Corporate Governance

Director: Ernie Englander

Corporate Governance Program: There is a long academic tradition of examining corporate governance, but too often that has taken place within the narrow confines of a strictly legal or financial perspective. The Corporate Governance Program looks at the basic questions of governance from a multi-disciplinary perspective: what is the purpose of the corporation, in whose interests should the corporation be run, and who should run the corporation? Such a perspective can be achieved by bringing historical and political factors into our work and introducing a cross-national experience. 

Research: The Program supports research and teaching and brings together scholars, corporate leaders, and public policymakers to best connect the theory and practice of corporate governance. Recent research has looked at the role of independent directors, the application of Sarbanes-Oxley, and managerial ideology.

Teaching: There are several course at GWU that deal with corporate governance issues. Click  here (http://www.business.gwu.edu/research/icr/courses.htm) to see related courses.

Ernie Englander is the director of the Corporate Governance Program.