This book represents an ensemble of players, each providing unique contributions. Corporate Governance would not have been possible without the outstanding work of dozens of scholars and practitioners who wrote the chapters. We particularly and gratefully acknowledge their diligent work in providing multiple revisions of each chapter. The book benefited substantially from the capable editorial assistance of Meghan Nesmith, who painstakingly reviewed the chapters and made many substantive suggestions.We thank our talented publishing team at John Wiley & Sons, including Laura Walsh, Jennifer MacDonald, Michael Lisk, and many others. We appreciate the support provided by Bob Kolb, the series editor, throughout the process of producing this book. We also want to recognize the support provided by the Kogod School of Business Administration at American University, especially Dean Richard Durand and Senior Associate Dean Kathy Getz. Finally, we are indebted to our friends and families, who have been silent partners in this effort and have helped to make this project possible. Linda Baker deserves special thanks for her patience, support, and editing.

这本书代表了一群玩家，每个人都做出了独特的贡献。如果没有几十位学者和实践者写下这些章节的杰出工作，公司治理就不可能实现。我们特别感谢他们为每一章提供多个修订版所做的努力。这本书很大程度上得益于梅根·奈斯密斯（Meghan Nesmith）精干的编辑协助，他苦心经营地回顾了这些章节，并做出了许多实质性的贡献建议。我们感谢我们在约翰威利父子公司有才华的出版团队，包括劳拉·沃尔什、詹妮弗·麦克唐纳、迈克尔·里斯克和其他许多人。我们感谢BobKolb，这个系列的编辑，在本书的整个制作过程中提供的支持。我们也要感谢美国大学Kogod工商管理学院提供的支持，特别是院长Richard Durand和高级副院长Kathy Getz。最后，我们要感谢我们的朋友和家人，他们在这项努力中一直是沉默的合作伙伴，并帮助使这个项目成为可能。琳达贝克值得特别感谢她的耐心，支持和编辑。