In recent years, corporate governance of organizations around the globe has come into the important consciousness of a diverse group of stakeholders. Unfortunately, this importance has not evolved normally through corporate growth and development but through the failure of these critical leadership groups in venues ranging from small closely held corporations to large multinational conglomerates. In this research, the authors examine the relationship between good corporate governance constructs and their application in three diverse economies: China, Poland and the United States. The authors use a case study in each of the three nations to bring governance failures into vivid relief. By comparing the role of corporate governance in three separate yet important nations, the authors point to the importance of corporate governance for the future development of global capital markets.