation of the broader industry.
    • Generally speaking, organizations go through the following stages:
    • Daft theorized four stages of the organizational life cycle, each with critical transitions:
    • In the collectivity stage, momentum has been created and expansion is required.
    • The Enterprise Life Cycle comes strongly into play in the elaboration stage.

  • Moral Development in Childhood

    • Moral development refers to changes in moral beliefs as a person grows older and gains maturity.
    • Moral development refers to changes in moral beliefs as a person grows older and gains maturity.
    • He divided his stages of moral understanding into three levels, each with two stages (creating a total of six stages) .
    • Stage 4: Social-order maintenance - In this stage, a child begins to look at the bigger picture of the world and how rules impact it.
    • Stage 5: Social contract - In this stage, children start to see the flexibility of rules and can imagine alternative situations.