Industry Induces Academic Science to Know Less about More  

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Evans, James A.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: AJS: American Journal of Sociology vol. 116 no. 02 (Sep. 2010), page 389-452.
Topik: Industry Shape Science; Academic Science; model Arabidopsis Thaliana
Fulltext: The American Journal of Sociology Vol.116 No.2 (Sep 2010) p.389-452 (win).pdf (1.46MB)

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How does collaboration between academic research and industry shape science? This article argues that companies' relative indifference to theory nudges their academic partners toward novel, theoretically unanticipated experiments. The article then evaluates this proposition using fieldwork, archival materials, and panel models of all academic research using the popular plant model Arabidopsis thaliana and the companies that support that research. Findings suggest that industry partnerships draw high-status academics away from confirming theories and toward speculation. For the network of scientific ideas surrounding Arabidopsis, industry sponsorship weaves discoveries around the periphery into looser, more expansive knowledge. Government funding plays a complementary role, sponsoring focused scientific activity in dense hubs that facilitate scientific community and understanding.

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