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1 The Innovator’s Dilemma When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail CLAYTON M. CHRISTENSEN Harvard Business School Press Boston, Massachusetts 2 Copyright © 1997 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College All rights reserved The Library of Congress has catalogued the hardcover edition of this title as follows: Christensen, Clayton M. The innovator’s dilemma : when new technologies cause great firms to fail / Clayton M. Christensen. p. cm. — (The management
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INTRODUCTION TO TOPIC 1.1. INTRODUCTION The world today is subjected to globalization that has affected every part of the business. Business strategies have changed; customer is more aware of what he actually needs, multiple options are available much conveniently then were ever before. This over competitive environment has increased the pressure on the management to come up with innovative ideas of product lines, services and marketing in order to stay in the business. The dynamic market is the biggest
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