On 27 January 2016 at 18:06, Ken Friedman <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> When it comes to Fil’s views, I disagree. When you say that Academia
> should operate as a Yunus-style social business, you are indeed saying that
> they should not make money.
Well, yes & no. A social business "makes" money, but they use that money
only to pay employees and maintain and grow the business.
And that's *exactly* how I believe *every* company should be run, because I
think "money" is one of the worst ideas humans have ever had.
...but then again, I'm weird.
And that's also well beyond the scope of this thread.
More on topic: I would argue that to preserve the integrity of academe, we
should stay as far as possible from circumstances where money may sway
decisions against evidence and rational thought. As such, I would suggest
that academe as a microcosm should maintain itself wherever possible in the
most financially... neutral? way possible.
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*Prof. Filippo A. Salustri, Ph.D., P.Eng.*
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http://deseng.ryerson.ca/~fil/
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