Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2014

As Clayton Christensen likes to note , the primary job of leadership today is to “source, assemble, and ship numbers.” Thought leaders like Christensen, Roger Martin , Michael Porter , and Steve Denning have all argued that shareholder value has been exposed as a flawed paradigm. No, it’s to maximize shareholder value.

Levitt 10

Levitt Christensen Competitive Advantage Welch 10

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

JANUARY 30, 2013

Well, he's a hedge fund veteran who has always taken a skeptical view of Wall Street, treating it more as a loopy rich uncle than the efficient information processor of standard finance theory. Clayton Christensen has long complained that standard financial metrics can be enemies of innovation and growth. Most turn out not to.

Training 9

Training Bond Christensen Long-term 9

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

An idea is not synonymous with a competitive advantage, an idea is not necessarily a sign of creativity, an idea does not constitute innovation, and as much as some people wish it was so, an idea is certainly not a business. Moore and Christensen tell us what to do, but their prescription is rarely followed.

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Blog Innovation Brand Strategic Planning 413