The importance of corporate governance became dramatically clear at the beginning of the twenty-first century as a series of corporate meltdowns from managerial fraud, misconduct, and negligence caused a massive loss of shareholder wealth. This course introduces students how a company is directed and controlled and, in particular, with the role of the directorate and the need to ensure that there is an effective framework for accountability of directors to owners, and provides a full discussion of corporate governance issues taking the broadest view of the corporate governance agenda, including both theory and practice. This course introduces graduate students how a company is directed and controlled and, in particular, with the role of the directorate and the need to ensure that there is an effective framework for accountability of directors to owners, and provides a full discussion of corporate governance issues taking the broadest view of the corporate governance agenda, including both theory and practice.