by Clayton M. Christensen - Publications - Faculty & Research

which industry entrants will succeed. Unfortunately, the theory has also been widely misunderstood, and the “disruptive” label has been applied too carelessly anytime a market newcomer shakes up well-established incumbents. In this article, the architect of disruption... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

17 Apr 2012
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case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/512077-PDF-ENG Aubrey McClendon's Special Incentive Compensation at Chesapeake Energy (A) Paul M. Healy, Clayton Rose, and Aldo SesiaHarvard Business School Case... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

September 2009 (Revised November 2021)
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OnStar: Not Your Father's General Motors

By: Clayton M. Christensen

After two years of less than stellar performance resulting in sales well below plan, senior management at General Motors (GM) mobile telecommunications service start-up, OnStar, recognized that without a substantial change in their strategy, support for the venture... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Technology; Risk and Uncertainty; Joint Ventures; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Product Positioning; Risk Management; Auto Industry; Telecommunications Industry

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August 1999 (Revised March 2000)
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Required Course Sucommittee: A Sentence from Hell , The

By: Clayton M. Christensen

Describes a faculty team at a leading business school that was charged with developing an integrated, cross-discipline curriculum. Shows how and why integrated projects like this are so difficult to manage. View Details

Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Integration; Groups and Teams; Problems and Challenges

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August 1999
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Graduate Center of Marlboro College, The

By: Clayton M. Christensen

Keywords: Higher Education; Education Industry

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May 1999 (Revised September 1999)
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Du Pont Kevlar Aramid Industrial Fiber (Abridged), TN

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April 1999
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Value Networks and the Impetus to Change: Managing Innovation: Overview Teaching Note for Module 1

By: Clayton M. Christensen

Provides instructors with an overview teaching note for the first module of the Managing Innovation course in which the disruptive technology framework is explored and used. Summarizes this framework and provides a brief synopsis of each of the cases used in the... View Details

Keywords: Change; Framework; Disruptive Innovation; Technology; Value

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November 1998
Teaching Note

GE Plastics: Selecting a Partner TN

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March 1998 (Revised June 1999)
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Linking Strategy and Innovation TN

By: Clayton M. Christensen

An overview note to guide instructors in teaching the third module of the Managing Innovation course. Describes how managers can use aggregate project planning to manage the resource allocation process in new product development. View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Management; Managerial Roles; Resource Allocation; Product Development; Planning; Projects; Strategy

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April 1998
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Becton Dickinson: Worldwide Blood Collection Team (Abridged)

By: Clayton M. Christensen

Becton Dickinson's Vacutainer business was largely based in the United States, but in 1980 management determined to grow the business aggressively first in Europe and then Japan. These areas demanded new products that were tailored to local markets. Despite the change... View Details