Voor een volledige definitie zie bijvoorbeeld de OESO-beginselen van 1999: "Corporate governance involves a set of relationships between a company's management, its board, its shareholders and other stakeholders.
Eine umfassendere Definition liefern beispielsweise die OECD-Grundsätze aus dem Jahr 1999: "Corporate governance involves a set of relationships between a company's management, its board, its shareholders and other stakeholders.