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The Risks and Benefits of Using AI to Detect Crime

Harvard Business Review

The success rate is generally low: On average, only 2% of the transactions flagged by the systems ultimately reflect a true crime or malicious intent. 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. Adopting AI.

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How Merck Is Trying to Keep Disrupters at Bay

Harvard Business Review

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. Integration is key. It’s not just products.

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How to Know If a Spin-Off Will Succeed

Harvard Business Review

Successful spin-offs tend to have a management team that comprises both insiders and outsiders. The outsiders provide new blood in support functions such as finance, legal, or administration. We are not saying that rapid ownership change is a requirement for business success—quite to the contrary, it is often a corollary.