This is the tie that binds us. The pendulum is swinging toward corporatethink. The Automation of Higher Education. Once a decision is made, they should get aboard. 2 Any questioning of direction, purpose, or values often results in one's being labeled as a hindrance to progress, a malcontent, or a poor team player.
Corporations do expect corporatethink from their employees.
Academe, however, has in the past shunned this idea. Noble's article focuses on teaching faculty, but the ramifications for academic librarians with faculty status are clear. Of course, faculty and academic librarians may have no other option than to buy into the commercialization of education and making money. They buy him a beer. They capture his skills on tape.