Clayton M. Christensen, Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School  © 2013 Bloomberg Finance LPThe Innovator’s Dilemma was published in 1997 by Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen. This may seem like a subject reserved for tech entrepreneurs or business school faculty, but ultimately innovation affects everyone’s life in some capacity. Clay’s theory of “disruptive innovation” has become a must-read for anybody interested in innovation and has shaped the thinking of business leaders around the world. Cree believed in the incredible potential of the technology, but the big lighting companies weren’t interested. The light bulb goes offWhen The Innovator’s Dilemma came out in 1997, what was happening at the big lighting companies started to make sense.

Source: Forbes January 25, 2020 20:48 UTC