“In the universities, we teach you what we decide you need to know. And the employers find out when they hire people that students didn't learn what we needed them to learn. Online learning offerings, like the University of Phoenix, have relationships with employers and teach what you need to know.”

American business scholar and professor, Christensen is best known for developing the theory of disruptive innovation, which explains how established companies often fail to recognize emerging markets that eventually overtake them. His work reshaped strategic thinking in corporate leadership and entrepreneurship.