Part I. Basic Concepts, Board Structures and Company Officers: 1. The concept 'corporate governance' and 'essential' principles of corporate governance; 2. Stakeholders in corporate governance and corporate social responsibility; 3. Board functions and structures; 4. Types of company directors and officers; Part II. Corporate Governance in Australia: 5. Regulation of corporate governance; 6. The role of the regulators: ASIC and ASX; 7. Accounting governance; 8. Auditors and audits; 9. Directors' duties and liability; 10. Enforcement of directors' duties; Part III. Corporate Governance in International and Global Contexts: 11. Corporate governance in the USA, the UK, Canada and South Africa; 12. Corporate governance in the EU, the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, and corporate governance in Germany, Japan, China and Indonesia; 13. Shareholder activism; Part IV. Business Ethics and Future Direction: 14. The ethical obligations of corporations.