With the hard realism approach, a corporate entity would fund an independent body of research, and then re-use publications that match their agenda. Hiring som

With the hard realism approach, a corporate entity would fund an independent body of research, and then re-use publications that match their agenda. Hiring someone (perhaps with aspirations to buy their loyalty?) entails risks. Instead of pulling funding from the "independent think-tank", google now finds itself in the midst of a potential discrimination/political scandal involving an employee.