Commercialization and corporatization (C&C) in American higher education since the 1980s have
gradually marginalized shared governance in various areas. This article is a case study of an
American public university, based on empirical studies through in-depth surveys, observations, and
base data collection. It addresses the issue of academic commercialization and corporatization and
their impact on shared governance, faculty morale and faculty strain in their research, teaching and
service. After defining the key concepts, explaining the methodology and discussing the data, this
article examines the roles of commercialization and corporatization in decreasing shared governance
and lowering faculty morale in academic research, teaching and service. The article concludes that,
with the erosion of academic freedom and faculty power, academic commercialization and
corporatization have created dissatisfaction among faculty members who lack pride in their
profession and distrust administrators.
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Author Name: Zhaohui Hong
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Keywords: commercialization, CORPORATIZATION
ISSN: 2581-5148
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