If you have profit sharing, the drive for commercialization is worth it, as is making the big commercializing partner who could otherwise be a competitor happy.
Profit-based compensation in a firm where profit is nominally at best a secondary goal creates misaligned incentives between employees and employer compared to fixed wage/salary.
Profit-based compensation in a firm where profit is nominally at best a secondary goal creates misaligned incentives between employees and employer compared to fixed wage/salary.