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The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance

Management

ISBN #978-1-959142-96-6

The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance

Steve Albrecht, PhD, CPA, CIA, CFE

This resource teaches your students the fundamentals of corporate business leadership, including how corporate boards are led, the director’s role, the rights of shareholders, and the challenges in balancing the needs of shareholders, managers, and other stakeholders on the board. Students learn how to make corporate board decisions regarding corporate governance, legal issues, financial management, and strategy.

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This resource teaches students the fundamentals of corporate leadership, including board dynamics, the director's role, shareholder rights, and balancing stakeholder interests in governance and decision-making.

Table of Contents

Introduction: About This Course
Topic 1: Corporations and the Non-Monolithic Nature of Shareholders
Topic 2: How Corporations Are Held Accountable
Topic 3: What Is Corporate Governance and What Is Its Role?
Topic 4: Proxy Advisory Firms and Shareholder Activists
Topic 5: The Board of Directors, Their Responsibilities, and Their Need for Independence
Topic 6: The Audit Committee
Topic 7: Special Audit Committee Issues and Risk Management
Topic 8: Required Filings: The Public Face of Public Corporations
Topic 9: The Compensation Committee
Topic 10: The Nominating/Governance Committee
Topic 11: Other Standing and Special Board Committees
Topic 12: D&O Insurance and Crisis Management
Topic 13: Legal Issues of Companies and Their Boards
Topic 14: Corporate Strategy: Outsourcing and Insourcing
Topic 15: Corporate Strategy—Organic vs. Inorganic Growth
Topic 16: Corporate Strategy—Succession Planning
Topic 17: Corporate Financing Alternatives
Topic 18: Stock Exchanges
Topic 19: International Corporate Governance

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