This paper investigates whether engagement in consulting activities has a significant impact on the research performance of academic scientists. The study relies on a sample of 2678 individual faculty, from five Spanish universities, who have been recipients of publicly funded grants or have...

The swift and thorough privatization of eastern Germany did not emanate solely from the West German Federal Republic. This book explores actors from abroad – mainly from western Europe – in four functions: as investors, as advisors and capital providers, and as co-decisionmakers on...