But the context was hiring/tenure/grants assignment decisions and how academic productivity became a major factor in those decisions. Business people have no s

But the context was hiring/tenure/grants assignment decisions and how academic productivity became a major factor in those decisions. Business people have no say in any hiring decisions made at universities. The hiring committee is made up of faculties at the department hiring the new assistant(often)/associate(rarely)/full(very rare) professor. Tenure is not decided by any business or administrative person working at universities. Same for grant funding in the sciences.