The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail »

Clayton M. Christensen is an associate professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School, where he holds a joint appointment with the Technology and Operations Management and General Management faculty groups. His research and writing focus on the management of technological innovation, the problems in finding new markets for new technologies, and the identification and development of organizational capabilities. Prior to joining the Harvard Business School faculty, Professor Christensen served as Chairman and President of Ceramics Process Systems Corporations, a firm he co-founded in 1984 with several MIT professors. He also served as a White House Fellow and as a member of the staff of the Boston Consulting Group. He is the author or co-author of numerous articles in journals such as Research Policy, Strategic Management Journal, Industrial and Corporate Change, the Business History Review, and the Harvard Business Review.

In his cut-to-the-core wake-up call to all businesspeople, Christensen proves that even the greatest companies can be destroyed by new technologies. According to a recent Forbes cover story, The Innovator's Dilemma ought to chill any executive who feels bulletproof -- and inspire entrepreneurs aiming their guns."

Forbes Magazine

This book ought to chill any executive who feels bulletproof—and inspire entrepreneurs aiming their guns.