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- March 2003 (Revised August 2005)
- Case
Making SMaL Big: SMaL Camera Technologies
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Scott Duncan Anthony
SMaL Camera Technologies CEO Maurizio Arienzo was trying to decide what market opportunities SMaL should target. The company had developed a revolutionary imaging technology that powered small digital still and video cameras. Its first-generation product--a kit to... View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Decision Making; Disruptive Innovation; Market Entry and Exit; Electronics Industry; Computer Industry; Massachusetts
Christensen, Clayton M., and Scott Duncan Anthony. "Making SMaL Big: SMaL Camera Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 603-116, March 2003. (Revised August 2005.)
- September 2000 (Revised December 2020)
- Background Note
Identifying and Developing Capable Leaders
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Morgan McCall Jr
Presents a synopsis of High Flyers, by Morgan McCall. Offers a method for identifying and training managers with potential--to build management bench strength. View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Human Resources; Talent and Talent Management
Christensen, Clayton M., and Morgan McCall Jr. "Identifying and Developing Capable Leaders." Harvard Business School Background Note 601-054, September 2000. (Revised December 2020.)
- December 1996 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Studio Realty
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Bret J. Baird
Studio Realty created an "electronic open house" technology, by which home buyers sitting in a comfortable setting, could tour a home, viewing its rooms, its exterior, and surroundings, by clicking on digital images. Studio Realty attempted to sell or license its... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Internet and the Web; Sales; Demand and Consumers; Failure; Innovation and Management; Market Entry and Exit; Real Estate Industry
Christensen, Clayton M., and Bret J. Baird. "Studio Realty." Harvard Business School Case 697-036, December 1996. (Revised July 1997.)
- 1997
- Chapter
Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave
By: Joseph L. Bower and Clayton M. Christensen
- October 2006 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
The ColorMatch Hair Color System
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Matthew Beecher
Describes the challenge of finding the right market for a product. View Details
- October 2000 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Nick Fiore: Healer or Hitman? (A)
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
Many general managers face this predicament at one time or another: if I don't deliver the numbers, senior management won't invest in our growth. But what it takes to deliver the desired numbers may include layoffs and other undesirable solutions. Is it better to back... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Strategic Planning; Decision Choices and Conditions
Christensen, Clayton M., and Tara Donovan. "Nick Fiore: Healer or Hitman? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 601-062, October 2000. (Revised March 2007.)
- April 2000
- Teaching Note
Reshaping Apple Computer's Destiny 1992 (Abridged) TN
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
Teaching Note for (9-300-002). View Details
- April 2000
- Supplement
Reshaping Apple Computer's Destiny 1992 (Abridged): Supplement II
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
Supplements the case. View Details
Christensen, Clayton M., and Tara Donovan. "Reshaping Apple Computer's Destiny 1992 (Abridged): Supplement II." Harvard Business School Supplement 300-060, April 2000.
- April 2000
- Supplement
Reshaping Apple Computer's Destiny 1992 (Abridged): Supplement I
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
Supplements the case. View Details
Christensen, Clayton M., and Tara Donovan. "Reshaping Apple Computer's Destiny 1992 (Abridged): Supplement I." Harvard Business School Supplement 300-059, April 2000.
- August 1997 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Unilever's Butter-Beater: Innovation for Global Diversity
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Jorg Zobel
Unilever, one of the world's largest food product manufacturers, has achieved impressive growth in Europe, primarily by acquiring local food companies. Initially Unilever allowed each acquired company to manage its own product development in a way that was tailored to... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Brands and Branding; Product Development; Mergers and Acquisitions; Local Range; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Marketing Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Innovation and Management; Food; Conflict Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Europe
Christensen, Clayton M., and Jorg Zobel. "Unilever's Butter-Beater: Innovation for Global Diversity." Harvard Business School Case 698-017, August 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
- 2000
- Working Paper
Disruption, Disintegration, and the Dissipation of Differentiability
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Matt Verlinden
- March 2010 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Disruptive IPOs? WR Hambrecht & Co.
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
Bill Hambrecht faces a dilemma: should he accept a high profile client for his online Dutch auction IPO? Though it would be viewed as a real coup, what would accepting the business mean to WR Hambrecht? Should he seek other high profile clients like this, or should he... View Details
Keywords: Capital Markets; Initial Public Offering; Disruptive Innovation; Auctions; Online Technology; Financial Services Industry; San Francisco
Christensen, Clayton M., and Tara Donovan. "Disruptive IPOs? WR Hambrecht & Co." Harvard Business School Case 610-065, March 2010. (Revised May 2010.)
- September 2006 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
QuickBase
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Mark Szigety
Describes the challenge that engineers and marketing executives at Intuit Corp. faced when finding markets and applications for their QuickBase product. The breakthrough occurred when they abandoned their conventional modes of market segmentation, and instead strove to... View Details
- May 2000
- Teaching Note
Hewlett Packard's Merced Decision TN
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
Teaching Note for (9-699-011). View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- April 2000
- Teaching Note
Lincoln Electric: Venturing Abroad TN
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
Teaching Note for (9-398-095). View Details
- April 2000
- Teaching Note
Implementing Strategies for Mobile Telephony: The Cases of BellSouth and US West TN
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
Teaching Note for (9-699-123). View Details
Keywords: Communications Industry
- October 1999
- Teaching Note
Brainard, Bennis & Farrell TN
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tracy Donovan
Teaching Note for (9-495-037). View Details
- February 1999 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard's Merced Decision
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Matt Verlinden
Describes managing the threat of disruptive technology at the high end of the computer industry. Many aspects of the innovator's dilemma can be explored. View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Risk Management; Disruptive Innovation; Computer Industry; United States
Christensen, Clayton M., and Matt Verlinden. "Hewlett-Packard's Merced Decision." Harvard Business School Case 699-011, February 1999. (Revised November 1999.)
- 2000
- Working Paper
The Process of Strategy Development and Implementation
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
- 31 May 2017
- Sharpening Your Skills
10 Harvard Business School Research Stories That Will Make Your Mouth Water
looks at how industry players and regulators collectively decided what butter, oranges, and other foods should look like—and how they redefined the meaning of “natural.” Clay Christensen's Milkshake Marketing Clayton View Details