Disruptive Innovation

Contents:

Disruption lexicon  •  Introduction  •  Effects of disruption  •  Asymmetry advantage  •  Overdependence in strength is weakness  •  Circumstances in which high potential disruptive development will prove disappointing  •  Discovering asymmetries and related resources and capabilities  •  How to find an asymmetry  •  Challenges in identifying asymmetries  •  Organizational design turns asymmetries into capabilities  •  Enlightened circles enhance capabilities  •  New growth may not be visible but present  •  New customers - where are they? • New business models cater to new customers  •  Disruption as an opportunity for growth  •  Road mapping disruptive threats  •  SAILS  •  Human resources  •  Right managers for disruptive growth  •  Managerial lessons  •  The turnaround of the incumbent  •  The necessity of innovation  •  Research into the role of organizational capability in disruptive success  •  Conclusions  •  References

About the Author:

Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya is a Professor in the Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Dr. Bhattacharya, for a period spanning more than 20 years contributed significantly in Reliability and Quality Engineering, Strategic Planning and Environmental Sciences by means of highly qualified teaching, research and industrial consultancy. He introduced a number of new courses in the academic curriculum of IIT, Kharagpur like Reliability and Quality Engineering, Safety Engineering, Corporate Strategy and Innovation, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Development, and Industrial Ecology. Very well known to his peers and colleagues all over the world for his excellent work and fundamental contribution in the respective fields, he also won a number of national and international awards for his professional service and research publications -published from all important corners of the world.