The Innovator`s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business

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Author:Clayton M. Christensen, L.J. Ganser

Published:January 7th 2003 by Harper Paperbacks (first published 1997)

Book genres

Business, Nonfiction, Entrepreneurship, Management, Leadership, Technology, Economics, Self Help, Finance

Topics

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Startup Guidebook, Insightful Analysis of Technology

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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" -- the Honda Super Cub, Intel`s 8088 processor, or the hydraulic excavator, for example -- 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.