Part I. Basic Concepts, Board Structures and Company Officers: 1. The concept 'corporate governance' and 'essential' corporate governance principles; 2. Stakeholders in corporate governance and corporate social responsibility (CSR); 3. Board functions and structures; 4. Types of company directors and officers; Part II. Corporate Governance in Australia: 5. Corporate governance in Australia - background and business initiatives; 6.

Regulation of corporate governance; 7. The role of the regulators - ASIC and ASX; 8. Accounting governance Christine Jubb; 9. Auditors and audits Christine Jubb; 10. Directors' duties and liability; 11. Enforcement of directors' duties; Part III. Corporate Governance in International and Global Context: 12. Corporate governance in the USA, the UK and in Canada; 13.

OECD principles of corporate governance and corporate governance in Germany, Japan and China Luke Nottage and Vivienne Bath; Part IV. Business Ethics and Future Direction: 14. The ethical obligations of corporations; 15. Reflections on contemporary corporate governance and its future direction.