List of contributing papers

The research for the Future of the Corporation Programme was commissioned by the British Academy in early 2018. 31 distinguished academics contributed papers that were peer reviewed. None of the papers have been previously published. The academic lead on the Future of the Corporation Programme was Professor Colin Mayer of the University of Oxford Saïd Business School.

Paper 1

Davoudi, L., McKenna, C. and Olegario, R. (2018) The Historical Role of the Corporation in Society. British Academy (FOTC Paper 1)

Paper 2

Hsieh, N., Meyer, M., Rodin, D. and Van’t Klooster, J. (2018) The Social Purpose of Corporations: A Literature Review and Research Agenda. British Academy (FOTC Paper 2)

Paper 3

Kirby, N., Kirton, A., Crean, A. (2018) Do Corporations have a duty to be trustworthy? British Academy (FOTC Paper 3)

Paper 4

Crean, A., Gold, N., Vines, D., Williamson, A. (2018) Restoring Trust in Financial Services: Governance, Norms and Behaviour. British Academy (FOTC Paper 4)

Paper 5

Hsieh, N., Lange, B., Rodin, D., Wolf-Bauwens M. L. A. (2018) Getting Clear on Corporate Culture. British Academy (FOTC Paper 5)

Paper 6

Gordon, J. (2018) Is Corporate Governance a First Order Cause of the Current Malaise? British Academy (FOTC Paper 6)

Paper 7

Belenzon, S., Hamdani, A., Kandel, E., Hashai, N., Yafeh, Y. (2018) Technological Progress and the Future of the Corporation. British Academy (FOTC Paper 7)

Paper 8

Birkinshaw, J. (2018) How is Technological Change Affecting the Nature of the Corporation? British Academy (FOTC Paper 8)

Paper 9

Desai, M., Dharmapala, D. (2018) Revisiting the Uneasy Case for Corporate Taxation in an Uneasy World. British Academy (FOTC Paper 9)

Paper 10

Armour, J., Enriques, L., Ezrachi, A., Vella, A. (2018) Regulation and Law: The Role of Corporate, Competition and Tax Law. British Academy. (FOTC Paper 10)

Paper 11

Offer, A. (2018) Patient and impatient capital: time horizons as market boundaries. British Academy. (FOTC Paper 11)

Paper 12

Villalonga, B. (2018) The Impact of Ownership on Building Sustainable and Responsible Business. British Academy (FOTC Paper 12)

Paper 13

Buckley, P. (2018) Can Corporations Contribute Directly to Society or only through Regulated Behaviour? British Academy (FOTC Paper 13)

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