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

Author: Clayton M. Christensen, Marc Benioff

Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross, L.J. Ganser

Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/09/2024


Synopsis

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 bestseller—one of the most influential business books of all time—innovation expert Clayton Christensen shows how even the most outstanding companies can do everything right yet still lose market leadership.

Now with a foreword by Marc Benioff, the cofounder and CEO of Salesforce, 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 provocative—and consistently noted as one of the most valuable business ideas of all time—The Innovator's Dilemma is the book no manager, leader, or entrepreneur should be without.

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