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The Innovator's Dilemma

4.0 out of 5 stars What is the Innovator's Dilemma?
In The Innovator's dilemma, Clayton Christensen describes the dynamics by which some of the largest, most successful companies in America fail due to "good" management. In his analysis, firms that dedicate themselves to listening to and serving their customers the best, place themselves most at risk for future failures as they are overtaken by smaller upstart...

3.0 out of 5 stars Good on the subject, better if it was simply an article
The book is well researched and written to effectively educate on that information. Some chapters go into excruciating detail. You may realize after reading 1/3 of the book that the rest is innocuous. This would make (and perhaps did make) a fine HBR article. It is excessive as a book.