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

<p><b>The bestselling classic on disruptive innovation by renowned author Clayton M. Christensen.</b></p> <p><b>A <i>Wall Street Journal</i> and <i>Businessweek</i> Bestseller.</b></p> <p><b>Named by the <i>Economist</i> as one of the six most important books about business ever written.</b></p> <p><b>Named by <i>Fast Company</i> as one of the most influential leadership books in its Leadership Hall of Fame.</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Offering both successes and failures from leading companies as a guide, <i>The Innovator's Dilemma</i> gives you a set of rules for capitalizing on the phenomenon of disruptive innovation.</p> <p>Sharp, cogent, and provocative--and consistently noted as one of the most valuable business ideas of all time--<i>The Innovator's Dilemma</i> is the book no manager, leader, or entrepreneur should be without.</p>