Innovator's Dilemma

Clayton M. Christensen · 1997-05-01

Clayton Christensen explains why well-managed companies fail when they encounter disruptive technologies — not because they are poorly run, but because rational resource allocation toward existing profitable customers systematically blinds them to emerging low-end threats. Using case studies from disk drives, steel, and excavators, he shows that disruption follows a predictable pattern where simpler, cheaper products improve until they overtake incumbents. The framework became the most influential strategy concept of the past three decades.

Tagged intermediate in the Ledge Reads catalog: assumes working familiarity with market and accounting basics.

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