Agenda
1 Introduction to Corporate Governance
1.1 What is Corporate Governance About?
1.2 Why Should We Care About Good Corporate Governance?
1.3 Agency Costs and Managerial Temptations
2 Stakeholder and Shareholder View of Corporate Governance
3 The Importance of Corporate Governance
4 Corporate Governance Mechanisms
5 Comparative Corporate Governance
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6 Best Practice in Corporate Governance
6.1 Evidence from Academic Research
6.2 Evidence from Corporate Governance Codes