Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The results for 2011 are published today — 14 November. Think of Charles Darwin, the ultimate disruptive innovator. 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?

Blue Ocean Strategy 15

Blue Ocean Strategy Management Christensen Balanced Scorecard 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

In the second quarter of 2011, China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slowed to 9.5%. Clayton Christensen's theories of innovation provide us a great lens through which we can understand this seeming paradox. Such a dynamic is antithetical to effective innovation. That was down from 9.7%

GDP 13

GDP Christensen Disruptive Innovation Business Model 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

By some estimates, China has supported its domestic solar industry with $34 billion in loans; that cash, an ability to rapidly ape western technologies , and the competitive advantages of low-cost labor and limited regulatory restraints allowed Chinese companies to sweep away Western competitor after Western competitor in 2011.

Disruptive Innovation 10

Disruptive Innovation Competitive Advantage Business Model Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. Clay Christensen , Professor at Harvard Business School and Innosight co-founder.

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Strategy Business Model 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

It's not to create more jargon, it's to emphasize a point: that social is more than the stuff the marketing team deals with. Fifteen years ago, The Cluetrain Manifesto taught us that markets are conversations and that was a great starting point. Mass markets were a convenient fiction created by mass media. How does this work?

Banking 15

Banking Business Model Supply Chain Mass Marketing 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2012

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 Clayton Christensen has nicely described how the very things that made a company successful, including its efficiency, can also cause it to become obsolete when it's unable to adapt to disruptive change. Everyone knows the story. A healthier approach also means managing acceptable losses.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Supply Chain Christensen Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2011

But whatever the investment, and whether I'm investing personally or professionally for the Disruptive Innovation Fund, my basic parameters are now clear. What I learned from this disastrous magazine venture is that we need to do a thorough SWOT analysis not only on the market opportunity, but also on our partners.

Due Diligence 14

Due Diligence Magazine SWOT Christensen 14