Clayton M. Christensen
Clayton M. Christensen
Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration
| Unit | Technology and Operations Management |
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| Contact | (617) 495-6723 Send E-Mail |
| Interests | disruptive technology, emerging markets, innovation, strategy, technological change, more > |
| Overview | Biography | Publications & Course Materials | Current Research | Areas of Interest |
Clayton M. Christensen is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, with a joint appointment in the Technology & Operations Management and General Management faculty groups. His research and teaching interests center on the management issues related to the development and commercialization of technological and business model innovation. Specific areas of focus include developing organizational capabilities and finding new markets for new technologies.
Professor Christensen holds a B.A. with highest honors in economics from Brigham Young University (1975), and an M.Phil. in applied econometrics and the economics of less-developed countries from Oxford University (1977), where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. He received an MBA with High Distinction from the Harvard Business School in 1979, graduating as a George F. Baker Scholar. He was awarded his DBA from the Harvard Business School in 1992.
Featured Work
Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns
by Clayton M. Christensen, Curtis W. Johnson, Michael B. Horn, McGraw Hill, 2008
According to recent studies in neuroscience, the way we learn doesn't always match up with the way we are taught. If we hope to stay competitive-academically, economically, and technologically—we need to rethink our understanding of intelligence, reevaluate our educational system, and reinvigorate our commitment to learning. In other words, we need “disruptive innovation.”