This book provides a comprehensive exploration of corporate governance, encompassing historical perspectives and influential theories. Key topics include agency theory, transaction cost economics, and the foundational work of Ronald Coase. Stewardship theory's emphasis on managerial trustworthiness is discussed, along with the broader considerations of stakeholder theory. Resource dependency theory highlights external influences on organizations, and institutional theory examines governance structures in the context of societal norms. The adaptive nature of governance is explored through...