Please read the two articles:

Christensen, C. M., Kaufman, S. P., & Shih, W. C. (2008) Innovation killers: How financial tools destroy your capacity to do new things. Harvard Business Review 2008 Jan Vol 86 Issue 1 p 98 - 105

Euchner, J. (2011) Managing disruption: An interview with Clayton Christensen (Clayton Christensen talks with James Euchner about how companies can anticipate disruption and the challenges of managing disruptive change). Research-Technology Management, Jan-Feb 2011, Vol 54 Issue 11 - 17.

We are taught as management thinkers to make data-driven decisions and to use financial tools and measurements to guide us in our strategy creation processes. Comment on both articles. Do they have merit? Why or why not?