Strategies for survival in fast-changing industries

Management Science

Volumn 44, Issue 12 PART 2, 1998, Pages

  Christensen, Clayton M ^a   Suárez, Fernando F ^a   Utterback, James M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Disk Drives; Dominant Designs; Innovation; Standards; Strategy; Technology

Indexed keywords

MARKETING; PROBABILITY; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; STANDARDS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

DOMINANT DESIGNS; INNOVATIONS; TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032303517     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.44.12.s207     Document Type: Article

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