Gail M. Pesyna, Program Director
This program (formerly "Role of the Corporation") supports academic research
and scholarship aimed at painting a realistic picture of how corporations
and other business organizations function, with special emphasis on how
the people in them actually behave, how they are motivated, and how they
are rewarded. The Foundation has sought to increase understanding of these
organizations because of the enormous effect they have on the standard of
living and quality of life for most people in the United States and around
the world.
Much of the academic
work concerned with the nature and purpose of business organizations
has been carried out over the years by scholars in economics, corporate
law, and business. The Foundation has supported work in each of these
areas, and plans to continue supporting innovative work in these fields
as well as others, such as sociology, anthropology, political science
and business history.
Business Organizations: Program Specifics
program details and research questions
Business Organizations: References
publications and additional resources