Nano-technology: a Disruptive Technology?

The term "disruptive technology" as coined by Christensen (1997) refers to a new technology having lower cost and performance measured by traditional criteria, but having higher ancillary performance. Christensen finds that disruptive technologies may enter and expand emerging market niches, improving with time and ultimately attacking established products in their traditional markets. This conception, while useful, is also limiting in several important ways. By emphasizing only "attack from below" Christensen ignores other discontinuous patterns of change which may be of equal or greater importance (Utterback, 1994; Acee, 2001). Further, the true importance of disruptive technology, even in Christensen's conception of it is not that it may displace established products. Rather, it is a powerful means for enlarging and broadening markets and providing new functionality. In this paper nano-technologies will be considered in their roles as both disruptive and more broadly discontinuous or radical innovation. Various impacts will be assessed with emphasis on enlarged and new markets that may be created

Information Technology and the Dynamics of Firm and Industrial Structure

Internet, Disruptive technology, Market structure, Computers, IT consultancies

Technology Use for Extra-Curricular Activities and Academic Performance in Library Instruction Sessions

This poster reports on a study that investigated: a. The impact of students’ use of technology for extracurricular purposes during instruction sessions and its effects on their learning and retention of information. b. Whether attendance at a previous library instruction session provided the students with the advantage of scoring higher in the assessment, and c. Whether the use of these technologies in class sessions was disruptive to other students

A Little Birdie Said: How Twitter is Disrupting Shareholder Activism

Shareholders are organizing and mobilizing on new social media platforms like Twitter. This changes the dynamics of shareholder proxy contests in ways that favor shareholders over management. Disruptive technology may bring about a shareholder revolution, which may not be in shareholders’ best interests, at least from the perspective of shareholder wealth maximization, and it also has powerful implications for the future of corporate social responsibility

Dual-Sim Phones· A Disruptive Technology?

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