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Combatting Disruptive Change

Beating Unruly Competition at Their Own Game

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  1. Ian I. Mitroff

    1. Center for Catastrophic Risk Management, Haas School of Business, Berkeley, USA

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. It Is All About Assumptions: The Critical Role of an Applied Epistemologist

    • Ian I. Mitroff
    Pages 1-20

  3. Doing What Is Right: The Role of an Applied Ethicist

    • Ian I. Mitroff
    Pages 21-31

  4. Think Like a System: Be an Applied Systems Thinker

    • Ian I. Mitroff
    Pages 33-40

  5. Thinking Like a Crisis Manager

    • Ian I. Mitroff
    Pages 41-45

  6. Wisdom: How the Leaders of Purpose-Driven Organizations Manage from Their Values

    • Ian I Mitroff
    Pages 47-63

  7. Applied Epistemology, Part 2

    • Ian I. Mitroff
    Pages 65-79

  8. Assumptions and Stakeholders Revisited

    • Ian I. Mitroff
    Pages 81-86

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 87-92
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About this book

This book is a critical examination of the main ideas regarding disruptive change and startups. It systematically lays out the full set of challenges and tasks one needs to master in order for existing organizations to weather severe change or make a startup successful. Ian Mitroff outlines the protective actions business leaders must take to ensure their continued existence, providing a clear demonstration of the key roles leaders must assume such as Applied Epistemologist, Applied Ethicist, Applied Systems Thinker, Applied Social Psychologist, and Applied Crisis Manager, and how to perform these roles competently.


Citing cases such as Facebook, Uber, and Airbnb, this book uniquely analyzes the disrupting agent in emerging industries, which is crucial for success in today’s complex and turbulent world. It will be of value to students, academics, and entrepreneurs looking to develop a new product or service.




Authors and Affiliations

  • Center for Catastrophic Risk Management, Haas School of Business, Berkeley, USA

    Ian I. Mitroff

About the author

Ian Mitroff is Senior Investigator in the Center for Catastrophic Risk Management, University of California - Berkeley, USA. He is Professor Emeritus of the Annenberg School of Communication and the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA, where he was the Harold Quinton Distinguished Professor of Business Policy. Dr. Mitroff is regarded as one of the founders of the discipline of Crisis Management and founded and directed the USC Center for Crisis Management. Known for his thinking and writing on a wide range of business and societal issues, he is the author of 36 books and is a frequent blogger for the Huffington Post.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Combatting Disruptive Change

  • Book Subtitle: Beating Unruly Competition at Their Own Game

  • Authors: Ian I. Mitroff

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60044-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-60043-1Published: 13 May 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-60044-8Published: 13 May 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 92

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Start-Ups/Venture Capital, Risk Management, Organization, Business Ethics

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