The Mandate Study
Published July 2026
Abstract
Using public material from 2025 and 2026 across technology firms, banks, consultancies, law firms, retailers, manufacturers, insurers, and asset managers, the paper identifies five recurring mechanisms through which AI engagement becomes structurally expected inside large organisations.
Suggested citation
Foster-Fletcher, R. (2026). The Mandate Study: How Large Organisations Require, Incentivise, and Formalise AI Engagement. MKAI Working Paper.
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Record metadata
- Type
- Working paper
- Theme
- Organisational pressure and adoption
- Status
- Published working paper
Methods
- Documentary study
- Public-record corpus
- Cross-sector comparison
Keywords
adoption mandatesworkforce policyAI governance