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

The bestselling classic on disruptive innovation by renowned author Clayton M. Christensen.

A Wall Street Journal and Businessweek Bestseller.

Named by the Economist as one of the six most important books about business ever written.

Named by Fast Company as one of the most influential leadership books in its Leadership Hall of Fame.

His work is cited by the world's best-known thought leaders, from Steve Jobs to Malcolm Gladwell. In this classic bestseller—one of the most influential business books of all time—innovation expert Clayton Christensen shows how even the most outstanding companies can do everything right yet still lose market leadership.

Now with a foreword by Marc Benioff, the cofounder and CEO of Salesforce, 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 provocative—and consistently noted as one of the most valuable business ideas of all time—The Innovator’s Dilemma is the book no manager, leader, or entrepreneur should be without.

© 2024 Harvard Business Review Press (Ebook): 9781647826772

Release date

Ebook: April 9, 2024