"Extinction Events" by business analyst Robert Keane is a post-mortem examination of the titans of industry that vanished. Keane moves beyond the standard "Kodak moment" anecdotes to analyze the structural and cultural rigidity that prevents successful companies from adapting to change. He treats the market as an evolutionary ecosystem where "survival of the fittest" applies ruthlessly to corporations.The book dissects the internal politics, the "sunk cost fallacy," and the "innovator's dilemma" that blinded executives at companies like Blockbuster, BlackBerry, and Sears. Keane reveals that...