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A framework for business in the 21st century

The synthesis of the ten themes covered by our research has brought out three principles which could help in the development of a new…
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The Future of the Corporation: towards humane business

Professor Colin Mayer FBA
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Why we need to re-shape business for the 21st century

The bond between the corporation and its public purpose has waxed and waned since corporations were first established nearly two millennia…
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The case for reconsidering the nature of the corporation

There is a strong and growing ambition to reconsider and reinterpret the nature of the corporation, especially in terms of enabling better…
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Five levers of change to reform business for the 21st century

There are a range of possible tools and levers available to business leaders and governments to promote change. Here we consider five…
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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…
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