• ISBN13: 9788126942688
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Business Management
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: August 26, 2025
• Pages: 359
• Original Price: INR 795.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 450 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Business Ethics, Business Law, and Corporate Governance

The Essential Book of Corporate Governance helps organizations maximize wealth creation, build enduring relationships with stakeholders and contribute meaningfully to the economies in which they operate. Based on extensive research, CXO interviews and case studies, the book enables companies to develop governance practices best suited to their needs.

"...challenges the reader to appreciate why...Corporate Governance rules actually add great value to companies."

-Hal S. Scott

Nomura Professor and Director, International Financial Systems (PIFS), Harvard Law School

"A must in the shelf of everyone involved in the economic development of India...”

-U. K. Sinha

Former Chairman, SEBI

“An outstanding analysis of the ramifications and ambit of Corporate Governance.”

-S. K. Roy

Former Chairman, LIC India

...the book carries a detailed account of its [Corporate Governance] key dimensions as it is practiced today.”

-Sunil Bharti Mittal

Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises

Mr. G. N. Bajpai has successfully utilized his ocean of experience to write a highly readable book.

—Sanjiv Goenka

Chairman, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group

Ghyanendra Nath Bajpai is a distinguished business leader with an illustrious career in India's financial sector, having served as Chairman of SEBI and Executive Chairman of LIC. An accomplished author, he has written six influential books, including The Securities Market andA Game Changer's Memoir, and contributes regular columns to Dainik Jagran, Mint, and The Billion Press. His latest work is Embracing Destiny: A Life of Courage. With a master's degree in commerce and a law degree, he has made significant contributions to his field, earning accolades such as the Outstanding Contribution to Finance Award from the Prime Minister of India and the Lifetime Achievement Award from BIMTECH. His leadership and insights continue to inspire readers and professionals alike.

• List of Figures ………………………xi
• List of Abbreviations ……………xiii
• Acknowledgements …………….xvii
• Author’s Note ……………………..xix
• 1. Prologue: Tyranny of Corporate Governance …………. 1
• 2. Introduction ………………………………………………….6
• 3. Stakeholders of Joint Stock Companies ………………….25
• 4. Raison D’être of Joint Stock Companies …………………..39
• 5. Greed, Hubris and Delinquencies: Barriers to Good Corporate Governance ………..45
• 6. Fruition: Concept of Corporate Governance ………………52
• 7. Pillars of Corporate Governance ………………………………...60
• 8. Boardroom Practices ………………………………….74
• 9. Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards …………….142
• 10. Related Party Transactions ………………………..157
• 11. Disclosures ………………………………166
• 12. Risk Management…………………….175
• 13. Building Ethos: Ecosystem ………………….181
• 14. Building Enablers of Good Corporate Governance …………….187
• 15. Monitoring Pyramid ………………………195
• 16. Evaluation of Quality of Corporate Governance ……………………206
• 17. Conclusion: Corporate Governance—Triumph of the Enterprise ……233
• Annexure 1: Case Studies ………………249
• Annexure 2: Board Allocation of Role Between Board and the Management…………….270
• Annexure 3: Board and Its Subcommittees Meeting Protocols ……….272
• Annexure 4: Policies …………………….276
• Annexure 5: Charters …………………..312
• Bibliography …………………………………329
• Index ………………………………….332
• About the Author ………………..334