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Article | Harvard Business Review | January–February 1995

Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave

by J. L. Bower and C. M. Christensen

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Keywords: Disruption; Technology;

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Bower, J. L., and C. M. Christensen. "Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave." Harvard Business Review 73, no. 1 (January–February 1995): 43–53.

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Joseph L. Bower
Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

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Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration
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