a newtechnologythatcompletelychangesthe way things are done:Adisruptivetechnologyoverturnsatraditionalbusinessmodel, which makes it muchharderfor anestablishedfirmtoembrace.Hecontendsthat so many new anddisruptivetechnologieshaveemergedin the last fewyearsthat nocompanyisimmunetocompetition.(Definition ofdisruptive technologyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
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disruptive technologyThe book examines howdisruptivetechnologyaffects consumer behavior and how businesses need to either adapt or die.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is defined as adisruptivetechnologyrequiring a complete change in current manufacturing processes.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At such point, a time for new,disruptivetechnologyemerges.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sailing vessels were pushed into narrower and narrower economic niches (seedisruptivetechnology) and gradually disappeared from commercial trade.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The original online magazines, e-zines and disk magazines, or diskmags, due to their low cost and initial non-mainstream targets, may be seen as adisruptivetechnologyto traditional publishing houses.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Structural arguments emphasize causes and solutions related to disruptive technologies and globalization.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The result is that entrenched industry players are generally not motivated to develop or deploy disruptive technologies.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The company primarily focuses on providing services on disruptive technologies.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The intelligence community could give them options of potential opponents' vulnerabilities, so the games helped focus attention on the most critical of the disruptive technologies.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Throughout his career, he has advised numerous companies and government agencies on international technology projects and the impact of disruptive technologies.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/disruptive-technology##
