Academe versus industry! What is it that keeps universities and industry from working together in a more connected manner to accelerate innovation? Is it really a war between cultures as some would have it, or a simple misalignment of cultures? Do feckless academics believe the world owes them a free ride paid for by tax dollars to pursue whatever research or scholarly activity they desire independent of the needs of society? Or do heartless and myopic business persons see the bottom line and the near term as the only discriminators for doing business – so-called efficient capitalism? Have “bashing” and “trash talk” about the cultural misalignment become an American sport to the detriment of all of us? Or is the perception of a disconnect mere urban myth?
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Author: Keith McDowell
