Clayton M. Christensen

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Clayton M. Christensen (* 6. April 1952 in Salt Lake City , Utah ; † 23. January 2020 in Boston , Massachusetts ) was an American economist , author, business consultant and Bishop of Mormon .

Life

Christensen had been Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School since 1992 . He previously worked for the Boston Consulting Group and the US Department of Commerce .

His main research interests were strategy , disruptive market changes and innovations in companies. In his book The Innovator's Dilemma (1997) he discussed his theory of disruptive technology . His ideas are said to have shaped Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos , among others .

Christensen died in January 2020 of complications from leukemia.

Books

  • Christensen, Clayton M. (1997), The innovator's dilemma: when new technologies cause great firms to fail, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Harvard Business School Press, ISBN 978-0-87584-585-2 .
  • Christensen, Clayton M .; Raynor, Michael E. (2003), The innovator's solution: creating and sustaining successful growth, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Harvard Business School Press, ISBN 978-1-57851-852-4 .
  • Christensen, Clayton M .; Allworth, James; Dillon, Karen (2012), How Will You Measure Your Life ?, New York, New York, USA: HarperBusiness, ISBN 9780062102416 .

Web links

Wikiquote: Clayton M. Christensen  - Quotes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.deseret.com/faith/2020/1/24/21079323/clayton-christensen-harvard-disruptive-innovation-lds-mormon
  2. ↑ https://www.innosight.com/team_bio/christensen-clayton-m/
  3. ↑ http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/41712/New-Area-Authority-Seventies.html
  4. ↑ http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6437
  5. ↑ Nikolaus Piper: On the death of Clayton Christensen. The thought leader of Silicon Valley. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. January 26, 2020, accessed January 29, 2020 .
  6. ^ Glenn Rifkin: Clayton Christensen, Guru of 'Disruptive Innovation,' Dies at 67 . In: The New York Times . January 25, 2020, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed February 18, 2020]).
personal data
SURNAME Christensen, Clayton M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American economist
DATE OF BIRTH April 6, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Salt Lake City , Utah
DATE OF DEATH January 23, 2020
Place of death Boston , Massachusetts