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Corporate governance

Corporate governance refers to the legal and fiduciary accountability, held by boards, regarding the assets of a corporate entity.

Such governance can include:

policy setting
decision making
monitoring management's performance

Also see

Corporation
Board of Directors
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Securities and Exchange Commission

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