The Handbook of Board Governance, 2nd Edition

1The Handbook of Board Governance: An Introduction and Overview

Richard Leblanc CMC BSc MBA LLB JD LLM PhD

Professor of Governance, Law & Ethics, and Director, Master of Financial Accountability Program, York University; and Independent Governance Advisor

Introduction

Welcome to the second edition of The Handbook of Board Governance: A Comprehensive Guide for Public, Private, and Not-for-Profit Board Members.

I hope you enjoy this second edition, which includes significant updates and many new authors. There are new chapters on agile governance, asking better questions as a director, behavioral archetypes, blindspots, blockchain governance, board chair and CEO succession, board dynamics, business model disruption, climate change governance, cannabis governance, dual class share governance, fraud detection, gender diversity, geopolitical and populism risk governance, human capital and pay governance, risk governance, shareholder engagement, social media governance, not-for-profit and private company governance, subsidiary governance, the corporate secretary, and global governance, including within Australia, the Caribbean, China, India, Singapore, Russia, and South Africa.

To the best of my knowledge, information, and belief, it is the only board governance handbook of its kind in the world. This is because of its scope (all aspects of governance are covered) and its depth (by subject matter experts). The views of any author should not be attributed to any organization with ...