Innovation: The Attacker's AdvantageIllustrates with examples from both old and new industries to explain how large, successful companies can lose their markets almost overnight to new, often small competitors armed with faster-developing technologies and better products. |
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... look that the con- sumer associated with dirt . In fact , the gray look was caused by torn and frayed fibers , but the consumer did not appreci- ate this apparently arcane technical detail . Rather than fight with consumers P & G ...
... look that the con- sumer associated with dirt . In fact , the gray look was caused by torn and frayed fibers , but the consumer did not appreci- ate this apparently arcane technical detail . Rather than fight with consumers P & G ...
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... Look at the eighteenth - century rotating device in Exhibit 4. This clever device was supposed to continue to spin endlessly once it got started . A heavy lead ball at point A rolls down the incline plane B until it lands in cup C. At ...
... Look at the eighteenth - century rotating device in Exhibit 4. This clever device was supposed to continue to spin endlessly once it got started . A heavy lead ball at point A rolls down the incline plane B until it lands in cup C. At ...
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... look at the increases in performance and cost of development of the last several new products . Declines or increases in the rates of performance im- provement divided by cost will tell you a great deal . It is important to look at this ...
... look at the increases in performance and cost of development of the last several new products . Declines or increases in the rates of performance im- provement divided by cost will tell you a great deal . It is important to look at this ...
Contents
Two The Age of Discontinuity | 45 |
A New Forecasting Tool | 87 |
Five How Leaders Become Losers | 113 |
Copyright | |
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