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Christensen, Clayton M. (1952 April 6-2020)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1952 April 6 - 2020

Biographical History

Clayton M. Christensen (1952-2020) was an American academic, businessman, and author.

Clayton M. Christensen was born April 6, 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He began his academic career when he obtained a B.A. in economics from Brigham Young University in 1975. He continued this career when he obtained a masters in philosophy, applied econometrics from Oxford University in 1977, and an MBA and DBA from Harvard Business School in 1992. Starting in 1992, he was a member of the faculty at Harvard Business School.

As a businessman, Christensen has worked for Boston Consulting Group; was the chairman and President of Ceramics Process Systems Corporation; founder of Innosight LLC; co-founder of Rose Park Advisors LLC; on the Board of Directors of Tata Consultancy Services, Franklin Covey, and Vanu, Inc. Christensen is an author who is best known for "The Innovator's Dilemma." He was a resident of Belmont, Massachusetts, and is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Clayton passed away on January 23, 2020, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Citation:
The innovator's challenge, c1997: CIP t.p. (Clayton M. CHristensen)

Innovation and the general manager, 1999: CIP t.p. (Clayton M. Christensen; Harvard Univ.) introd. (professor)

Wikipedia, website viewed 4 June 2012 (Clayton M. Christensen; b. April 6, 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah; B.A., economics, Brigham Young University, 1975; M.Phil., applied econometrics, Oxford University, 1977; MBA and DBA, Harvard Business School, 1992; Faculty, Harvard Business school, 1992-present; worked for Boston Consulting Group; chairman and President of Ceramics Process Systems Corporation; founder of Innosight LLC; co-founder of Rose Park Advisors LLC; board of directors of Tata Consultancy Services, Franklin Covey, and Vanu, Inc.; author; resides in Belmont, Massachusetts; member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Wikipedia, August 4, 2022 (Clayton passed away on January 23, 2020, in Boston, Massachusetts)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Clayton M. Christensen collection of Boston Mormon oral histories

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7770
Scope and Contents

Contains audiocassettes, transcripts and digital copies of interviews with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New England. Interviews are related to the history of the Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Dated 1997-2015.

Dates: 1997-2015
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Clayton M. Christensen collection of Boston Mormon oral histories

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