The Insider's View on Corporate Governance

1      The Evolution of Modern Corporate Governance. 1.1        The corporate governance earthquake and where we stand today. 1.2        The role of the company secretary. 1.3        Overview of recent research and literature. 1.4        Roadmap through this book. 2      Study design. 2.1        Scope and framework. 2.2        Method. 2.3        Samples. 3      Descriptive evidence. 3.1        Drivers for corporate governance. 3.2        Organization of the board. 3.3        The company secretary. 3.4        A look at recent developments.  4      Analyzing causal effects. 4.1        Which factors determine how the company secretary views his/her setting? 4.2        Which factors shape the secretary's tasks and responsibilities? 4.3        Which factors influence corporate governance performance? 5      Conclusion: Making sense out of diversity - where are we heading? 5.1        Future dynamics of the corporate governance officer. 5.2        Where shall we go? What has to be done?