The innovator's dilemma : the revolutionary book that will change the way you do business / Clayton M. Christensen.

Originally published: 1st HarperBusiness ed. New York : HarperBusiness, c2000.

Includes index.

Pt. 1. Why great companies can fail. How can great firms fail? Insights from the hard disk drive industry -- Value networks and the impetus to innovate -- Disruptive technological change in the mechanical excavator industry -- What goes up, can't go down -- pt. 2. Managing disruptive technological change. Give responsibility for disruptive technologies to organizations whose customers need them -- Match the size of the organization to the size of the market -- Discovering new and emerging markets -- How to appraise your organization's capabilities and disabilities -- Performance provided, market demand, and the product life cycle -- Managing disruptive technological change : a case study -- The dilemmas of innovation : a summary -- The innovator's dilemma Book group guide.