Article ID: CBB000953584

Entrepreneurial Science: The Rules of the Game (2009)

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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 constructivist criticisms of the Mertonian approach and then develop an empirically grounded interpretation of academic entrepreneurship. Focusing on the case of an early biotech entrepreneur, I investigate how scientists and university administrators managed intellectual property issues and conflicts of interest and commitment during the `biotech revolution' of the late 1970s and early 1980s. This story shows that many contemporary studies --- both supportive and critical of privatization --- misunderstand or misrepresent the ethical dimensions of faculty participation in commerce.

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Description On academic entrepreneurship and ethics in science during the biotech revolution.


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Authors & Contributors
Hughes, Sally Smith
Mitchell, Mary X.
Chris Hesselbein
Rasmussen, Nicolas
Yi, Doogab
Welsh, Rick
Concepts
Science and industry
Biotechnology industry
Research support
Science and ethics
Biotechnology
Funding and finance
Time Periods
20th century, late
20th century
19th century
21st century
Places
United States
California (U.S.)
Québec (Canada)
Japan
Italy
Pennsylvania (U.S.)
Institutions
United States. Dept. of Agriculture
Royal Society of London
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