MKAI · Working paper

    The Mandate Study

    Published July 2026

    Abstract

    Drawing on public-record evidence from 2025 and 2026 across a wide range of industries, this report identifies five recurring mechanisms through which large organisations make AI engagement a structural, measured, and rewarded expectation.

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    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