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The Innovator's Dilemma

When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
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The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen explores how established companies can fail despite being well-managed because they ignore disruptive innovations that eventually change industries. Christensen uses business case studies to illustrate how traditional business practices and decision-making can prevent companies from adapting to technological shifts. The book offers insights into how businesses can manage innovation and stay competitive in rapidly changing markets.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by how successful companies sometimes fail despite doing everything right. It delves into the challenges of disruptive innovation and offers insights on how businesses can thrive by embracing change and anticipating the needs of future markets. Ideal for entrepreneurs, managers, and anyone interested in the dynamics of technology and market disruption.

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The Innovator's Dilemma

Shows how even the most outstanding companies can do everything right - yet still lose market leadership when they miss out on new waves of innovation. Offering both successes and failures from leading companies as a guide, this book gives you a set of rules for capitalizing on the phenomenon of disruptive innovation.

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Named one of 100 Leadership & Success Books to Read in a Lifetime by Amazon Editors

An innovation classic. From Steve Jobs to Jeff Bezos, Clay Christensen's work continues to underpin today's most innovative leaders and organizations.

The bestselling classic on disruptive innovation, by renowned author Clayton M. Christensen. His work is cited by the world's best-known thought leaders, from Steve Jobs to Malcolm Gladwell. In this classic bestsellerβ€”one of the most influential business books of all timeβ€”innovation expert Clayton Christensen shows how even the most outstanding companies can do everything right, yet still lose market leadership.

Christensen 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 Innovator's Dilemma gives you a set of rules for capitalizing on the phenomenon of disruptive innovation.

Sharp, cogent, and provocativeβ€”and consistently noted as one of the most valuable business ideas of all timeβ€”The Innovator's Dilemma is the book no manager, leader, or entrepreneur should be without.

Series: Management of Innovation and Change

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The Innovator's Dilemma is widely regarded as a seminal text in business and entrepreneurship, praised for its influential insights into managing disruptive innovation. Lauded by publications like Fortune and The Financial Times, it is considered a foundational read for both established executives and budding entrepreneurs. Recognised as a bestseller and inducted into Fast Company's Leadership Hall of Fame, the book has been celebrated by leading figures in Silicon Valley as essential reading.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781422196021

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 November 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press

Illustration: illustrations (black and white)

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 510g

Pages: 288

About the Author

Clayton M. Christensen is the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is the author of eight critically acclaimed books, including the bestsellers How Will You Measure Your Life?, The Innovator's Solution, and Disrupting Class. Christensen is the cofounder of Innosight, a management consultancy; Rose Park Advisors, an investment firm; and the Innosight Institute, a nonprofit think tank.

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