When Collaboration Bridges Institutions: The Impact of Industry Collaboration on Academic Productivity

How does industry collaboration affect academic scientists' productivity? While industry's involvement in academic research is growing, various scholars have warned that this trend might corrupt open science by fostering secrecy in academia, and by leading scientists toward less publishable lines of work. In this study, we argue that, under certain circumstances, academia-industry collaboration can sharpen the particularities of the academic institutional environment rather than corrupt it. More...