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.