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At least in Germany you get the problem that the basic idea of research groups is rather feudal. ( That is the original idea when universities were invented in the late middle ages was, that professors get a personal fiefdom.) And this makes imho a lot more sense, at least for basic research. But recently universities try to organize it more like a business. That means that professors have to write more and more reports for funding agencies, and consequently have to pursue research that can be sold easily. That is, assuming that they have actually time to do research instead of fighting bureaucracy.