Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 Corporate governance codes: Introduction; 2 Development of codes of corporate governance; 3 Theories of corporate governance and its regulation; 4 Researching corporate governance codes; 5 Board effectiveness and performance evaluation; 6 Gender diversity in corporate leadership; 7 Governance and corporate responsibility; 8 Executive remuneration; 9 Conclusions; Index