Disruptive Innovation: An Intellectual History and Directions for Future Research

被引:472
作者
Christensen, Clayton M.
McDonald, Rory
Altman, Elizabeth J. [1 ]
Palmer, Jonathan E.
机构
[1] Univ Massachusetts, Manning Sch Business, One Univ Ave,PTBC 356, Lowell, MA 01854 USA
关键词
competitive strategy; disruptive innovation; innovation metrics; systemic industries; technology trajectories; STRATEGIC BUSINESS EXIT; TECHNOLOGICAL DISCONTINUITIES; CREATIVE DESTRUCTION; RESPONSES; PERSPECTIVE; ECOSYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; PLATFORMS; RELEVANCE; SURVIVAL;
D O I
10.1111/joms.12349
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
020101 [政治经济学];
摘要
The concept of disruptive innovation has gained considerable currency among practitioners despite widespread misunderstanding of its core principles. Similarly, foundational research on disruption has elicited frequent citation and vibrant debate in academic circles, but subsequent empirical research has rarely engaged with its key theoretical arguments. This inconsistent reception warrants a thoughtful evaluation of research on disruptive innovation within management and strategy. We trace the theory's intellectual history, noting how its core principles have been clarified by anomaly-seeking research. We also trace the theory's evolution from a technology-change frameworkessentially descriptive and relatively limited in scopeto a more broadly explanatory causal theory of innovation and competitive response. This assessment reveals that our understanding of the phenomenon of disruption has changed as the theory has developed. To reinvigorate academic interest in disruptive innovation, we propose several underexplored topicsresponse strategies, performance trajectories, and innovation metricsto guide future research.
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页码:1043 / 1078
页数:36
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