Synopses & Reviews
Harvard professor Clayton M. Christensen demonstrates in the most revolutionary business book in years why outstanding companies that did everything right-were in tune with the competition, listened to customers, and invested aggressively in new technologies still lost their market leadership when confronted with disruptive changes in technology and market structure ... and he tells how to avoid a similar fate as business races online into the twenty-first century. The Innovator's Dilemma eloquently demonstrates a shattering paradox: that the best of conventional good business practices can ultimately weaken a great firm. There is a certain type of technological innovation that Christensen labels disruptive technology, which mainstream customers initially reject. Following these customers causes well-managed firms to allow strategic innovations to languish. The solution? Create a subsidiary entirely focused on the emerging market, one that is free to be visionary while courting an unorthodox customer base and staying poised to catch the next great wave of industry growth. Sharp, cogent, and provocative, The Innovator's Dilemma is one of the most talked about business books of our time-and something that none of today's executives will dare to be without.
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Id recommend that every business pick up and read Clayton Christensens The Innovators Dilemma.”
Forbes.comThe process of Low End Disruption is beautifully described in Clayton Christensens series of books: The Innovators Dilemma, The Innovators Solution and The Innovators DNA. If you havent read them, you should. Whats amazing about these books is not only how important their conclusions are but how well researched they are.” TechCrunch
a holy book for entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley
” Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Named one of "The 25 Most Influential Business Management Books" by TIME Magazine (TIME.com)
"I came very late to that book [The Innovators Dilemma]. I only read it six months ago. And I haven't stopped thinking of it ever since. Malcolm Gladwell, FastCompany.com
Clayton Christensens The Innovators Dilemma (1997) introduced one of the most influential modern business ideasdisruptive innovationand proved that high academic theory need not be a disadvantage in a book aimed at the general reader.” - The Economist
Synopsis
In this revolutionary bestseller, Harvard professor Clayton M. Christensen says outstanding companies can do everything right and still lose their market leadership, or worse, disappear completely. And he not only proves what he says, he tells others how to avoid a similar fate.
Focusing on "disruptive technology" of the Honda Supercub, Intel's 8088 processor, and the hydraulic excavator, Christensen shows why most companies miss "the next great wave." Whether in electronics or retailing, a successful company with established products will get pushed aside unless managers know when to abandon traditional business practices. Using the lessons of successes and failures from leading companies, The Innovator's Dilemma presents a set of rules for capitalizing on the phenomenon of disruptive innovation.
Synopsis
The bestselling classic on disruptive innovation, renowned author Clayton M. Christensen.His work is cited by the worlds best-known thought leaders, from Steve Jobs to Malcolm Gladwell. In this classic bestseller, innovation expert Clayton Christensen shows how even the most outstanding companies can do everything rightyet still lose market leadership. Read this international bestseller to avoid a similar fate.
Clay Christensenwho authored the award-winning Harvard Business Review article How Will You Measure Your Life?”explains why most companies miss out on new waves of innovation. No matter the industry, he says a successful company with established products WILL get pushed aside unless managers know how and when to abandon traditional business practices. Offering both successes and failures from leading companies as a guide, The Innovators Dilemma gives you a set of rules for capitalizing on the phenomenon of disruptive innovation.
Sharp, cogent, provocative, and one of the most influential business books of all timeThe Innovators Dilemma is the book no manager or entrepreneur should be without.
Published by Harvard Business Review Press.
About the Author
Clayton M. Christensen is the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and the author of seven books, including the bestselling
The Innovators Dilemma and
The Innovators Solution. Hes also a five-time recipient of the annual McKinsey Award for
Harvard Business Review's best article, including 2010s How Will You Measure Your Life?” Christensen is the cofounder of four companies, including the innovation consulting firm Innosight. In 2011, he was named the world's most influential business thinker in the Thinkers50 ranking.