Essentials of Corporate Governance

Preface.

Part One: Background.

1. Corporations.

2. History.

Part Two: The Players.

3. Shareholders.

4. Board of Directors.

5. CEO and Chairperson.

Part Three: Good Governance.

6. Good Corporate Governance: An Introduction.

7. Signs of Trouble.

8. Changes Made Through Corporate Governance.

9. Regulations and Strategies for Corporate Governance.

Part Four: International Perspective.

10. International Corporate Governance.

11. Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets: Asia and Latin America.

12. Not-For-Profit Organizations.

Afterword.

Appendix A. Guide to the Combined Code on Corporate Governance and its similarities to Corporate Governance in the American Model.

Appendix B. Directory of Select Corporate Governance Organizations Around the World.

Glossary.

Index.