Peter Lorange & Fred Neubauer 
Mastering Global Corporate Governance 

Corporate Governance is the hot topic of the new millennium. Gone
are the days when CEOs set agendas and earned 500 times more than
average employees. Now, transparency rules. Corporations must
establish new systems of accountability, and encourage long-term
participation in decision-making by both shareholders and staff.
Those that succeed will be better equipped to create wealth, solve
complex problems, and compete in global markets.

The role of the directorate and the need to ensure an effective
framework for its accountability to owners is paramount to success.
In line with this thinking, Mastering Global Corporate Governance
argues that one of the key responsibilities of the Board is
leadership, and that the root of good corporate governance lies in
the strength of a corporate leader. In particular, it focuses on
two ‘burning issues’ for senior executives: how can the boards of
global companies best lead their companies through the fundamental
dilemmas that face all boards?; and how can Boards, entrusted with
ultimate responsibility for the way a company exercises leadership,
provide that leadership?

Table of Content

Contributors.

Preface and Acknowledgements.

Introduction – A Roadmap for the Book.

PART I: GLOBAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE- ISSUES,
FRAMEWORK AND EVIDENCE FOR BOARD LEADERSHIP (Ulrich Steger).

Chapter 1. Now that Everything is in Place, Does it Matter?

Chapter 2. How can Corporate Governance Fail?

Chapter 3. Shedding Some Light into the Black Box.

Chapter 4. Managing Complexity in Global Corporate
Governance.

Chapter 5. Some Nagging Questions.

PART II: THREE BURNING QUESTIONS FOR BOARDS.

Chapter 6. The Role and Responsibilities of the CEO (Peter
Lorange).

Chapter 7. Performance Evaluation of Corporate Boards and Boards
of Directors (Fred Neubauer and Helga Krapf).

Chapter 8. How Governing Family Businesses is Different (John
Ward).

PART III: LEARNING FROM PAST EXPERIENCE.

Chapter 9. Cobra versus Commerzbank, War at the Helm of Elicore,
and National Life (Commented by Bill George).

References.

Notes.

Index.