Overview
The best of Clayton Christensenās seminal work on disruptive innovation, all in one place.
No business can afford to ignore the theory of disruptive innovation. But the nuances of Clayton Christensenās foundational thinking on the subject are often forgotten or misinterpreted. To achieve continuing growth in your business while defending against upstarts, you need to understand clearly what disruption is and how it works, and know how it applies to your industry and your company. In this collection of Christensenās most influential articlesācarefully selected by Harvard Business Reviewās editorsāhis incisive arguments, clear theories, and readable stories give you the tools you need to understand disruption and what to do about it. The collection features Christensenās newest article looking back on 20 years of disruptive innovation: what it is, and what it isnāt.
Covering a broad spectrum of topicsābusiness model innovation, mergers and acquisitions, value-chain shifts, financial incentives, product developmentāthese articles illuminate the impact and implications of disruptive innovation as well as Christensenās broader thinking on management theory and its application in business and in life.
This collection of best-selling articles includes: āDisruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave,ā by Joseph L. Bower and Clayton M. Christensen, āMeeting the Challenge of Disruptive Change,ā by Clayton M. Christensen and Michael Overdorf, āMarketing Malpractice: The Cause and the Cure,ā by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott Cook, and Taddy Hall, āInnovation Killers: How Financial Tools Destroy Your Capacity to Do New Things,ā by Clayton M. Christensen, Stephen P. Kaufman, and Willy C. Shih, āReinventing Your Business Model,ā by Mark W. Johnson, Clayton M. Christensen, and Henning Kagermann, āThe New M&A Playbook,ā by Clayton M. Christensen, Richard Alton, Curtis Rising, and Andrew Waldeck, āSkate to Where the Money Will Be,ā by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor, and Matthew Verlinden, āSurviving Disruption,ā by Maxwell Wessel and Clayton M. Christensen, āWhat Is Disruptive Innovation?ā by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor, and Rory McDonald, āWhy Hard-Nosed Executives Should Care About Management Theory,ā by Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor, and āHow Will You Measure Your Life?ā by Clayton M. Christensen.
This book title, The Clayton M. Christensen Reader, ISBN: 9781633690998, by Clayton M. Christensen, published by Harvard Business Review Press (February 9, 2016) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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