Part I - Introduction to Corporate Governance 1 Defining corporate governance and key theoretical models 2 Corporate control across the world 3 Control versus ownership rights Part II - International Corporate Governance 4 Taxonomies of corporate governance systems 5 Incentivising managers and the disciplining of badly performing managers 6 Corporate governance, types of financial systems and economic growth 7 Corporate governance regulation in an international context Part III - Corporate Governance and Stakeholders 8 Corporate social responsibility and socially responsible investment 9 Debtholders 10 Employee rights and voice across corporate governance systems 11 The role of gatekeepers in corporate governance Part IV - Improving Corporate Governance 12 Corporate governance in emerging markets 13 Contractual corporate governance 14 Corporate governance in initial public offerings 15 Behavioural biases and corporate governance Part V - Conclusions 16 Learning from Diversity and Future Challenges for Corporate Governance Part VI - Glossary