Do you currently feel you are considered mainly as an income-generating unit, rather than a scientist or investigator, by your organizarion?

Yes, not only the organization where I work but most of the R&D units focus on the researches giving financial return in the shortest possible time.

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No, my organisation believe in my competencies of grooming future scientists.

Yes!!! The only criterion for promotion is dollars you bring in and any activity that does not generate overheads, salary offsets, or tuition revenue is actively discouraged. I have been in this academic "business" for 20+ years in USA and Canada. It mostly about dollars as far as those in power at both private and public institutions are concerned. My colleagues in other countries appear to be in the same bind: no room for you unless you are a skilled salesperson first and foremost.

Both are important some times you should do basic science and some times toy need to carry applied research to gain some money to cover the other basic ones.

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I have been working in UK business schools, dealing with 100s (poor quality) MSc students, in order to generate the required income for the remaining departments in the university. 

Interesting question... I'm afraid I would have to answer 2 or 3, while it should of course be 4 or 5 in an academic institute.