Science has been at the heart of many of the important technological advancements across the globe. From new drug treatments and energy production to computer chip technology. While innovation is what drives science, business is about making money and keeping shareholders satisfied. Business and science were traditionally thought of as two distinct realms. The two are interconnected and it is impossible to separate their impact on business from the impact of research.
While business is focused on profit, the long-term ramifications of its decisions can have significant social, environmental economic, and environmental impacts. Science is also concerned with the impact of its decisions and decisions, specifically those pertaining to the exploitation of resources and sustainability. A wise business, for example will use natural resources at an amount that science deems as sustainable. However, the greed of a few businesses has caused over-exploitation and ecological disaster.
We have codified the expected results and the outcomes of these strategies. (TL did the initial programming and AG coded 20% of the papers). We discovered that companies employ five macro-level strategies, which work together to diminish the credibility of unfavourable science and maximise favourable science. These strategies are implemented via meso-strategies, which over time alter evidence in favor of the industry. This leads to three distal outcomes-to cast doubt on the potential harms of industry-related products and practices, to promote policies that favor industry, and to maximise consumption, use and sales of industry products and services – thereby increasing profits for corporations.