Introduction
The policy, law, and market forces that have created the new era of corporate governance. What Is corporate governance and why do we care? ; The threshold question of corporate governance : for whose benefit are corporations to Be governed? ; The forces that shape corporate governance
The board-centric corporation. The role of the board ; Assembling an effective board ; Duties, accountability, and protections of directors ; Routine board operations ; Special situations ; A digression on private companies, not-for-profits, and Congress
Activism and the threat of shareholder-centricity. Activists and their goals and tools ; The case against shareholder-centricity
Challenges to CEO leadership The problem ; Elements of a solution.