Based on data from a survey of biological scientists at 125 American universities, this article
explores how the commercialization of the university affects the problems academic …

Drawing on interviews with more than 80 scientists on two university campuses, we create a
typology that offers insights into how transformations in the nature and locus of life science …

Exploring the growing division among academic scientists over a profit motive in research.
The commercialization of research is one of the most significant contemporary features of …

Drawing on interviews with more than 80 scientists on two university campuses, we create a
typology that offers insights into how transformations in the nature and locus of life science …

Scholars across a range of academic fields continue to rely on Robert K. Merton's scientific
norms to frame analyses of the privatization of research in the life sciences. I revisit …

In recent decades, academic science has increasingly been directed toward
commercializable ends by neoliberal governments. In this article, I outline a concern that …

Between 1980 and 1985 representatives of academic science changed their policy
positions, moving from veneration of basic or fundamental research to promotion of …

The political imperative of increasing commercialization of science is frequently viewed as
contributing to a problem of public mistrust in science. One proposed solution, favored in …

Many research-intensive universities have moved into the business of promoting technology
development that promises revenue, impact, and legitimacy. While the scholarship on …

To date, research on university-industry relations in biotechnology in the United States has
focused on the direct and immediate effects of industry involvement with university scientists …