CS Intermediate LevelCorporate Governance and Ethics

CS Intermediate Level

Corporate Governance and Ethics glossary

Every term this guide defines, A to Z, each with the chapter that teaches it. Open it when a word in a question is unfamiliar, and test yourself on it in the last week: cover the definition and say it in one sentence.

2 terms from the free first chapter

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Shareholder (Anglo-American) model

Prioritises shareholder value, with dispersed ownership and market-based discipline on management, dominant in the US and UK.

Taught in Overview of corporate governance and ethics

Stakeholder (Continental European/Japanese) model

Balances a wider range of interests, employees, banks, communities, often with more concentrated ownership and board representation for stakeholders beyond shareholders.

Taught in Overview of corporate governance and ethics

The full glossary adds every term from the other 10 chapters, A to Z, each with the chapter that teaches it.