The Innovator's Dilemma, with a New Foreword: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail

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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 bestsellerone of the most influential business books of all timeinnovation expert Clayton Christensen shows how even the most outstanding companies can do everything rightyet 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 provocativeand consistently noted as one of the most valuable business ideas of all timeThe Innovator's Dilemma is the book no manager, leader, or entrepreneur should be without.

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Clayton M. Christensen 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 Solution. Christensen cofounded Innosight, a management consultancy; Rose Park Advisors, an investment firm; and the Clayton Christensen Institute, a nonprofit think tank.