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Disruptive Business Models | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Disruptive Innovation (per the Christensen model) generally takes place in an industry dominated by an oligopoly and having an unserved segment ( towards the lower end in terms of profit margins and product capability) which attains visibility as a result of technological expansion in what is most of the time, a non-related field.

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Why Management Ideas Matter

Harvard Business Review

The results for 2011 are published today — 14 November. Or consider the influence of Clayton Christensen, who tops the new ranking. Christensen's influence on the business world has been profound. Who is the most influential living management thinker? But does the ranking or the ideas it celebrates really matter?

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (2011). Studies show that a person’s emotional intelligence (the ability to manage one’s own emotions and the emotions of others) is not only more important than their IQ, but the single most important variable in career and life success. Christensen. By Daniel H.

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Ideas Don't Equal Innovation | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

This may be the first time in my career that I've been accused of taking a standard management approach.:) Moore and Christensen tell us what to do, but their prescription is rarely followed. If someone at the C-suite level is against the new idea, it will likely die on the cutting-room floor. via n2growth.com [.]

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Innovating Your Way Out Of The Resource Curse

The Horizons Tracker

in 2011), this hides the fact that much of the other half of the economy is heavily reliant on the oil and gas sector for its revenues. Indeed, while direct revenue from oil and gas fell to below 50% of GDP in 2017 (from 60.1% This is reflected in the 80% of exports that are accounted for by hydrocarbons.