MIT_Sloan_Management_Review_-_Spring_2020

SLOANREVIEW.MIT.EDU SPRING 2020 MIT SLOAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW 85

Disruption2020:

An Interview With

Clayton M. Christensen

Clayton M. Christensen, interviewed

by Karen Dillon

pp. 21-26

Clayton M. Christensen’s Theory of Disruptive

Innovation has had an undeniable impact in

business over the past two decades. In this Q&A

with longtime collaborator Karen Dillon, Chris-

tensen discussed the impact of disruption in

today’s tech-centric world and why the theory is

still such a powerful tool for decision-making,

even as it continues to evolve.

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SPRING 2020 • VOLUME 61 • NUMBER 3

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TheNew Disrupters

Rita Gunther McGrath

pp. 28-33

The Theory of Disruptive Innovation presciently

explained that fast-moving disrupters entering

the market with cheap, low-quality goods could

undermine companies wed to prevailing beliefs

about competitive advantage. In the past decade,

however, disrupters have changed dramatically.

They now enter the market with products and

services that are every bit as good as those offered

by legacy companies — and make it harder than

ever for traditional businesses to compete.

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