This best-selling book provides concise, practicalguidance to corporate directors in meeting their responsibilities. The focus ison the role of the individual director in the context of the duties andfunctions of the board and its key committees: audit, nominating andgovernance, and compensation. This authoritative guide will help directorseffectively fulfill their duties to the corporation. Relevant to all corporate directors, the CorporateDirector's Guidebook, Eighth Edition explores the role of directorsin the ever-evolving area of engagement between a corporation and itsshareholders. Director decisions and oversight responsibilities continue to besubject to a significant level of public and shareholder scrutiny. To helpdirectors engage in effective oversight and decision-making processes, as wellas effectively fulfill their duties to the corporation, this eighth editioncovers: Joining a board-evaluation, expectations, and yourcontributions Duties of the corporate director, includingspecial situations and under the federal securities laws Director rights and duties, including theallocation of rights and duties among directors, shareholders, and management How boards and board committees are structured andoperate Risk oversight and compliance Board composition, diversity, skills, andcompensation The role and operations of the audit,compensation, and nominating governance committees Relationship between the board and shareholders Fiduciary duties with respect to the mergers andacquisitions and defensive actions And much more!.