David Larcker and Brian Tayan on "The Art and Practice of Corporate Governance."

Welcome to the Boardroom Governance Podcast. I’m your host, Evan Epstein. In this episode, I talk with Professor David Larcker and Brian Tayan from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. We dive into their latest book “The Art and Practice of Corporate Governance.” In this book they examine core issues of corporate governance today, including board effectiveness, compensation and incentives, organizational risk, succession planning, activism, and ESG. Each chapter explores a specific topic within corporate governance, weaving together compelling stories and practical research to illustrate the factors that drive good and bad outcomes. This book is a must-read for executives, directors, shareholders, and anyone else interested in learning how companies are run and how to improve their performance. This is the second podcast episode that I record with David and Brian, the first one was E50 (Feb 2022) where we talked about their article “Seven Myths of ESG”, debunking some of the most common and persistent myths about what ESG is, how it should be implemented and its impact on corporate outcomes, “many of which,” they contend, “are not supported by empirical evidence.” If you like this show, please consider subscribing, leaving a review or sharing this podcast on social media. You can also contribute as a Patron on the link patreon.com/BoardroomGovernancePod and you can subscribe to the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at evanepstein.substack.com