This document provides an introduction to corporate governance, including its meaning, definition, principles, and the importance of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Corporate governance refers to the relationship between owners, directors, and managers, and covers issues like legal rights of investors. The key principles of corporate governance discussed are ethics, accountability, trusteeship, empowerment, fairness to stakeholders, external audit, and oversight. The OECD is important as it provides a way for governments to work together to solve common economic problems and communicate issues to the public.