The Handbook of Board Governance, 3rd Edition

1The Board Governance Handbook: An Introduction and Overview

Richard W. Leblanc, FCMC, CMC-AF, BSc, MBA, LLB, JD, LLM, PhD

Professor of Governance, Law & Ethics, York University, and Independent Governance Advisor

Table of Contents

• Introduction and Overview
• Diversity of Authorship
• Three Moments of Corporate Governance
• Précis of This Handbook’s Chapters
• Part I: Hiring, Evaluating, and Dismissing the CEO
• Part II: Strategy and Investors
• Part III: Technology Governance
• Part IV: Environment, Social, and Governance
• Part V: Financial Governance
• Part VI: Emergency and Crisis Governance
• Part VII: Risk Governance
• Part VIII: Human Capital and Compensation Governance
• Part IX: Legal, Ethical, and Conduct Governance
• Part X: Board Leadership
• Part XI: Board Structure, Composition, and Effectiveness
• Part XII: Not-for-profit, Private, and State-owned Enterprise Governance
• Part XIII: International Corporate Governance
• About the Author

Introduction and Overview

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

I hope you enjoy this third edition, which includes significant updates and many new authors.

There are new chapters on COVID-19, emergency governance, indigenous reconciliation, artificial intelligence, chief executive officer (CEO) misconduct, pension and mutual fund governance, groupthink, ESG (environment, social, and governance), DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), climate and ...