The Innovators Dilemma, Clayton M. Christensen
The Innovators Dilemma, Clayton M. Christensen
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The Innovator's Dilemma
When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail

Author: Clayton M. Christensen

Narrator: Don Leslie

Abridged: 2 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/13/2001

Synopsis

Great companies can fail—not because they do anything wrong, but because they do everything right. Meeting customers' current needs leads firms to reject breakthrough innovations-"disruptive technologies" that create the products and opportunities of the future.

Radical thinking . . . and a wake-up call. Citing examples from many industries (computers, retailing, pharmaceuticals, automobiles, steel), Clayton M. Christensen explains how to avoid a similar fate. He presents strategies for determining when not to listen to customers, when to pursue small markets at the expense of larger ones, and other ways to ensure long-term growth and profit. This award-winning book shows managers the changes that may be coming—and how to respond for success.

About Clayton M. Christensen

Clayton M. Christensen (1952-2020) was the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He authored eight critically acclaimed books, including the bestsellers How Will You Measure Your Life? and The Innovator's Dilemma. Christensen cofounded Innosight, a management consultancy; Rose Park Advisors, an investment firm; and the Clayton Christensen Institute, a nonprofit think tank.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mal on April 06, 2017

Chances are, you’re reading this review on an example of disruptive technology. An iPhone or other smartphone. An iPad or a notebook computer. Or simply a laptop. Every one of these devices turned its industry upside down when it was introduced, driving established companies to the brink of insolven......more

Goodreads review by Calsee on September 30, 2009

This book was on my list of "Books I should read" for a long time. Maybe this is why it was so disappointing, or maybe I've just read too many modern case studies of business models to find this engaging. It was interesting to read about the origins of many terms that I take for granted (i.e. disrup......more

Goodreads review by Rod on October 07, 2007

This is a great book on innovation and how start-up and entrepreneurs ought to fashion their company to go against entrenched incumbents. The gist of the book is an interesting trend the author found when analyzing the industry. He found that certain innovations were "disruptive" -- meaning they chan......more

Goodreads review by Athan on September 05, 2017

The subject of this classic is disruptive technology. With the help of many examples from industry (disk-drives being his main workhorse) the author explains what technologies are likely to disrupt, who is likely to be disrupted, why they are likely to be disrupted and what the choices are that the e......more

Goodreads review by ホース on May 31, 2024

A good book, recommended by a good friend of mine. Rich and dense in research and offers a good insight on todays market regarding techs and also managing businesses on the current global platform of innovations in these competitive world.......more

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