English Explanatory Dictionary

innovator's dilemma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The observation that well-established companies tend to concentrate on improving existing products, leaving them vulnerable to new competitors and disruptive technologies.

Word forms

innovator's dilemma the innovator's dilemma

Etymology

Described in the 1997 book The Innovator's Dilemma by American business consultant Clayton Christensen.

Related words

Schumpeter's gale
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