Not in the Job Description: The Commercial Activities of Academic Scientists and Engineers

Volume: 66, Issue: 9, Pages: 4108 - 4117
Published: Sep 1, 2020
Abstract
Scholarly work seeking to understand academics’ commercial activities often draws on abstract notions of the academic reward system and the representative scientist. Few scholars have examined whether and how scientists’ motives to engage in commercial activities differ across fields. Similarly, efforts to understand academics’ choices have focused on three self-interested motives—recognition, challenge, and money—ignoring the potential role of...
Paper Details
Title
Not in the Job Description: The Commercial Activities of Academic Scientists and Engineers
Published Date
Sep 1, 2020
Volume
66
Issue
9
Pages
4108 - 4117
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