The Disruption Dilemma

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Joshua Gans (University of Toronto)

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MIT Press
21 April 2017

Business strategy

Series: The Disruption Dilemma

An expert in management takes on the conventional wisdom about disruption, looking at companies that proved resilient and offering managers tools for survival. ""Disruption"" is a business buzzword that has gotten out of control. Today everything and everyone seem to be characterized as disruptive-or, if they aren't disruptive yet, it's only a matter of time before they become so. In this book, Joshua Gans cuts through the chatter to focus on disruption in its initial use as a business term, identifying new ways to understand it and suggesting new tools to manage it.

Almost twenty years ago Clayton Christensen popularized the term in his book The Innovator's Dilemma, writing of disruption as a set of risks that established firms face. Since then, few have closely examined his account. Gans does so in this book. He looks at companies that have proven resilient and those that have fallen, and explains why some companies have successfully managed disruption-Fujifilm and Canon, for example-and why some like Blockbuster and Encyclopedia Britannica have not. Departing from the conventional wisdom, Gans identifies two kinds of disruption- demand-side, when successful firms focus on their main customers and underestimate market entrants with innovations that target niche demands; and supply-side, when firms focused on developing existing competencies become incapable of developing new ones.

Gans describes the full range of actions business leaders can take to deal with each type of disruption, from ""self-disrupting"" independent internal units to tightly integrated product development. But therein lies the disruption dilemma- A firm cannot practice both independence and integration at once. Gans shows business leaders how to choose their strategy so their firms can deal with disruption while continuing to innovate.

By: Joshua Gans (University of Toronto)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780262533621
ISBN 10: 0262533626
Series: The Disruption Dilemma
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 21 April 2017
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joshua Gans is Professor of Strategic Management and holds the Jeffrey S. Skoll Chair of Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. He is the author of The Disruption Dilemma (MIT Press), Prediction Machines, and other books.

Reviews for The Disruption Dilemma

What makes this book compulsive is the way models of disruption are mapped onto various case studies - the introduction of the iPhone, Microsoft and the 'browser wars', the aforementioned Blockbuster - in a way that brings the theory alive and arms the reader to face future disruptions. * Communication Director * If you think you understand when large firms are in danger, and what they should do, as well as when there are opportunities for start-ups, this is a must-read book. * Washington Post * A very good introduction to the game theory and institutions of 'disruptive innovation,' the book also dispels many myths about that concept. * Marginal Revolution *

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