Corporate governance has gained significance, drawing public interest in the wake of growing power of institutional stakeholders. There are several supporting studies and studies that have contradicting perspectives. There are many issues ranging from the role of board of directors to executive compensation.

In the first paper, "Corporate Governance and Risk Management: An Analysis of Indian Banking Sector", the authors K R Swain and Anup Kumar Samantray, have attempted to explore the relationship between corporate governance and risk management in the context of the banking industry. To achieve this, authors approached six banks in order to examine their risk management practices and corporate governance. The authors have taken up the study to emphasize on the need for financial institutions to focus on risk control and management systems in the wake of financial losses banks have witnessed in recent times. The responses were gathered from the board of directors and senior management team on how banks were responding to the risks. Based on the analysis of the data, the authors found a positive relationship between the proposed variables. The study concludes that the board of directors are directly not responsible for risk management, but governance activities holds more weight while managing the risk.

The second paper, "The Relationship Between Gender Diversity on Bank Boards and Bank Performance: A Review", by Udayan Karnatak, focuses on the available literature on women representation at the top executive level with reference to the banking industry. The representation of women on the board has seen a notable increase from 14% in 2014 to 20% in 2018 world over, according to the survey by Grand Thornton. India is slightly above than the global average in women representation at the executive level. But it is observed that major representation is seen at lower levels of management. This is further backed by literature that shows that gender does not have any influence on the earnings of the institutions. Studies supporting women's representation in various organizations are reviewed, with the focus on the banking industry in the Indian context. The author concludes that gender diversity should be ensured and women's presence can make a cognizable impact at the top management level.

The third paper, "Executive Compensation: The Critique and the Ideal", authored by Purna Prabhakar Nandamuri and Radha Mohan Chebolu, analyzes the possible issues associated with executive compensation. The authors have raised the concern over the comprehensive pay packages and the huge gap between top senior management and employees backed by statistical figures. Discrepancies associated with pay packages are highlighted with secondary data sourced from various reports. The authors have proposed approaches which can be considered while fixing the pay packages of senior managers. The authors have also discussed the pros and cons of Arms length model and Agency problem. The authors conclude that executive packages should be based on certain moral, fairness-based populist approaches. The fourth paper, "Board Structure and Composition in Manufacturing, Telecom and IT and ITeS Industries in India", authored by Mohammed Abdul Nayeem, Siddharth Kushwaha and Bharath Supra, examines the board structure and its composition in companies from Manufacturing, Telecom, IT and ITeS sectors listed on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Index. The data employed is secondary, sourced from Prowess and CMIE data bases. The authors have employed descriptive statistics and correlation analysis (Industry wise) to explain the board structure and composition. They have also noted the female director's presence and participation associated with the companies chosen. Inferences are drawn from the results and recommendations are made.