> If the upper management wanted to retract that paper then it seems reasonable to assume that preparing this paper did not produce any value to the company. I

> If the upper management wanted to retract that paper then it seems reasonable to assume that preparing this paper did not produce any value to the company. I don't know about publishing standards at Google but, assuming they are uniform for all researchers, I am pretty sure Google would be unable to retain talent if researchers were asked to prove value to Google for every paper they publish. I think for researchers, this reinforces the oft-dismissed notion that you give up significant academic freedom in exchange for a fat paycheck when you join an industrial research lab. This can be particularly damaging for Google because many of its research projects don't have an immediate business impact, and it hires top researchers by offering an alternative to the slog of academia.