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Future of the Corporation Phase 1 Research Overview

The Future of the Corporation is a major research and public engagement programme aiming to develop an evidence base that will serve as a foundation to redefine business for the 21st century and build trust between business and society. The first phase of research is considering ten themes which will shape the future of business. This phase is gathering existing evidence, developing fresh thinking and identifying gaps in research. The findings will provide a distinctive insight into the current state of thinking - from both academics and business leaders - about the ways the corporation will evolve in the future. In the second phase of research starting in 2019, the project will gather new empirical evidence, test new approaches and work with stakeholders to understand the best ways of applying these changes.

Peel, John David Yeadon, 1941-2015

Publications • 4 May 2017

Memoir by Richard Fardon, posted 4 May 2017

Some turns in a ‘journey to the West’: Cosmological proliferation in an anthropology of Eurasia

Publications • 9 Oct 2017

Full text of article by Wang Mingming, posted to Journal of the British Academy, volume 5, pp. 201-250.

Goody, John Rankine, 1919-2015

Publications • 14 Nov 2017

Memoir by Chris Hann, posted 14 November 2017

Future of the Corporation Corporate Advisory Group

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The Future of the Corporation Corporate Advisory Group is a group of senior business leaders that meet regularly to consider the research developments of the project and advise on future plans. They provide a direct insight into the latest thinking within a range of businesses, including finance and investment, law, retail, energy, technology, pharmaceuticals, consulting and professional services. They challenge and advise, helping to ensure that the approach of the project and the research are gounded in the challenges facing business and society.

Future of the Corporation Steering Group

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Cousin marriage, hierarchy, and heredity

Events • 4 Oct 2018

How did cousin marriage—an institution that had been not only common, but also emotionally resonant, culturally validated, and economically productive in America—come to be recast as emotionally repugnant, medically dangerous, and politically backward?

Alcohol and humans: Why do we drink?

Events • 12 Sep 2018

Have humans always consumed alcohol? How has our relationship with it evolved over time? Join three experts for an evening of short talks and discussion exploring the history of alcohol consumption.

‘Tears of Rangi: Experiments Across Worlds’ by Anne Salmond

Blog • 1 Oct 2018

'Tears of Rangi' by Dame Anne Salmond was shortlisted for our 2018 Al Rodhan Prize. Her most ambitious book to date, it looks at New Zealand as a site of cosmo-diversity, a place where multiple worlds engage and collide. In this extract, the author explores how the terms Māori and pākehā came into usage.

“We don’t rule or dominate the planet”: Dame Anne Salmond FBA

Blog • 19 Oct 2018

The anthropologist and Al-Rodhan Prize-shortlisted author of 'Tears of Rangi' Dame Anne Salmond FBA on Maori culture, turning a book into a documentary, and how ideas from New Zealand might just change the world.