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The Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton M. Christensen
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
Rank: 1157
What do the Honda Supercub, Intel's 8088 processor, and hydraulic
excavators have in common? They are all examples of disruptive
technologies that helped to redefine the competitive landscape of their
respective markets.
These products did not come about as the result of
successful companies carrying out sound business practices in established
markets.
In The Innovator's Dilemma, author Clayton M. Christensen
shows how these and other products cut into the low end of the marketplace
and eventually evolved to displace high-end competitors and their reigning
technologies. At the heart of The Innovator's Dilemma is how a
successful company with established products keeps from being pushed aside
by newer, cheaper products that will, over time, get better and become a
serious threat.
Christensen writes that even the best-managed companies,
in spite of their attention to customers and continual investment in new
technology, are susceptible to failure no matter what the industry, be it
hard drives or consumer retailing.
Succinct and clearly written, The
Innovator's Dilemma is an important book that belongs on every
manager's bookshelf.
Highly recommended. --Harry C. Edwards
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
About the AuthorClayton M. Christensen, an associate professor of business administration
at the Harvard Business School, is the coauthor of numerous articles in
journals such as Research Policy, Strategic Management Journal,
Industrial and Corporate Change, the Business History Review, and
the Harvard Business Review.
Editorials
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Clayton M. Christensen
![]() | | | From AudioFile | | When new technologies become available, how do established companies take
advantage of these innovations without disrupting existing relationships
with customers and stockholders? The managerial formula that solves... read full editorial |
![]() | | | - Michael R. Bloomberg, CEO & Founder, Bloomberg Financial Markets | | "Absolutely brilliant. Clayton Christensen provides an insightful analysis
of changing technology and its importance to a company's future
success."--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition. |
![]() | | | Forbes, January 25, 1999 | | "This book ought to chill any executive who feels bulletproof--and inspire
entrepreneurs aiming their guns."--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition. |
Customer Reviews
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Clayton M. Christensen
![]() | | | Exploring a Multi-Dimensional Paradox | | (Dallas, Texas) March 19, 2002 - 5.0/5 stars | | Having just re-read this book, I admire it even more now than I did when it
was first published. In his Introduction, Christensen makes his objective
crystal clear: "This book is about the failure of companies... read full review |
![]() | | | A must read for today's business environment | | (Pittsburgh, PA USA) November 25, 2000 - 5.0/5 stars | | Professor Christensen has managed to write, not only a book with all the
timely footnoted research in the subject of sustaining versus disruptive
technologies, but most certainly one of the most interesting and fast... read full review |
![]() | | | Great Book About Business Strategies, Must Read for Managers | | (Fremont, CA United States) March 19, 2001 - 4.0/5 stars | | Comment: This review is done as a class project for the San Jose State
University MBA e-commerce course by Ji Luo.Dr. Christensen's book
offered me a fresh perspective into looking at how large established
business failed... read full review |
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