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How Merck Is Trying to Keep Disrupters at Bay

Harvard Business Review

Change and innovation are choices, not givens, in any organization, and there are managerial levers for making these selections wisely. Within EB, Merck first created a Global Health Innovation Fund and then a Healthcare Services and Solution unit to identify, develop, and operate nascent opportunities that fit that thesis.

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The Risks and Benefits of Using AI to Detect Crime

Harvard Business Review

But determining whether AI crime-fighting solutions are a good strategic fit for a company depends on whether the benefits outweigh the risks that accompany them. Below, we explain some of the steps they’re taking: Evaluating the strategic fit. Adopting AI. Sponsored by SAS. Assessing and mitigating internal risks.