The Innovator's Dilemma
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The Innovator's Dilemma is a seminal business book that explains how successful companies can fail by ignoring disruptive innovations that initially appear inferior but eventually transform entire industries.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
innovation management
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strategic management ⓘ technology management ⓘ |
| author |
Clayton Christensen
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Clayton M. Christensen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseStudyIndustry |
computer industry
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disk drive industry ⓘ mechanical excavator industry ⓘ retail industry ⓘ |
| centralThesis | Successful companies can fail by focusing too much on sustaining innovations and ignoring disruptive innovations. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explains |
how disruptive technologies can cause leading firms to lose their market leadership
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why good management practices can lead to failure in the face of disruption ⓘ |
| genre |
business strategy
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management ⓘ |
| influenced |
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs
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innovation management theory ⓘ technology executives ⓘ |
| keyIdea |
Customers of leading firms often initially reject disruptive technologies.
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Disruptive innovations often start as inferior products in small or emerging markets. ⓘ Established firms tend to ignore low-margin or small markets targeted by disruptive innovations. ⓘ Firms should create autonomous organizations to pursue disruptive innovations. ⓘ Listening too closely to existing customers can cause firms to miss disruptive opportunities. ⓘ Markets for disruptive technologies are difficult to predict and analyze with traditional tools. ⓘ Resource allocation processes in large firms favor sustaining innovations. ⓘ |
| mainConcept |
disruptive innovation
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innovator's dilemma ⓘ sustaining innovation ⓘ technology disruption ⓘ |
| notableEndorsementBy |
Andy Grove
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Steve Jobs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harvard Business School Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic in business literature
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seminal work on disruptive innovation ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | jobs to be done theory ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | The Innovator's Solution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
business leaders
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entrepreneurs ⓘ managers ⓘ |
| teaches |
how incumbents can respond to disruptive threats
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how to manage disruptive technological change ⓘ |
| usedIn |
MBA programs
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executive education programs ⓘ |
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